Pleasants Landing Triathlon
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Event overview
The Pleasants Landing Triathlon takes place at Pleasants Landing Marina on Lake Anna in Bumpass, Virginia on October 10, 2026. The event is USA Triathlon sanctioned and includes individual and relay options for Olympic and Sprint distances, plus aquabike divisions. Registration benefits include a long-sleeved tech shirt, custom race socks, finisher medal, timed results, age-group awards, post-race food, a reusable packet bag and free finish-line photos.
Distances
- Olympic: 1.5K swim / 24 mile bike / 10K run
- Sprint: 750 m swim / 12.2 mile bike / 5K run
- Aquabike and 2-3 person relay options available for both distances
Course details and logistics
The swim takes place in the southeast portion of Lake Anna, about 1/4 mile from where the lake’s warmer "hot side" empties into the cold side; water temperatures in this section are typically 4-6 degrees warmer than other parts of the lake and are expected in the mid to upper 70s in mid-October. The Olympic swim is a triangular in-water start with two right turns and sighting buoys roughly every 75 m; the sprint swim is a rectangular in-water start with sighting buoys every 50-75 m. Kinetic Multisports uses a time trial swim start with two athletes launched every few seconds; an Elite Box Start is used for athletes racing up front.
The Olympic bike is a two-loop paved course around the lake; the sprint bike is a single loop on low-traffic paved roads with short climbs on lake causeways. Both run courses include short sections of woods and gravel before paved out-and-back segments near the South Anna River. Packet pickup is available at the marina on the day before and the morning of the event; participants must present photo ID. Parking at the venue is limited; some parking is off-site about a quarter mile away. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
