Tribe Tri Kids Triathlon (Draft)

Come join us for a morning of fun and racing in Mount Sterling, KY!

Watch and cheer on your children as they SWIM, BIKE, and RUN all the way to the finish line. Participants will complete their swim at the MSMC Parks and Rec outdoor pool. They will then follow the designated route to the closed parking lot. Here they will find the transition area where their bikes will be staged for the bike leg. They will then complete their designated bike course again on a closed loop bike course. They will ride back to transition where they will park their bike and bike gear and take off on the run. The run course is also on a closed course. The race will finish with participants crossing the finish line in front of the MSMC office. Detailed Course and Event information is available below.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FUN!

Remember, this event is for FUN! We just hope to encourage healthy, positive, active lifestyles. We want to provide an opportunity for kids to have fun and be active in a way that challenges them. We will have a sign making station to help support your young racer or all of them. Please bring your cowbells, make a sign, and help us support these young racers. 

Course Info

• Swim Stage - Conducted in the MSMC Aquatic Center pool - 8 lanes x 25 yards
• • Time Trial Start - 10 to 15 second spacing between each swimmer
  • Some age groups swim multiple laps. Swimmers will move under the lane marker/float after reaching each length of the pool.
• Bike Stage - A 1 mile out & back course on Technology Center Drive (mostly) will be used.
• • Some age groups ride multiple laps of the bike course.
• Run Stage - Loop course containing a mix of turf and hard surfaces.
• • Each age group uses the same exit from the transition area and the same Finish Line
• Course Maps (click one to view): Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 11, Ages 12 - 14

Event Info

• Ages 6 to 8 ----- Swim Stage: 50 yards, Bike Stage: 1 mile/Loop, Run Stage: 0.5 mile 
• Ages 9 to 11 --- Swim Stage: 100 yards, Bike Stage: 2 miles/Loops, Run Stage: 1.0 mile 
• Ages 12 to 14 - Swim Stage: 200 yards, Bike Stage: 3 miles/Loops, Run Stage: 1.5 miles 
• NOTE: In triathlons, your end-of-year age (your age on December 31st of the race year) determines your age group for the entire year

The times for this race are subject to change or be adjusted. The first age group will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. The following races will begin shortly after the last finisher of the previous race. This may be sooner or later than the listed times. All participants will need to have completed packet pick-up and staged their bike in the transition area prior to the first race.

There will be one Water Station in the transition area and on the 1 and 1.5 mile run courses. The 6-8 year old group will only have access to a water station in the transition area that they can access while switching between events. After the Water Station there will be designated trash areas. Please do not litter on campus.

Packet Pickup

Race packets may be picked up at the MSMC Parks & Rec Office on the Friday before the race date or on race morning at least 1 hour prior to the start of the first race of the day.

Friday 6/19/2026 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 6/20/2026 From 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m.

Chaperones

Participants in the 6-8 year old race may be assisted in the transition area by ONE parent to help with shoes, helmet, etc. Participants in the other age groups may not receive any assistance in the transition area. Participants may not be accompanied during the swim or the bike legs of the race. Participants in the 6-8 and 9-11 age groups may have a parent/guardian with them during the run course however, they may not be aided or carried in any way.

Volunteers

We can not do this alone. Please come out and help us support the youth in our community and those that may come visit. If you have the time and wish to help please click the VOLUNTEER button to register as a volunteer.