Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 8:30am

2019 Monticelloman Half, just outside Charlottesville VA

https://cms-events.com/event/monticelloman/

Brineman 70.3- Utah (September)
Bear Lake Brawl 70.3- Utah/Idaho (Also September)

GR Tri, Grand Rapids MI (June)

Chattahoochee Challenge Half: Pine Mountain, GA

http://tricolumbusga.com/...chee-challenge-half/

https://www.active.com/...n-duathlon-2019?int=

Pacific Crest Half (and other distances) - June, Sunriver, OR
Donner Lake Half (and oly, etc) - July, Lake Tahoe area, CA
Lake Tahoe Triathlon (Half ++) - August, Lake Tahoe area, CA

Best of the West, September, Sweet Home, Oregon

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A different twist on the non-branded 70.3 is planned for next year: HFP Racing and PR Multisport have come together to bring triathletes a unique and challenging event – the GREAT LAKES TRIAD will feature 3 triathlons for a total of 70.3 miles all starting and finishing in beautiful downtown Vermilion, OH. Each triathlon will feature a .4 mile swim – 18.6 mile bike – 4.36 mile run. Participants will have 2 hours and 15 minutes to finish race #1 and race #2. For the final triathlon participants will have a total of 3 hours to complete the course and become an official finisher of the inaugural GREAT LAKES TRIAD. For those not quite up to the individual challenge, there will be a 3-person team division. The cutoff times remain the same for both individual and teams. The race is scheduled for September 15th, 2019. More details coming soon on HFP's website.

This was included in an email sent by HFP a couple of weeks ago. No additional details posted yet on their website. I plan to register. I haven't done a race this long in a decade, but my 59-year-old body is telling me this one could be a fun return to long distance tri.

Around May-June in Auburn CA there's a 70.3 called "The Worlds Toughest Half" and its brutal. Well into 5k+ft of gain on the bike and 2k+ft of gain for the run that's a mix of road/single track.

Around the same time in Steamboat Springs CO there's a 70.3 called Tri The Boat that has quite a bit of climbing for both bike/run and around 7000ft above sea level adds an additional factor. I did that race two years ago and it was super warm and very exposed. I heard they mellowed the course out but not sure how true that is.

River Roux 70.3. New Roads, La. November 10th

Ryanman 70.3. Brandon, Ms. October 7th.

I'm actually looking at Pumpkinman in 2019 since Rev3 doesn't own the race in Maine anymore.

Is the race and the area worth traveling to?

Let me start by saying I am an ambassador for the race so I'm a little biased. (I don't have a discount code yet, but I can find out when they will be issuing them.)

It's a pond swim. Wetsuit legal but no freezing Maine ocean, which may be a plus or a minus for you. The bike course is rolling, but nothing horrible. The run is pleasant, rural roads, mostly. Relay and aquabike at all distances, kids splash n' dash.

What makes this race special for me is the atmosphere (the community really gets behind it) and the post-race food. Thanksgiving dinner if you race the oly or the half. The RD is passionate about making it a great athlete experience.

As far as if you like the area... Depends what you're after! Fall is a beautiful time to visit New England. It's about an hour north of Boston, less than an hour south of Portland.

Here's a great write-up about it:
https://saratogatri.blogspot.com/...and-augusta.html?m=1

Also DeuceMan as part for the Deuces Wild Triathlon Festival, June, Show Low, AZ

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Too many people to reply to individually, this has been great. I've got a list of 60 different festivals events at the half distance or further in a excel spread sheet now. I'll keep track of this and when it slows down I'll post the whole list. Everyone's races have been added in with the URL that links to the site directly.

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http://www.bayshoretriathlon.com/


Long Beach, CA in early march

Trick or Tri (Oct), June Lake Triathlon (July) - both in CA

Does Sea To Summit count?

July, New Hampshire, http://www.s2stri.com/


Swim 1.5, Bike 92ish, Run up Mt. Washington.

or

How about S.O.S, Survival of the Shawangunks - 8 stage 'tri'athlon


Stage 1 - Bike 30 Miles
Stage 2 - Run 4.5 Miles
Stage 3 - Swim 1.1 Miles
Stage 4 - Run 5.5 Miles
Stage 5 - Swim 0.5 Miles
Stage 6 - Run 8.0 Miles
Stage 7 - Swim 0.5 Miles
Stage 8 - Run 0.7 Miles


September, New York, http://www.sostriathlon.com


And finally - this one is tbd cause the race director is moving to Florida.


FirmMan Half/Sprint
September, Rhode Island https://firmwebsite.racesonline.com/

Pigman Half in Iowa

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There is the Toughman in Cambridge, OH, which is part of the American Triple-T. But you can do the 70.3 on its own (if you are a wuss). The 70.3 is on June 2, 2019.

Quakerman Half, September, Pennsylvania

This race has been dead for a few years

Thanks for the clarification, I saw it was just a long sprint distance now. Shame, Pigman is one of those famous events.

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Lake George Half in the Adirondacks in upstate NY. The race is part of a weekend-long Tri festival that includes an Oly race the day prior to the half. You can also race both for the King George title. Beautiful course and great little town for a Tri-cation.

http://www.adkracemgmt.com/...stival/#.W7K2BRYpCEc

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June lake Tri "toughest race in the most beautiful place" July, California
Donner lake half, august(?), California
Chula Vista Challenge, August, California

There's a half in Oregon called the diamond something that looks good too

Thanks Dave,

Perhaps the https://regtorace.com/event/215 Black Diamond Triathlon in Washington?

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Great West North - half distance just outside Edmonton. Has a pro field with a decent prize purse

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