Muncie Sprint, Olympic & Half Iron Triathlon
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Muncie Sprint, Olympic & Half Iron Triathlon
The event is a multi-distance triathlon held at Prairie Creek Reservoir Park in Selma, Indiana. It is USAT sanctioned, professionally chip timed, and limited to 1000 total racers. Packet pickup and registration take place at the park on race day, and a mandatory pre-race briefing is held before the races.
Distances offered
- Sprint Triathlon: 500 yard swim, 12.5 mile bike, 3.1 mile run
- Olympic Triathlon: 1500 meter swim, 25 mile bike, 6.2 mile run
- Half Iron Triathlon: 1900 meter swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
The swim is a lake swim at Prairie Creek Reservoir with a time-trial style beach start; sprint is one lap, Olympic and Half Iron are two laps with a beach exit. Bike laps are one for sprint, two for Olympic, and three for Half Iron with an extension each lap. Run courses are out-and-back laps on mostly smooth pavement with rolling hills and one section of crushed gravel. Aid stations are positioned near transition and roughly every mile on the run; no water is provided on the sprint or Olympic bike courses and there is one aid station per lap on the Half Iron bike course.
Additional details include relay options for Sprint and Olympic races, aquabike competitors finishing in Transition 2, wetsuit rules per USAT, CPSC helmet requirements for cycling, and contingency plans that convert disciplines if swimming or riding is unsafe. T-shirts and finisher medals are provided. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
