Mini, Sprint and Olympic Triathlon & Duathlon

The State of Ohio Multisport Series continues with every fun Great Buckeye Challenge featuring a triathlon, duathlon, and aquabike for all ages and experience level. The Great Buckeye Challenge is a spectacular venue located at the beautiful Buck Creek State Park in Springfield, Ohio.

Triathletes will be treated to swim course in the beautiful Buck Creek Lake. Duathletes will start off with an out and back run on the rolling paved trails in the park. The bike course are described as rolling on mostly winding country roads surrounding the park. The final run is an out and back run that features a long section alongside the Buck Creek dam levy.

Buck Creek State Park is highlighted by clear water, a country feel in an urban setting, and nicely paved course. The park offers some of the finest outdoor recreation in southwest Ohio including boating, hiking, camping and fishing.

Race Packet Pick-Up

Buck Creek State Park Beach Area  – Sunday, July 28 5:45 AM – 7:15 AM

There is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION — packet pickup ONLY

AWARDS

All finishers will receive a handsome finisher amenity.

Top 3 Male, Female, & Non-Binary OVERALL FINISHERS in the Mini, Sprint & Olympic triathlons and duathlons races will receive a commemorative award.

Top 3 Male and Female OVERALL Finishers in the Collegiate (Mini, Sprint & Olympic) will receive a commemorative award (See Note 1).

Top 3 Male and Female OVERALL Finishers in the High School Division – Triathlon & Duathlon (Mini & Sprint) will receive a commemorative award (See Note 1).

TOP OVERALL Division FINISHER (1st Place) in each AGE GROUP, 1st RESPONDER, CLYDESDALE, ATHENA  & PARATRIATHLON** Categories/Divisions – Male & Female in the Mini, Sprint and Olympic triathlons will receive an award commemorating their finish.

Top OVERALL Relay team in each distance will receive a commemorative award.

Top OVERALL Male and Female Finisher in the Aquabike,

There are no awards for the Elite/Open divisions, outside of finishing in Top 3 Male & Female Overall Race Distance Finishers.

** HFP Racing supports the USA Paratriathlon Classifications. If you have any questions or require any special assistance, please contact us at [email protected].

Note 1: Athletes must register and select to participate in special Collegiate, High School, and First Responders divisions and not in the “standard” age group categories for each distance. If register in the Mini, Sprint & Olympic standard age group categories you will not be scored in the Collegiate, High School  and First Responders Divisions

Relays

For those who prefer to race one element of the triathlon or duathlon we offer a relay division for our sprint and Olympic distance triathlons and duathlons. Relay teams consist of three (3) members (1 swimmer, 1 biker, 1 runner), each member will complete one segment of the race (2 members for duathlon teams).  Each team member will exchange their timing chip bracelet at their assigned bike rack. There are NO age groups in this division.

“Skip the Tee, Plant a Tree” Program

We can live without a t-shirt, but we can’t live without trees. This year, when you register for our multisport races and certain trail runs at Ohio State Parks, you will have the option to select “Tree” over a “T-shirt size.”

When you select “Tree,” instead of a t-shirt, we will donate the cost of your t-shirt to the Ohio State Park Foundation.

-:- USAT Sanctioned Event