Diamond in the Rough Triathlon
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Location and date
The Diamond in the Rough Triathlon takes place on July 11, 2026, in Perryville, Maryland (100 Marion Tapp Parkway, Perryville, MD 21903). The event is staged out of Perryville Community Park on forested bluffs overlooking the top of the Chesapeake Bay. The race is a USA Triathlon (USAT) sanctioned event.
Events and distances
- Diamond in the Rough Olympic (individual): 1.5K swim, 26.8 Mile bike, 10K run
- Olympic Aquabike (individual): 1.5K swim, 26.8 Mile bike
- Olympic Triathlon Relay: team price for 2 or 3 people
- Sprint Triathlon (individual): 750 Meter swim, 8 Mile bike, 5K run
- Sprint Aquabike (individual): 750 Meter swim, 8 Mile bike
- Sprint Triathlon Relay: team price for 2 or 3 people
Course and race procedures
The swim takes place in the Chesapeake Bay with an in-water start off the dock. Swim starts use a time trial format, starting two athletes at a time every few seconds; an Elite Box Start is available for athletes positioned at the front of the swim start. The Sprint bike is a rolling out-and-back course. The Olympic bike is described as technical, mixing suburbia, rolling farm country and a fast, flat drag strip along River Road. The run is mostly flat and follows sidewalks and back roads along the Chesapeake Bay.
All athletes must remain in the park until the bike route is clear; leaving earlier requires parking at the fire department lot about 1.35 mile from the race site.
Included with registration
Registration includes a finisher medal, long-sleeved tech shirt, custom race socks, reusable packet bag, timed results, age-group awards, post-race meal, finisher certificate, and free finish-line photos. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
