The Cincinnati Triathlon at Caesar Creek State Park
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The Cincinnati Triathlon and Multisport Festival has something for everyone, including all ages and ability levels! Races include beginner, sprint, olympic, and ⅓ iron distances in triathlons, duathlons, aquabikes, and aquathlons, and various open swim distances. Racers call this one of the best events in Ohio because of our positive, friendly community of support! It's a small race with a big race atmosphere. Plus there is free training help, along with awesome lifestyle tees in gender-specific cuts, in-race pictures, finisher medals, and a post-race meal! Race assured that we will ensure the safety of all athletes, have medical support and law enforcement on-site, adhere to all Federal, State and Local ordinances, and implement COVID-19 protocols to limit the spread of the virus, so you can achieve your goals! All are welcome at the Cincinnati Triathlon and Multisport Festival.
race distances & races offered
triathlons
Beginner = 300m swim / 8ml bike / 1.5ml run
Sprint = 750m swim / 12ml bike / 5k run
Olympic = 1500m swim / 24ml bike / 10k run
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 36ml bike / 9.3ml run
duathlons
Beginner = 1.5ml run / 8ml bike / 1.5ml run
Sprint = 1.5ml run / 12ml bike / 5k run
Olympic = 5k run / 24ml bike / 10k run
1/3 Iron = 5k run / 36ml bike / 9.3ml run
aquabikes
Sprint = 750m swim / 12ml bike only
Olympic = 1500m swim / 24ml bike only
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 36ml bike only
aquathlons
Sprint = 750m swim / 5k run only
Olympic = 1500m swim / 10k run only
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 9.3ml run only
open waters swims
3k Open Water Swim (1.86 Miles)
5k Open Water Swim (3.1 Miles)
more race details
race venue, parking & restrooms
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
event tees in men's & women's cut
The Cincinnati Triathlon and Multisport Festival will take place at Caesar Creek State Park Beach in Waynesville, Ohio, which is a short drive North of Cincinnati and South of Dayton.
Packet Pick-up, and the Start/Finish Lines will be at the beachfront just North of the Park office, found at 8570 OH-73, Waynesville, OH 45068. Enter the park and drive all the way into the park to the last (Northern most) parking lot at the beachfront.
There is plenty of parking at the beachfront, and all the race festivities will be in the grass down by the beach. Look for the tents and banners. There will be parking available at the beachfront; there are restrooms there as well.
event tees in men's & women's cut
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
event tees in men's & women's cut
Everyone who registers (at least 2 weeks in advance of race day) will get a Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival event tee. (Design and pics coming soon!)
We offer these in men’s cut, women’s cut & youth sizing, plus there are short sleeve and sleeveless/tank top options too.
To be guaranteed a shirt, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
Men's tee options (details coming)
Women's tee options (details coming)
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
Celebrate your Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival race with a cool finisher medal.
Everyone who registers (at least 2 weeks in advance) will get a sweet finisher medal. (Design and pics coming soon!)
To be guaranteed a race medal, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
These will be placed in your race packet at the start of the event.
Enjoy a Post-race meal
Show off your results and awesome efforts
celebrate with your cool finisher medal
We are excited to celebrate with you after the event! We will have a photobooth, music, food and drink after the race for you. You are welcome to enjoy the post-race experience and celebrate your race with family and friends. Spectators are welcome to come and cheer for you.
smile for professional in-race photos
Show off your results and awesome efforts
Show off your results and awesome efforts
We will have a photographer out on course to take your pictures while you race. Our professional photographer will get pictures of you racing, and we will post these for you to share with your friends. The photos are free and a part of your race experience.
We will post all pictures on Facebook.com/zoomracingusa after the race for you to like, tag and share! The photographer takes over 500 pictures so it may take a week or 2 to get them all edited and online. Please be patient. We will email everyone when the photos are ready.
Show off your results and awesome efforts
Show off your results and awesome efforts
Show off your results and awesome efforts
Results will be available online at Speedy-Feet.com right after the race, or you can see them here later in the day.
Results will be submitted to USA Triathlon within 15 days of the race. Results are submitted in 5-year age group increments for the triathlon, duathlon, aquabike and aquathlon for the purposes of USAT rankings.
Please use the contact form to alert us of any timing issues or to address any results-related questions.
race schedule for Cincinnati Triathlon
saturday (pre-race)
4:00pm-6:00pm: Registration and Packet Pick-up at the beachfront
sunday (race day)
- 5:30am-8:15am: Registration and Packet Pick-up at the Beachfront
- 5:30am-8:15am: Transition Check-in for all Races
- 6:45am: All Duathlons Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 7:00am: ⅓ Iron Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 7:15am: 5k, 3k and 1500m Open Swim Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 7:30am: OLY Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 7:45 Sprint Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 8:15am Beginner Triathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
- 1:00pm: Timing Ends, All Athletes must have completed the race.
Race Time Limits
We will end timing at 1:00 p.m., meaning that racers will have to be completed with their race by this time. This gives ⅓ Iron athletes about 6 hours to complete their race, and all other racers 3-4 hours. This should be plenty of time, but if you cannot make the time cut off, please choose a different race distance.
- 10:00am all Swimmers must have completed the swim course
- 11:00am all Cyclists must have completed the bike course
- 1:00pm all Runners must have completed the run course
RacE Start Details
We are going to use a wave start for the races, but there is plenty of space to spread out if you want to maintain social distance. Here are the starting details:
- There will first be a brief pre-race meeting or you can review all the information in the athlete guide and race website for more information. You may also ask questions of our staff as needed on race day, or email or call us with questions in advance of the race.
- All races will start at the beachfront, with the exception of the duathlons, which start at the Run Out area of Transition, which starts at Bike Out in the transition area.
- Races will start in waves in the water. Please arrive at your designated time.
Packet Pick-up Procedures
Packets are available at the beach on Sat from 4-6pm and on Sunday starting at 5:45am
Athletes can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 4-6pm or on race morning starting at 5:45am. Packet pickup will be at the Beachfront; please look for the white tents and the registration signs. Packet Pickup will work like this:
Please register online before you come to packet pick-up. There is no in-person race day registration at the race venue. Registration will remain open online through the start of the last race, so register before you come.
You may wear a mask and socially distance at least 6-10 feet from everyone at the race venue. Disposable masks will be available for those who forget, lose or damage their mask on race day.
You are welcome to pick-up packets for friends or family members. We hope this will limit groups of people and cut down on the number of people picking up packets.
Give the staff your name and they will give you your race packet, which includes:
- Swim cap - everyone who will be swimming as a part of their race
- Race bib and pins - every athlete in the triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon will be required to wear a bib number on the front of their person during the running portion of the race ONLY. You can pin the number to you or use a race belt.
- Bike sticker - every athlete in the triathlon, duathlon, aquabike and cycling time trial will be required to have a race number sticker on their bike. Bike numbers can be placed on the top tube or seat post.
- Event tee - please register at least 2 weeks in advance to be guaranteed
- Finisher medal - please register at least 2 weeks in advance to be guaranteed
NOTE: You will get your timing chip race morning, so please come back to the registration area for that race morning.
NOTE: You will get your body marking on race morning. Please see the information below for more information on how you will be marked. You will get marked by one of our staffers on race morning.
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- Ohio Games Triathlon & Multisport Championships at Buck Creek State Park in Springfield, OH on June 19, 2022
- Toledo Triathlon & Multisport Festival at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, OH on July 10, 2022
- Columbus Triathlon & Multisport Festival at Deer Creek State Park in Mt Sterling, OH on August 28, 2022
- Zoom RedHawks Triathlon Festival at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, OH on September 18, 2022