Fees: $375
Tier 1, 2, 3 Pricing based Upon Availability
Race insurance is available to purchase.
Relay Fee: $425
Tier 1, 2, 3 Pricing based Upon Availability
Racing as a relay team can be a great solution to many situations: you want to race TOUGHMAN but don’t want to do the whole race solo, you got injured and can’t race one of the three disciplines, you want to get together with a couple of friends and experience TOUGHMAN together. Whatever your reason, racing as a relay is a lot of fun. The relay minimum age is 15 years old. You can have 2 or 3 relay members and you get to select a cool or funny team name to identify yourselves. Your team captain should sign up first and then they get to invite the others to join the team. Note that you will be treated like 3 separate racers when you come to pick up your packets, so you do NOT need to come together to collect it (and please note that you cannot pick up any other teammate’s packet). Relay results are not recognized by USAT rankings so your team time or individual time will not be submitted to USAT. Relay awards are given to the top three teams, 3 awards per place. More relay race details are available as a PDF. You can make changes to your team without a charge, if submitted by July 30th. Changes made Aug 1-Aug 31 will be charged $30 per team change, each time you make a change. NO RELAY CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER AUGUST 31.
Friday, September 12: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. All Races Bag Pickup at Lake Welch
Saturday, September 13: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Packet Pickup for Sunday Races ONLY
Sunday, September 14: 5:00am – 6:00am ONLY VIP RACE DAY Packet PICKUP
You must pick up your own packet – NO-ONE ELSE CAN PICK UP FOR YOU!
• You need PHOTO ID to collect your packet. If you are a USA Triathlon member you MUST bring your card. If you lost your card or its expired, bring a copy or renewal receipt: www.usatriathlon.org
• Relays do not have to come together to pick-up their packets and the team captain cannot pick up the whole team’s packet. Each member must pick up their own packet.
• Wristbands must be worn from the time you pick up your packet until after the race is over. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• We will gladly exchange your T-shirt size after the race on Sunday. Stop by the Registration tent with your current shirt.
• Chip pickup is only on race morning, located outside the transition area.
You are required to bring photo proof of identity. There are no entry transfers or substitutions. Participants who swap or sell their race number without going through the race management, will not be allowed to race and lose all entry fees as well as be subject to disciplinary action by USAT.
Steps to Print a temporary USAT card for current USAT members:
1. Go to: usatriathlon.org
2. Login using your email address and password (top left-hand corner homepage)
3. Click on “My Account” on the right side of the page
4. Once the page loads click on “Print Temporary Card” (the 7th link on left-hand side of page)
You must be 14 years old or older to participate in any of the TOUGHMAN races (or 14 years old to be part of a relay team). Race age is determined by how old you will be on 12/31 of the current year, which means you may be in an older age group than your current age.
You may check your bike into transition on Saturday 4-7 pm (again, highly suggested but NOT mandatory). Overnight security is not provided.
You must be able to complete the events within the following cut off times to avoid being pulled from the course for safety reasons:
Swim: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Swim/Bike: 5 hours
Swim/Bike/Run: 8 hours
Note that there is a T1 cut off for the last wave entering the water: these athletes have a 10 minute restriction for their T1 from leaving the water to getting on the bike course.
VIP Race Day Pickup — $50.00
Race day pickup and gains you entry into the VIP tent at the finish line for food and refreshments and bathroom access.
VIP Adult Pass — $30.00
This gains you entry into the VIP tent at the finish line for food and refreshments and bathroom access.
VIP Child (12 and under) — $10.00
This gains your child entry into the VIP tent at the finish line for food and refreshments.
******ONLY FOR TOUGHMAN RACES ON SUNDAY 9/17/2023******
You must be a member of USA Triathlon to compete in the race, including each relay member. If you do not have an annual membership, you must purchase a one-day membership for $15 during the registration process.
When maximum capacity has filled.
TOUGHMAN Awards will be presented to:
There are multiple aid stations on the run course and a bottle exchange at the 18, 23 (water and Gatorade only) and 36 mile mark on the bike course of the long course distances).
Aid is as follows:
Bike Aid Station
Replacement drink bottle exchange
Water
Run Aid Stations
Replacement drink
Water
Gels
• athlete entry
• performance race shirt
• race nutrition
• post-race BBQ and beer garden (half distances only)
• swim cap
• timing chip with five splits
• finisher’s medal
Age Group
14-16
National Qualifiers Age Groups
Divided into 5 year increments (17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94)
The minimum age eligible to qualify for the worlds is 18. You need to be 17 in the qualifying race the year prior.
Male and Female divisions
**Clydesdale
Men 220+ lbs
**Athena
Women 165+ lbs
** New Weights **
Military Challenge (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard)
Military personnel race against each other to show which branch are truly Toughmen. First place female and male in this category win awesome prizes and an award plaque.
Tri Club Challenge
Who is the Triathlon Club with the FASTEST athletes? It’s not just about individual achievement, but working together for the title of Best Tri Club around! It’s a great camaraderie builder for your club. Athletes in the Challenge will depart with their age group wave and be timed and ranked within their age group. They will also be ranked on a point system depending on where they place in their age group. The Tri Club with the highest points wins the Challenge. The Challenge is open to Age Group, Clydesdale, Athena, Elite, First Responder and Military athletes only.
If you have already registered and wish to participate in the Challenge, then please email us ASAP.
Points are based on the following scale:
1st place: 10 points
2nd place: 8 points
3rd place: 6 points
4th place: 4 points
5th place: 2 point
Non-place finisher: 1 point
Relays
Racing as a relay team can be a great solution to many situations: you want to race TOUGHMAN but don’t want to do the whole race solo, you got injured and can’t race one of the three disciplines, you want to get together with a couple of friends and experience Toughman together. Whatever your reason, racing as a relay is a lot of fun. The relay minimum age is 15 years old. You can have 2 or 3 relay members and you get to select a cool or funny team name to identify yourselves. Your team captain should sign up first and then they get to invite the others to join the team. Note that you will be treated like 3 separate racers when you come to pick up your packets, so you do NOT need to come together to collect it (and please note that you cannot pick up any other teammate’s packet). Relay results are not recognized by USAT rankings so your team time or individual time will not be submitted to USAT. Relay awards are given to the top three teams, 3 awards per place. More relay race details are available as a PDF. You can make changes to your team without a charge, if submitted by July 30th. Changes made Aug 1-Aug 31 will be charged $30 per team change, each time you make a change. NO RELAY CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER AUGUST 31.
