Mighty Marlins Kids Triathlon at the Cansler Ymca
About this race
This is our Third race in the Epic Orthodontics Kids Triathlon Series!
Sailfish Marlins - A non sanctioned race for kids that cannot swim longer distances or without a swim aid (water wings, kick board, parent), bike is a short loop (bikes may have training wheels) and a half mile run to the finish line.
Red Marlins Division (Mid Sprint) - 50 yard swim, 1.3 mile bike, .5 mile run to finish line
Blue Marlins Division (Long Sprint)- 75 yard swim, 2.5 mile bike, 1 mile run to finish line
Packet Pickup begins at 7am at Cansler YMCA in Knoxville, tn. and will go till 9am cutting off 5 minutes for each race before they begin.
Parking available at the YMCA in designated areas.
Once you have picked up your childs packet, you will walk transition (map will be attached once determined). Once you get to transition, the parents are not permitted inside the transition area for the Blue and Red Marlin Divisions. Sailfish parents will be permitted to enter the designated transition area. Don't worry, we will have plenty of volunteers to help out the kiddos.
Schedule of events:
7am packet pickup opens
7:50am Pre race meeting for Blue Marlins
8am Blue Marlins race begins with time trial start to pool.
8:45 Red Marlins race begins after brief pre race meeting at pool
9:20am Sailfish race begins
9:45 am Awards Ceremony
There will be finishers medals for each finisher.
Awards will be given for the Blue and Red Marlin categories. The Sailfish will be given an award as well!
Top 3 boys and girls overall in each division plus top three male and female age groups.
Marlin age groups:
5 and under; 6-7; 8-10; 11-12; 13 and up
Special thanks to our sponsor Cansler YMCA for hosting! Please email personalbestracing@gmail.com with any questions.
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Blue Marlins - Long Sprint
Red Marlins - Mid Sprint
Sailfish Marlins - Beginner Tri
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knoxville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Knoxville on August 22, 2026 — 13h 17m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Mighty Marlins Kids Triathlon at the Cansler Ymca
91 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Blue Marlins - Long Sprint
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Roth | 19:10 | 4:55 /mi |
| 2 | Zoe Ringer | 19:13 | 4:56 /mi |
| 3 | J. Herring | 19:43 | 5:03 /mi |
| 4 | I. Burdette | 20:15 | 5:12 /mi |
| 5 | K. Winter | 20:21 | 5:13 /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, 92 Knoxville events
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