Tenth Annual Sprint Triathlon - Sunday July 25, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.! New in 2010 - Ultramarathon & Trail Run on June 26, 2010!
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The Tenth Heart of the Sound Triathlon returns on Sunday, July 25 2010 to Vashon Island! Mark your calendars for both the full Sprint Triathlon and the Kids' Events. The Sprint Tri will start at 9:30 a.m., with the kids events to start at noon. This year, we are adding another great event for endurance enthusiasts - the First Annual Vashon Island Ultramarathon and Trail Run! These events will be held on Saturday, June 26 2010. Click here or on the bar to the left for more information.
Another exciting round of kids events were held on Sunday August 9 - a great swim, bike and run by all! Congratulations to all of our contestants, you are Triathletes!
Click here to see 2009's results, we have pictures you can look at by clicking here. If you have pictures, add them to our lists by emailing them to info@hotstriathlon.org.
2009's triathlon events, in cooperation with the Vashon Seals Swim Team, focused on a series of Youth Events - all taking place on the rural Burton Peninsula. 2009's event did not feature an adult Sprint Tri, but it will in 2010. Registration for 2010 will be available shortly on-line for adults and by email for kids.
Click here to see 2009's results, we have pictures you can look at by clicking here. If you have pictures, add them to our lists by emailing them to info@hotstriathlon.org.
2009's triathlon events, in cooperation with the Vashon Seals Swim Team, focused on a series of Youth Events - all taking place on the rural Burton Peninsula. 2009's event did not feature an adult Sprint Tri, but it will in 2010. Registration for 2010 will be available shortly on-line for adults and by email for kids.
The Heart of the Sound Triathlon is unique in the Seattle area - featuring a salt water swim. The race start, transition and finish takes place at Jensen Point Park on the Burton Peninsula near Burton (mid-island).
Here are the distances for the events for 2010. There is a $10 kids registration - the kids must have a parent present and willing to help out during the kids' event. If you cannot be present during your child's event you must have a designated guardian present during the event.
Distances for Sprint Tri (9:30 a.m.):
5 Year Age Divisions: Swim Bike Run
800m 22.4k (14 miles) 5800m (3.6 miles, 2 laps of loop)
Kids Tris (at Noon)
Age Group Swim Bike Run
10 years and under 100m 5.8 k (3.6 mi., 2 lap) 800 m (half mile, out and back)
11-12 years old 200m 8.6k (5.4 mi., 3 laps) 1600m (1 mile, out and back)
13-15 years old 200m 11.6k (7.2 mi., 4 laps) 3000m (1.8 miles, 1 lap of loop)
It is important for all participants to be familiar with the rules governing the sport that are promulgated by USA Triathlon (USAT). For a quick review of the most commonly violated rules, click here. Our Course Marshals will be checking for these violations, so before you touch your bike please click your helmet strap. We will have bar end plugs at the start for those without; if you try to ride without them you will be pulled. No throwing those gel packets away while riding - littering is a punishable offense. We are very sorry about the "no iPod/mp3" rule; athletes must be able to hear Course Marshal instructions as well as traffic (and 2-way radios are not allowed yet in USAT events, unlike the Grand Tours of bicycle racing).
If you are not a member of USAT, you must purchase a one-day license from USAT at registration for $10 ($5 for 17 and under).
Refund Policy: if you pre-register we will transfer your registration your registration to the next year's event; if you register on race day and withdraw prior to the event we will refund your entry fee. We cannot transfer or refund a USAT membership fee.
Here are the distances for the events for 2010. There is a $10 kids registration - the kids must have a parent present and willing to help out during the kids' event. If you cannot be present during your child's event you must have a designated guardian present during the event.
Distances for Sprint Tri (9:30 a.m.):
5 Year Age Divisions: Swim Bike Run
800m 22.4k (14 miles) 5800m (3.6 miles, 2 laps of loop)
Kids Tris (at Noon)
Age Group Swim Bike Run
10 years and under 100m 5.8 k (3.6 mi., 2 lap) 800 m (half mile, out and back)
11-12 years old 200m 8.6k (5.4 mi., 3 laps) 1600m (1 mile, out and back)
13-15 years old 200m 11.6k (7.2 mi., 4 laps) 3000m (1.8 miles, 1 lap of loop)
It is important for all participants to be familiar with the rules governing the sport that are promulgated by USA Triathlon (USAT). For a quick review of the most commonly violated rules, click here. Our Course Marshals will be checking for these violations, so before you touch your bike please click your helmet strap. We will have bar end plugs at the start for those without; if you try to ride without them you will be pulled. No throwing those gel packets away while riding - littering is a punishable offense. We are very sorry about the "no iPod/mp3" rule; athletes must be able to hear Course Marshal instructions as well as traffic (and 2-way radios are not allowed yet in USAT events, unlike the Grand Tours of bicycle racing).
If you are not a member of USAT, you must purchase a one-day license from USAT at registration for $10 ($5 for 17 and under).
Refund Policy: if you pre-register we will transfer your registration your registration to the next year's event; if you register on race day and withdraw prior to the event we will refund your entry fee. We cannot transfer or refund a USAT membership fee.
