The Great Snake River Triathlon

The Results Are In!

August 10, 2024

at Snake River Landing

Sprint Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon

The GREAT SNAKE RIVER TRIATHLON will be held on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, at Snake River Landing in downtown Idaho Falls. This triathlon will include BOTH Sprint & Olympic distances. The best part about this race is the downstream swim in the Snake River!

This race is the second race in a 3-race series TRIFECTA happening in Eastern Idaho—DO THE TRIFECTA in 2024! Tri Peaks Epic Events is the event producer!

Join Us for Some Pre-Race Events

Tuesday, July 23rd at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM
Wednesday, July 24th at 7 pm – COURSE OVERVIEW & SUNSET SWIM
Friday, July 26th at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM & RUN COURSE OVERVIEW/RUN
Tuesday, July 30th at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM
Wednesday, July 31st at 7 pm – SUNSET SWIM & TRANSITION TRAINING
Friday, August 2nd at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM + BIKE COURSE OVERVIEW/BIKE RIDE
Tuesday, August 6th at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM
Wednesday, August 7th at 7 pm – COURSE OVERVIEW & SWIM
Thursday, August 8th at 6 am – SUNRISE SWIM

TUESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 6AM TRAINING – Meet at South Tourist Park @ 6am (2800 S. Yellowstone Highway) and shuttle to swim start

WEDNESDAY 7PM TRAINING – Meet at South Tourist Park @ 7 pm (2800 S. Yellowstone Highway and shuttle to swim start

ALL TRAINING ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT – Watch Facebook & Instagram for changes.

Questions contact Mike Taylor @ 208-201-6269 / Bryan Magleby 208-520-9400

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ALL DETAILS, MAP, AND SCHEDULING ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Event Schedule

FRIDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING

1-3 pm Packet Pickup @ COMMUNITY CARE located at 765 S. Utah Avenue, Idaho
Falls, ID 83402
4–7 pm Packet Pickup @ SNAKE RIVER LANDING 981 Pier View Drive (West of
BBSI)

SATURDAY MORNING

5:30 – 6:30—Late Packet Pickup @ Snake River Landing 981 Pier View Drive (West of
BBSI)
5:30 – 6:45 Staging of Bikes at Transition #1 @ SOUTH TOURIST PARK (Closes PROMPTLY @
6:45am)
5:30 – 6:45 Staging of Transition #2 at SWIM START/RUN at Snake River Landing — 981 Pier
View Drive — (West of BBSI)—Closes PROMPTLY @ 6:45am!

6:30 – All Volunteer Coordination Meeting (981 Pier View Drive (West of BBSI)
7:00 – 7:15 – MANDATORY Race Participant Meeting (981 Pier View Drive)
7:15-7:30 – Bus transfer / walk to starting line — OLYMPIC RACERS
7:45—Olympic start
7:45-8:15 – Bus transfer to starting line — SPRINT RACERS
8:30—Sprint start
11:00-12:00 —Award Ceremony

There are 3 options for PACKET PICKUP for the GREAT SNAKE RIVER TRIATHLON:

Friday 1-3 pm @ COMMUNITY CARE—765 S. Utah Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
OR
Friday 4-7 pm afternoon/evening @ SNAKE RIVER LANDING—981 Pier View Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (West of BBSI) OR——
Saturday 5:30-6:30 am @ SNAKE RIVER LANDING—981 Pier View Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (West of BBSI)

Look for our TRI PEAKS EPIC EVENTS FLAGS & SIGNS!

Staging of BIKES / TRANSITION AREA will be Saturday morning from 5:30 – 6:45.
An ALL PARTICIPANTS MANDATORY RACE MEETING will be held that morning at 7 am.

We will be taking participants via bus to the swim start for both the Olympic and Sprint distances. We will have a basket for shoes we will return to the transition area from the swim start. These baskets of shoes will be waiting for you at the finish line!

Pickup your TIMING CHIPS in the Transition 2 / Finish Line area between 5:45-6:45 am–place them on your LEFT ANKLE FACING OUT. Please make sure you have your BODY MARKED prior to the 7 am race meeting!

The GREAT SNAKE RIVER TRIATHLON has 2 TRANSITIONS to set up

The BIKE TRANSITION (#1) will be at SOUTH TOURIST PARK— 2800 South Yellowstone Highway, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
The SWIM START & RUN TRANSITION (#2) will be at SNAKE RIVER LANDING—981 Pier View Drive (West of BBSI) in Idaho Falls

PLEASE PLAN ADDITIONAL TIME TO SETUP BOTH TRANSITION AREAS!

Course Description

Race Distances

Triathlon

Olympic 1.5km swim · 40km bike · 10km run

Sprint 750m swim · 20km bike · 5km run

Duathlon

Olympic 10km run · 40km bike · 5km run

Sprint 5km run · 20km bike · 2.5km run

Run

Olympic 10km run

Sprint 5km run

* Distances may vary slightly per race depending on course.

Event Categories

⚠️ Category changes must be completed by 5 PM on the day prior to race day to ensure accurate timing & results.

There will be the following 6 categories in the SPRINT division of the race. There will be trophies for the OVERALL WINNER, and metal awards for both 1st and 2nd place in each of the categories for each division, for both men and women. Any category changes for participants must be handled by 12 pm Friday in order to get the information to the timing company.

Here are the 6 categories

YOUTH – 19 YRS OLD
AGE 20-29
AGE 30-39
AGE 40-49
AGE 50-59
AGE 60+

Awards

Stick around after the race as we will have an award presentation! Trophies will be awarded to the overall SPRINT & OLYMPIC division winners and 2nd place, and medals to the 1st and 2nd place finishers in each category for both male and female. There will also be some other great prizes and swag given away plus and additional trophy for the MICHAEL HAYES INSPIRATIONAL AWARD. Do not miss this ceremony!

Don’t miss the awards ceremony—it’s a highlight of the event!

Volunteering

Thank you so much for VOLUNTEERING!

Here are the 3 areas of VOLUNTEERING—

THURSDAY 2-4 PM —
PACKET PUT TOGETHER—meet at the IDAHO INNOVATION CENTER at 2300 N. Yellowstone Highway in Idaho Falls
FRIDAY 1-7 PM —
TRANSITIONS/FINISH LINE SETUP—meet at SOUTH TOURIST PARK (2800 S. Yellowstone Highway) or at SNAKE RIVER LANDING (981 Pier View Drive in Snake River Landing)
SATURDAY 6 AM – 12 PM —
the GREAT SNAKE RIVER TRIATHLON—-meet at Transition #2 (981 Pier View Drive in Snake River Landing)—we will have a meeting at 6:30 am–we could use all people possible to mark our athlethes bodies with their race info starting at 5:30-6 if you can come early—but for sure need everyone there NO LATER THAN 6:30 AM—we will have VOLUNTEER SHIRTS AND PROTECTIVE VESTS for everyone—you will receive your course assignment for the race at this time.

This race has some VERY, VERY CHALLENGING corners twists and turns! OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE THE KEY TO OUR RACERS FINISHING THE RACE SAFE….
The volunteers purpose is 2-FOLD—-RACER SAFETY AND RACER ENCOURAGEMENT!
Here is our BIGGEST FAVOR—-IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT, YOU NEED TO NOTIFY US BY 5 PM FRIDAY—-NOT SHOWING UP WILL BE EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO OUR RACE SUCCESS.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns—-I communicate best with text or calls. You may receive 1 more email prior to the event—if not I will be texting. THANKS SO MUCH ONCE AGAIN—this will be our biggest race in our history with over 200 RACERS!
Thanks again for volunteering….see you all soon!