Race Weekend
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
PRE-RACE
5:45 – 7:00 AM — Packet Pick-Up & Race-Day Registration
6:00 AM — Transition Area Opens
7:15 AM — Transition Area Closes
7:20 AM — Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting on the Beach
RACE STARTS
7:30 AM — Olympic Distance Start [Time Trial Start] Triathlon • Aquabike • Relays
- 1,500m Open Water Practice Swim also begins
8:00 AM* — Sprint Distance Start [Time Trial Start] Triathlon • Duathlon • Relays
- 800m Open Water Practice Swim also begins
- *Or when all Olympic swimmers have completed two loops
8:15 AM* — Super Sprint Start [Time Trial Start] Triathlon
- 400m Open Water Practice Swim also begins
- *Or when all Sprint swimmers have passed the first turn buoy
POST-RACE
9:00 AM — Post-Race Party Begins
AWARDS CEREMONY*
9:30 AM — Sprint Awards — Overall, Masters, and Age Group
- 1st Place Overall Male / Female / Nonbinary
- 1st Place Masters Male / Female / Nonbinary (40+)
- Top 5 in each age group Male / Female / Nonbinary
10:00 AM — Olympic Awards — Overall, Masters, and Age Group
- 1st Place Overall Male / Female / Nonbinary
- 1st Place Masters Male / Female / Nonbinary (40+)
- Top 5 in each age group Male / Female / Nonbinary
10:15 AM — Super Sprint Awards — Overall, Masters, and Age Group
- 1st Place Overall Male / Female / Nonbinary
- 1st Place Masters Male / Female / Nonbinary (40+)
- Top 5 in each age group Male / Female / Nonbinary
* A minimum of 20 participants is required in a division of each event for overall prizes to be awarded.
Miss the award ceremony? No worries — fill out our award shipping form, and we'll send your award to you:
Important: All athletes must be on the beach and ready to race at 7:20 AM. The start times listed above are estimates and may change to ensure a safe race. Start times and course details can change at any time at the race director's discretion.
What is a Time Trial Start? Athletes line up in the water based on their estimated swim time, with faster swimmers toward the front. Participants enter one or two at a time, 3 seconds apart.
Parking and the Recreation Passport
This race is held at a Michigan State Park, which requires a Recreation Passport, your year-round pass to Michigan’s great outdoors! Michigan residents can add it when renewing their license plate. Non-Michigan residents can purchase a daily or annual pass. Everyone can buy at the park entrance, but to save time on race day, we recommend taking care of it in advance. The link below has all your purchasing options.
CLICK HERE for more information and purchasing options for the Recreation Passport.
See map for available parking race morning:
Post-Race Celebration
Stick around post race for food and festivities! Our Epic staff and volunteers will be cooking up pancakes, breakfast burritos, and more for race participants.
Zero Waste Policy
The event is a Leave No Trace event. Learn more about our race-day recycling and composting efforts here. Want more information about running a great race and leaving no trace? Visit https://happyplanetrunning.com.
