Root River Triathlon
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2026 - Root River Triathlon

Houston, Minnesota, United States View on map
May 16, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Triathlon

2026 distances

Triathlon

Kayak

A US Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device is required while on the river.

May 16, 2026 10.9K 8:30 AM
$85.00
Closed

Canoe

A US Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device is required while on the river.

May 16, 2026 10.9K 8:30 AM
$85.00
Closed

2-Person Kayak

Create a team and register both individuals on it. A US Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device is required while on the river.

May 16, 2026 10.9K 8:30 AM
$85.00
Closed

2-Person Canoe

Create a team and register both individuals on it. A US Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device is required while on the river.

May 16, 2026 10.9K 8:30 AM
$85.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 16, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 12.9° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 26.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 12.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 26.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
10.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
64.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 16, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 16, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 46m

The sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (CDT) in Houston on May 16, 2026 — 14h 46m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Root River Triathlon

Kayak · 120 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Root River Triathlon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Brian Lynch 1:47:53 —
2 Joe Adriaens 1:49:37 —
3 Nick Myhre 1:54:13 —
4 Lucas Mason 1:55:10 —
5 Austin Bourdo 1:55:23 —

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 1 Houston event

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