Goleta Beach Triathlon
About this race
Race venue is located at the beautiful Goleta Beach Park, located in Santa Barbara County
Calm water ocean swim in a protect cove, bike course is on the dedicated asphalt bike path heading towards Santa Barbara and back, run course is on a dedicated bike path which spectator friendly!
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Sprint Triathlon
Goleta Beach Park is a perfect venue for testing and honing your triathlon skills. Enjoy a calm water ocean swim, flat and fast bike course, and a spectator-friendly run course for your friends and family to enjoy! This is a 400 meter (1/4 mile) swim, 6 mile bike, and a 2.5 mile run.
Parent-Child Triathlon
You and your child will enjoy a calm water ocean swim, a flat and fast bike course, and a spectator-friendly run course for your friends and family to cheer you on! This is a 100 meter swim (out to the first RED buoy and back), 3 mile bike (turnaround just before reaching Patterson), and a 1.25 mile run.
Aquabike
Sprint Aquabike
400 meter swim, 6 mile bike
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Goleta, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (PDT) in Goleta on July 26, 2026 — 14h 00m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Goleta Beach Triathlon
107 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Sprint Triathlon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Bandettini | 44:57 | 17:59 /mi |
| 2 | Donnie Stuart | 47:32 | 19:01 /mi |
| 3 | Cole Horton | 48:19 | 19:19 /mi |
| 4 | Kyle Hansen | 48:22 | 19:21 /mi |
| 5 | SCOTT SMITH | 50:36 | 20:15 /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, 7 Goleta events
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