Wildflower Experience

🏃‍♂️ The Wildflower Experience

The Wildflower Experience is an iconic endurance sports weekend that combines competition, community, and California’s great outdoors. Positioned as more than a race — it’s a three-day celebration of sport, music, and nature. Full weekend with four triathlons, trail runs, gravel race, open water swim, yoga, live music, expo, camping, glamping and food trucks. VIP and club experiences are available.

📅 Event Details and Schedule

• Event Schedule:
  • Packet Pick up Times:
    • Friday May 1st: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
    • Saturday May 2nd: 6:00am – 10:00am and 2:00pm – 6:00pm
    • Sunday May 3rd: 6:00am – 9:00am
  • Start Times:
    • Long Course Triathlon: Saturday May 2nd, 8:00am
    • Open Water Swim: Saturday May 2nd, 8:30am
    • Gravel Sprint Triathlon: Saturday May 2nd, 9:15am
    • Trail Run: Saturday May 2nd, 11:45am
    • 5K/10K Fun Runs: Saturday May 2nd, 7:00pm
    • On Road Sprint Triathlon: Sunday May 3rd, 8:30am
    • Olympic Distance Triathlon: Sunday May 3rd, 9:00am
  • Transition Hours: open Saturday and Sunday 6:00am
  • Course Closures:
    • Long Course:
      • Swim 1 hour, 10 min after assigned wave start
      • Bike 5 hours, 30 minutes after assigned wave start
      • Run/Finish 8 hours, 30 minutes after assigned wave start
    • Olympic Course:
      • Swim 1 hour after assigned wave start
      • Bike 3 hours, 15 minutes after assigned wave start
      • Run/Finish 4 hours, 30 minutes after assigned wave start
    • Sprint Distance:
      • Swim 30 minutes after assigned wave start
      • Bike 2 hours after assigned wave start
      • Run/Finish 3 hours after assigned wave start
• Course Info:
  • Long Course 1.2m swim, 56mi bike, 13.1m run.
  • See Website for maps and complete details: www.wildflowerexperience.com

🎶 Expo Hours & Live Music

• Friday May 1st: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
• Saturday May 2nd: 10:00am – 6:00pm
• Sunday May 3rd: 10:00am – 9:00am
• Note: some exhibitors with race specific gear may be open starting at 7:00am Saturday and Sunday

📋 Race Day Clinics

• Friday Feature Clinics: (see website for topics) noon – 6pm
• Race Clinic & Course Reviews:
  • First Timer Clinic (all races)
  • Long Course – Friday 5:30pm – 6:00pm
  • Gravel Sprint – Friday 5:30pm – 6:00pm
  • Olympic and On Road Sprint – Saturday 4:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Trail Run Briefing – Saturday 11:30am
• Saturday Feature Clinics: (see website for topics) 11am – 6pm

🏆 Awards Ceremonies

• Gravel Sprint – Saturday 2:00pm – 2:20pm
• Long Course & Trail Run – Saturday 5:00pm – 6:30pm
• On Road Sprint & 5K/10K Run – Sunday 2:00pm – 2:30pm
• Olympic, Collegiate & Club Awards – Sunday 3:30pm – 5:00pm

🚗 Arrival Info

• Every person entering the park will need to purchase a Festival Day Pass, or nightly Camping Pass, for each day/night in Lake San Antonio Park. The festival day pass is not included in the race fee and covers parking, venue amenities and all festival activities like expo, yoga and live music for athletes and spectators.

🅿️ Parking Info

• Lake San Antonio is about one hour from either King City or Paso Robles. Please plan ahead, as once you reach the lake it may take from twenty minutes to an hour to get to the race start. You can never arrive too early, but you won’t want to be late.
• Vehicles on Saturday and Sunday will be directed to park by event staff in one of the open parking lots. To get to the Expo Area and Start/Finish and Transitions Area, you will then need to either walk down one of the maintained walking trails or utilize one of our shuttles to get down the hill (1-1.5 miles) so come prepared.
• Shuttles will only run between 6:00am – 8:00am and 2:00pm – 7:00pm, no shuttles run during race hours due to the shared access of the racecourse.
• Roads will be closed at 8:00 am and will not open until all bikes are off the course (approximately 3 PM). All vehicles must be in the park by 8:00am, no exceptions.

📝 Waivers & ID

• All Triathlon and open water swim athletes must have a USAT membership or purchase a single event USAT membership.
• All Run athletes will need to sign provided waivers during the registration process.
• Registered athletes will be required to show ID and USAT membership card during packet pick up.

🎒 What to Bring

• Digital Gate pass: (festival day or camping)
• Valid Photo ID
• USAT Card: if annual member
• Race Day:
  • Timing Tag and Race bib, can often get left at home or at campsite.
  • Transition bags can help provide a smooth transition from swimming to biking and biking to running.
  • Transition Towel
  • Bike Bottle / Hydration system. Stay hydrated during the race.
  • Specific nutrition to supplement the official race on course product.
  • Flip flops for comfort while moving to transitions.
  • Bike tool and tube for emergencies.
  • Elastic racing shoelaces for quick shoe changes.
• Pre-Race Bike Inspection: available onsite on Friday.
• Spectators: The best viewing location is from the Festival Area.

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