2025 XTERRA WETSUITS Mission Bay Triathlon & San Diego 5K

🏊‍♂️ Race Overview

Join us at the birthplace of the sport for the XTERRA WETSUITS Mission Bay Triathlon! In 1974, the first Mission Bay Triathlon was as a run-bike-swim-run event on Fiesta Island by the San Diego Track Club.

🌟 Race Features

• FIESTA ISLAND BIKE LOOP:
• Technical T-Shirt: for adults & kids
• Awesome Finisher Medals:
• Continental Breakfast: at the finish - coffee at the start

• Beer Garden:
• LIVE Band:
• Online Results:
• Awards: 3 Deep

• Course Info Presentations: on Saturday at the expo please attend
• Points: for San Diego Triathlon Series for all distances!!
• Race Photos: Available On-Line
• SWIM BUDDIES: For new Triathletes that need extra encouragement.

📝 Training & Community

FREE Triathlon Clinics and Workout Groups to get you prepared and connect you to the Triathlon Community - Click here for Weekly Workouts.

Benefiting Life Sports Foundation

🚀 Distances

All Distances take place on Sunday, October 12, 2025.

• International Triathlon: (13 yrs & older): 1000m swim - 38k bike - 9k run
• Sprint Triathlon: (13 yrs & older): 500m swim - 19k bike - 5k run
• Sprint Duathlon: (13 yrs & older): 1-mile run - 19k bike - 5k run
• Sprint Aquabike: (13 yrs & older): 500m swim - 19k bike

• Sprint Aquathlon: (13 yrs & older): 500m swim & 5K Run
• Mini Sprint Triathlon: (11 yrs & older): 200m swim - 4 mile bike - 1.5 mile run
• Itsy Bitsy Triathlon: (7-10 yrs old): 100m swim - 2 mile bike - 0.75 mile run

⏰ Event Details and Schedule

Event Timeline:

📅 Date: Friday, October 10th

Location: Road Runner Sports - 5553 Copley Drive, San Diego, CA 92111

Times Open: 3pm-6pm

📅 Saturday, October 11th

• 10:00 AM Registration opens / Expo opens at Bonita Cove
• 11:00 AM Course Talk 1
• 1:00 PM Course Talk 2
• 2:00 PM Kids Course Talk - Attention Parents: Coach Judi's Kids Course Talk Sat. 2p is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if your child did not participate in the Kids Mission Bay Prerace Clinic
• 3:00 PM Expo Closed
• 5:00 PM Pre-Race Dinner Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Triathlon - With the Legends of Triathlon! - More info

📅 Sunday, October 12th – Race Day

Please arrive early and allow time to walk or ride from parking lots to transition area. Please see parking map on our website.

• 5:30 AM Late check-in opens, Transition area opens
• 6:35 AM Transition area closed – Please be all set up before this time
• 6:40 AM Race Starts
• 7:00 AM 5K Run Starts
• 9:30 AM Transition area open to remove bikes and equipment
• 10:15 AM Awards presentation (approximately)
• 11:00 AM Transition area closes (all bikes should be removed)

🎖️ VIP Option

For a fee of $40 - your race numbers, swim cap, timing chip, and t-shirt will be ready for your pick-up on race morning. Pre-race check in is not mandatory, you will check-in on race morning at the VIP check-in table. Pick-up is from 5:45 am-6:45 am. VIP athletes have reserved bike racks with their names in the transition area. Entries must be received by October 6th. NO EXCEPTIONS!

🏆 Race Divisions

Triathlon & Duathlon Age Divisions (M/F):

• 7-8 (Itsy Bitsy only)
• 9-10 (Itsy Bitsy only)
• 11-12 (Mini only)
• 13-15 (Mini & Sprint only)
• 16-19
• 20-24
• 25-29
• 30-34
• 35-39
• 40-44
• 45-49
• 50-54
• 55-59
• 60-64
• 65-69
• 70-74
• 75-79
• 80-84
• 85 +

💧 Wetsuits

Purchase a wetsuit from our official wetsuit sponsor, XTERRA WETSUITS! Special San Diego Triathlon Series discount! Wetsuits 60% off! Check them out HERE! Use code: R-KOZ at Checkout.

🚴‍♂️ Bikes & Bike Rentals

Bike rentals are available from our bike shop sponsor Moment Bicycles.

⚠️ Disclaimer & Refund Policy

The race course and timeline can be changed at the discretion of the race organization. All distances are approximate by GPS measurements. The race can be altered, postponed or cancelled with no refunds due to weather, natural disturbances, police activity, acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism.

Refund Policy: Due to the number of race transfer requests and cancellations that occur in the weeks prior to a race we have the following policy that is in accordance with USAT Policy. Refunds will NOT be issued after a registration has taken place. Considerable effort goes into producing an event and funds are expended and applied in good faith based on a registration. If you would like to change your registration from one distance to another, you