The Buckeye Triathlon & Multisport Festival

The Buckeye Triathlon & Multisport Festival

Sun May 31, 2026

The Buckeye Triathlon and Multisport Festival has something for everyone, including all ages and ability levels! Races include beginner, sprint, olympic, and ⅓ iron distances in triathlons, duathlons, aquabikes, and aquathlons, with various open swim distances. Racers call this race one of the best events in Ohio because of our positive, friendly community of support! It's a small race with a big race atmosphere. Plus there is free training help, along with awesome performance tees in gender-specific cuts, in-race pictures, finisher medals, and a post-race meal!

Race assured that we will ensure the safety of all athletes, have medical support and law enforcement on site, adhere to all Federal, State and Local ordinances, so you can achieve your goals! All are welcome; come out and race with us!

TRIATHLONS (Swim, Bike, Run)

• Beginner = 200m swim / 6.5ml bike / 1.5ml run
• Sprint = 750m swim / 14ml bike / 5k run
• Olympic = 1500m swim / 26ml bike / 10k run
• 1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 38ml bike / 9.3ml run

DUATHLONS (Run, Bike, Run)

• Beginner = 1.5ml run / 6.5ml bike / 1.5ml run
• Sprint = 1.5ml Run / 14ml bike / 5k run
• Olympic = 5k run / 26ml bike / 10k run
• 1/3 Iron = 5k run / 38ml bike / 9.3ml run

AQUABIKES (Swim, Bike)

• Sprint = 750m swim / 14ml bike only
• Olympic = 1500m swim / 26ml bike only
• 1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 38ml bike only

AQUATHLONS (Swim, Run)

• Sprint = 750m swim / 5k run only
• Olympic = 1500m swim / 10k run only
• 1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 9.3ml run only

OPEN WATER SWIMS (Swim only)

• 1500m Open Water Swim (0.93 Miles)
• 3k Open Water Swim (1.86 Miles)
• 5k Open Water Swim (3.1 Miles)

OPEN RUN (Run Only) - ALL AGES

• 5k (3.1 miles)
• 10k (6.2 miles)
• 9.3 miles

Race Venue

The Buckeye Triathlon and Multisport Festival will take place at Caesar Creek State Park Beach in Waynesville, Ohio, which is a short drive North of Cincinnati and South of Dayton. Packet Pick-up, and the Start/Finish Lines will be at the beachfront just North of the Park office, found at 8570 OH-73, Waynesville, OH 45068. Enter the park and drive all the way into the park to the last (Northernmost) parking lot at the Beachfront. There is plenty of parking at the beachfront, and all the race festivities will be in the grass down by the Beach. Look for the tents and banners.

Race Swag, Goodies, and Post-Race Meal

Here are the swag and goodies to celebrate your accomplishment. Everyone who registers will get:

• Event Tee Men’s cut, women’s cut & youth sizing available - To be guaranteed a shirt, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
• Finisher Medal - To be guaranteed a race medal, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
• Custom Race Bib
• Catered Food & Drink

Sunday Race Schedule

• 5:30am-8:30am: Registration and Packet Pick-up at the Beachfront (ALL RACES)
• 5:30am-8:30am: Transition Check-in & Check-out (ALL RACES)
• 6:45am: All Duathlons Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
• 7:00am: 5k Open Water Swim & ⅓ Iron Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
• 7:15am: 1500m & 3k Open Water Swim & OLY Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
• 7:30am Sprint Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting. We will start the High School and Collegiate athletes in the first wave.
• 8:00am: Beginner Triathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
• 8:30am: Open Run 5k, 10k and 9.3 mile Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
• 12:30pm: Course closes for all athletes in ALL AGES races including the Open Swim, Open Run, ALL Beginner Races, ALL Sprint Races, ALL Olympic Race and ALL ⅓ Iron Races and timing ends

Post-race food menu (all free of charge): BBQ, hotdogs, beans, corn, soda, ice cream, water and more!