Tri Goddess Triathlon

🏊‍♀️ Race Overview

Tri Goddess Tri celebrates women of all abilities, inspiring them to reach new heights of health and set new fitness goals by training for and completing a triathlon. Held just 12 miles west of Chelsea at the Portage Lake Unit of Waterloo State Recreation Area, surrounding our participants in scenery as beautiful and inspiring as themselves.

🚴‍♀️ Race Distances

Tri Goddess Tri features min-sprint, sprint, and Olympic distance events:

• Bike Distances: All bike distances are on paved roads, rolling hills.
• Run Terrain: All runs are a mix of road and trail.
• Course Maps: See course maps under "Event Details".

Olympic Triathlon — 1500-meter lake swim, 24.3-mile bike ride, 6.2-mile run
Sprint Triathlon — 800-meter lake swim, 10.3-mile bike ride, 3-mile run
Mini-Sprint Triathlon — 400-meter lake swim, 10.3-mile bike ride, 1.5-mile run Ideal for women trying their first tri!
Olympic Aquabike (swim bike done) — 1500 meter lake swim, 24.3-mile bike ride
Sprint Duathlon (run bike run) — 3-mile run, 10.3-mile bike ride, 1.5-mile run
Olympic Relay — team up with one or two friends to complete our Olympic Triathlon together
Sprint Relay — team up with one or two friends to complete our Sprint Triathlon together
Mini-Sprint Relay — team up with one or two friends to complete our Mini-Sprint Triathlon together

🏞️ Park Entry

State Park Permit: A State Park permit or Recreation Passport is needed to enter Waterloo State Recreation Area. Visit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' website here for pricing and more information.

🏅 Certification

This race is sanctioned by USA Triathlon (USAT) therefore all participants must have an annual membership or purchase a one-day membership. These options will be available during the registration process.

• Annual Membership Fee: $50
• One-Day Membership Fee: $15
• Learn More: To learn more about USAT visit here.
• USAT Rules: To learn more about USAT, USAT membership, USAT rules, and USAT most violated rules, CLICK HERE.

The race director, Eva Solomon, is a USAT Level 2 Certified Race Director. This is the highest level available: she is the only Level 2 USAT Certified race director in Michigan and 1 of only 11 in the country.

🗺️ Course

Please note that in the interest of safety, all courses are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the race director. You can view all courses here.

🎉 Post-Race Party

Goddesses, stick around for post-race food and festivities! Our Epic staff and volunteers will be cooking up pancakes, breakfast burritos, and more for all race participants.