_ The 2024 Fall Creek Falls Half Iron, Olympic & Sprint Triathlons:

The 20th annual Fall Creek Falls Triathlons take place every year at the beautiful Fall Creek Falls State Park. The Olympic distance race began back in 2005 and races have expanded with the addition of Sprint and Half Iron distances.

Calfkiller Sprint Triathlon - S 500 mtr. - B 22K - R 5K

Fall Creek Falls Half Iron Distance Triathlon -S 1.2 Mi - B 56 Mi - R 13.1 Mi. 

Olympic Distance is a .93 mile (1.5k) swim, 24.8 mile (40k) bike, and 6.2 mile (10k) run.

Events continue Sunday, August 20th with HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5 K runs. The events takes place at Tennessee's most popular state park and is centrally located between Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga, making it very accessible.

Fall Creek Falls Park is in Central time zone. If you are traveling from Eastern, enjoy your extra hour!

Course Maps are located lower on this page by Distance.

Course Aid: Half Iron Bike will have Deer Park 700 ml water bottles at mile 24 & 39 turn-arounds. No bike aid for Olympic or Sprint. Run aid will have water and Gatorade at each station - two tables each - one for athlete cups & other for volunteers/coolers. Half Iron does two loops & pass aid stations 12 x's - Olympic does 1 loop passing aid 5 x's & Sprint course is out & back passing aid 2 x's.

The awards top 3 overall & top 3 age group for each of the three events and bluegrass music are highlights of a wonderful time to be had by all in this quite rural setting. Also, race shirts, water bottles, race socks & Finishers Medal for each distance!

Race start times: Saturday - 7:00 AM Central Time - HALF IRON - 7:30 AM AM OLYMPIC - 8 AM SPRINT Arrive at site no later than 6 AM CST for ample time for parking, packet pickup.  TRANSITION CLOSING @ 7:30 AM. If you do want to stay within the park, please reserve cabins and campsites ASAP - reserve on-line or call to reserve NOW - Campground 800-250-8610. You may also do a Google search for options - each seem to have their own web site & not one central site covering all. Pre-race information and details will be out early race week. Count on Friday packet pick-up from mid-afternoon to early evening & again early race morning. Bike can be placed in transition overnight at #'d spot. Later races can check in up to 30-minutes prior to their start. Please stay away from timing points prior to your start if earlier races are active.

RACE LOCATION – Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville, TN (please allow extra travel time – park is remote & rural but worth the trip!)

BOOK ROOMS, CAMPSITES & CABINS EARLY

Age Groups and Awards: Overall awards for the top three male and female finishers & top three male and female masters. Age group awards for first, second, and third place in the following M & F age groups: 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45- 49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over & top 3 Clydesdale & Athena. Open Relay Division: Male, Female, and Co-ed. Overall awards for the top three male and female finishers & top three male and female masters. Age group awards for first, second, and third place in the following M & F age groups: 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45- 49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over & top 3 Clydesdale & Athena. Open Relay Division: Male, Female, and Co-ed.

All Endurance Sports Management triathlon events are sanctioned by USA Triathlon