Kendra's Race

🏊‍♂️ Race Background

• Inspiration: In 2006, after the death of their teammate and friend, Kendra Payne, the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Triathlon Team changed the name of their annual triathlon to Kendra’s Race.
• Annual Event: The race has been held every year since then.
• Support: Each year the UCSB triathlon team generously donates a portion of the entrance fees to the Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial Fund.

🏁 Race Details

• Date: November 16, 2025
• Location: Lot 6, Goleta, CA
• Events: The 2025 Kendra's Race consists of a Collegiate Sprint race, Age Group Sprint, 5k Run, and Triathlon Relay.
• More Information: Visit Kendra's Race for registration and further details.

🏊 Swim Course

• Start Point: The swim will start at Campus Point.
• Course Layout: Athletes will swim out 200m, take a left, swim for another 400m, take another left, and swim 200m back in.
• Transition: They will head up a flight of wooden steps to the transition area.

🚴 Bike Course

• Distance: Kendra's Race will feature a two loop, 12.7 mile, fast and flat bike course around the Santa Barbara Airport.
• Route: Racers will make their way out of transition and head west through the UCSB campus via the bike path, most of which has been recently repaved.
• Scenery: After making their way around the Santa Barbara Airport, cyclists will pass through Goleta Beach.
• Return: Cyclists will head back onto the bike path towards UCSB before completing two loops and then returning to transition.

🏃‍♂️ Run Course

• Loop Structure: The run course consists of a 1 loop run over a rolling 5k course.
• Terrain: It follows the UCSB lagoon and consists of paved and hard-packed trails.
• Aid Station: Racers will pass an aid station while running along the lagoon.
• Finish Line: After turning around, runners will follow nearly the same route back before sprinting to the finish in lot 6.