Sylvan Beach Triathlon & Duathlon
Sprint Tri: 500 Meter Swim, 12.5 Mile Bike, 5K Run
Olympic Tri: 1500 Meter Swim, 24.8 Mile Bike, 10K Run
Duathlon: 1.7 Mi. Run, 12.5 Mile Bike, 5K Run
Sprint & Olympic Triathlons
Triathletes have a chance to get some sand between their toes, and start their race with a swim start from the beach. Everyone will swim in a triangle, with Olympic distance swimmers swimming the larger loop.
After the swim, athletes will transition onto the bike course and cruise along the streets of La Porte.
The run portion of the race keeps you safely along the neighborhood streets lined with palm trees and colorful beach houses, before running back through the beachfront finish-line past the fishing piers.
Just beyond the finish line, have your friends and family ready for you to jump straight back into the bay to cool off, and enjoy a big beach party to celebrate everyone’s success after your race!
500 Meter Swim - 20K Bike - 5K Run
1500 Meter Swim - 40K Bike - 10K Run
8:10 a.m. - Swim Cutoff - 4min/100m Average Pace
10:00 a.m. - Bike Cutoff - 13mph Average Pace
11:30 a.m. - Run Cutoff - 20min/mile Average Pace
ParaTri
1 6:45am Paratriathlon Series/Open Gold
2 6:58am Men 34 & Under & Invitational Neon Green
3 7:01am Men 40-49 Neon Green
4 7:04am Women 40 & Over Neon Green
5 7:07am Men 35-39/Clydesdale Neon Green
6 7:10am Women 39 & Under / Athena/All Relays Neon Green
7 7:13am Men 50 & Over Neon Green
8 7:30am Men 34 & Under Red
9 7:33am Women 40 & Over Red
10 7:36am Men 40-44 & 55 & Over Red
11 7:39am Men 35 - 39/Clydesdale Red
12 7:42am Women 39 & Under/Athena/all Relays Red
13 7:45am Men 45-54 Red
Sylvan Beach Duathlon Details
1.7 Mile Run - 20k Mile Bike - 5k Mile Run
Duathletes have a chance to get a flat and fast run-bike-run through La Porte, TX.
Both run portions of the race keep you safely along the neighborhood streets lined with palm trees and colorful beach houses, before running back through the beachfront finish-line past the fishing piers.
Between the two run sections, you will transition into and out of the bike course which cruises along the streets of La Porte.
Just beyond the finish line, have your friends and family ready for you to jump straight back into the bay to cool off, and enjoy a big beach party to celebrate everyone’s success after your race!
Sylvan Beach Packet Pickup Information
Friday, May 19 (2:00pm - 6:00pm)
SHAMA CYCLES
2000 Edwards St, B150
Houston, TX 77007
Saturday, May 20 (Noon - 6:00pm)
SYLVAN BEACH PARK
636 N. Bayshore Drive
La Porte, TX 77571
Sunday, May 21st - RACE DAY - (5:00am - 6:15am)
SYLVAN BEACH PARK
636 N. Bayshore Drive
La Porte, TX 77571
NO Race Day Packet Pickup unless paid extra during registration.
Sylvan Beach Race Day Information
5:15-6:30 a.m. - Parking Begins at La Porte High School
5:15-6:15 a.m. - Packet Pickup begins @ Sylvan Beach Park (only if paid for this option upon online registration)
5:30 a.m. - Transition Opens
6:10 a.m. - Warm Up Swim Opens
6:30 a.m. - Transition Closes
6:30 a.m. - Swim Warm Up Closes
6:35 a.m. - Racers to Starting Line for Announcements & Anthem
6:45 a.m. - Para Triathlon Starts
6:58 a.m. - Olympic Triathlon Starts
7:20 a.m. - Duathlon Starts
7:30 a.m. - Sprint Triathlon Starts
8:15 a.m. - Swim Finish Cutoff (both distances)
10:00 a.m. - Awards Ceremony Starts
PARKING:
La Porte High School
301 E Fairmont Pkwy
La Porte, TX 77571
RACE START:
Sylvan Beach Park
1 Sylvan Beach Drive
La Porte, TX US 77571
Parking will be at La Porte High School, 301 E. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 77571.
Cars will not be permitted in Sylvan Beach Park for any reason. It is a quarter mile walk to the beach park from the high school.
Awards - Male & Female
Please note, the awards presented may be adjusted closer to the event, but the following list is meant to show you an example of what we are likely to do.
Winners Only for the following divisions also:
Clydesdales (220lbs & Over)
Athenas (165lbs & Over)
Relays - All Male
Relays - All Female
Relays - Mixed
Top 3 Overall
Masters (40 to 54) - Winner Only
Grand Masters (55 & Over) - Winner Only
Age Groups -
Triathlon- (Top 3 per 5-year age group)
19 & Under / 20-24 /25-29 / 30-34 /35-39 / 40-44 / 45-49 / 50-54 / 55-59 / 60-64 /65-69 / 70 & older
Duathlon- (Top 3 per 10-year age group)
19 & Under / 20-29 / 30-39 / 40-49 / 50-59 / 60-69 / 70 & older
Invitational and Special Age Group Classifications:
The invitational wave is NOT a pro/elite wave. This means that even though we have a separate wave for the invitational, if an age grouper beats an invitational athletes time, they have beat them and will be awarded an overall placement in the top 3. Age groupers that are brought up into the top 3 overall standing of the race are no longer eligible for age group or masters awards. Invitational athletes are also not eligible to go down into age group.
We will be sure everyone who registers before the shirt cutoff date receives the shirt in the size and fit you entered during registration. If you want to swap, you can ask at the packet pickup/volunteer tents after the race to see if any extras are lying around.
We will not guarantee anyone gets a shirt at all, or in the correct size if you registered closer to the race date. We will order extras in hopes of guessing correctly so that everyone gets one. But for those who register closer to the race date, consider it a bonus if you get one at all, and you should feel especially lucky if you get the correct size for you. This is not to penalize you for signing up late, we are equally thankful for you too. But we literally have to place the order quite a bit in advance of each race date.
Also, be kind to whoever is working packet pickup as they are most likely volunteering.
All registrants must adhere to Bayou City Tri Series and all multi-sport athletes must adhere to the USA Triathlon rules and regulations at all events. Each athlete is responsible for staying up-to-date with these rules. If you have questions before the event please ask via email. As the race is sanctioned by USAT, if you have a race day question you must ask one of the Certified USAT Officials.
Sylvan Beach Triathlon Group Challenges
The Tri Team with the most members who are racing in their Speedos will win the Speedo Challenge Prize (and create some great photo opportunities to use to your advantage later on)!
Must have at least 7 group members registered with the same team name to be eligible.
We must have at least 5 different groups in attendance for prizes to be awarded.
There are 6 race categories total at Sylvan Beach. We will take your group’s top finisher per category (shown below). We will then add up the total time of your group’s best performance per category. Whichever group has the fastest total combined time wins.
Categories include:
Duathlon Female, Duathlon Male, Sprint Triathlon Female, Sprint Triathlon Male, Olympic Triathlon Female, Olympic Triathlon Male (6 total categories).
