Cereal City Triathlon & Duathlon
About this race
We're back with The 2026 Cereal City Triathlon & Duathlon! This is a sprint triathlon/duathlon that showcases the City of Battle Creek and its amenities. Willard Beach Park will be the site for this high quality multi sport event. There is a sprint distance triathlon and a sprint distance duathlon. Relay teams of all types are also encouraged to participate. Swim 500 meters, Bike 12.4 miles (20K), Run 3.1 miles (5K). This is one of the best courses around for a sprint distance triathlon, duathlon, or relay.
This year the Cereal City Triathlon & Duathlon is offering both 2 and 3-person relays. Each team member will be able to register and pay individually as well, so no need to worry about who is footing the bill! Grab your fastest friends, your swim team teammates, and your cycling pals and put together a winning relay team!
Returning this year, ages 18 and under can participate in our "Super Sprint" option which consists of a 400 meter swim, 10K bike, and 3K run.
Each registration includes a t-shirt, finisher's medal, and post-race meal from our awesome food truck!
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Triathlon
500 meter swim 20K (12.4) mile bike 5K (3.1 mile) run PLEASE NOTE: your age group is based on your age on 12/31/2025
Triathlon 2-person Relay (per person pricing)
Swim, then pass the chip over for the bike portion and get rested up for the run. Or swim and ride, then let your teammate do the running. You and your teammate can divide the work however you choose as long as someone does each leg of the swim, bike, and run. 2-person and 3-person relays WILL be grouped together in the same category for awards and results purposes. Each team member must register separately by creating and/or joining an existing team. Each team member will receive a t-shirt and meal ticket with their paid registration.
Triathlon 3-person Relay (per person pricing)
Are you a great swimmer, but not the best in the rest. Don't let that stop you from experiencing a triathlon. Grab a cyclist and a runner and make a winning 3-person relay team! 2-person and 3-person relays WILL be grouped together in the same category for awards and results purposes. Each team member must register separately by creating and/or joining an existing team. Each team member will receive a t-shirt and meal ticket with their paid registration.
Super Sprint Triathlon
Ages 18 and under 400 Meter Swim 6 mile Bike 2 mile Run
Duathlon
Duathlon
Run, bike, and run some more! The duathlon avoids that swim but definitely does not avoid the work. 2 mile run 20K bike 5K run PLEASE NOTE: your age group is based on your age on 12/31/2025
Wheelchair
Triathlon - Wheel Division
Running
Virtual Triathlon
Virtual Duathlon
Virtual Super Sprint
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Battle Creek, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 9:13 PM local time (EDT) in Battle Creek on July 18, 2026 — 14h 53m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Cereal City Triathlon & Duathlon
186 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Triathlon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Siems | 57:27 | 5:44 /mi |
| 2 | Jeremy Sikkema | 1:01:08 | 6:56 /mi |
| 3 | Rob Wieland | 1:02:06 | 6:46 /mi |
| 4 | John Paul Severin | 1:03:52 | 7:02 /mi |
| 5 | Grant Keaffaber | 1:05:19 | 6:40 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 17 Battle Creek events
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