San Diego International Triathlon & Waterfront 5.6K
About this race
🏊♂️🚴♀️🏃♂️ 45TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF TRIATHLON HISTORY!
📅 Sunday, June 27, 2027
📍 San Diego, California — Downtown Waterfront
For 45 years, athletes have been coming to San Diego to swim, bike, run, compete, celebrate, and become part of an incredible triathlon tradition.
In 2027, we celebrate the 45th Annual San Diego International Triathlon (SDIT) — a milestone edition of one of the oldest triathlons in the world!
Whether you're an experienced triathlete chasing a fast race, taking on your first multisport event, joining a relay team, or coming with friends and family for the Waterfront 5.6K, this is your chance to become part of 45 years of San Diego triathlon history.
And for our 45th anniversary, we're bringing back some very special SDIT traditions!
🎁 45TH ANNIVERSARY RACE SWAG & PERKS
👕 Long-Sleeve Tech Race Shirt
🏅 Wearable Finisher Belt Buckle — a special SDIT tradition is back! Wear it as your finisher medal or put it on a belt and keep using it long after race day.
🍺 Modern Times & Ashland Seltzer Beer Garden
🥂 Mimosas
💆♀️ Massage Therapists at the Finish
🎶 Live Music & Finish-Line Celebration
🥐☕ Snacks & Coffee in the Transition Area
⏱ Chip Timing with Lap Splits
📊 Online Results
🏆 San Diego Triathlon Series Points
✅ USA Triathlon Sanctioned Event
🌊 RACE THROUGH SAN DIEGO
This isn't a race tucked away on the outskirts of town. SDIT puts you right in the middle of San Diego.
Start your morning on the waterfront at San Diego Bay and race through a course filled with some of the city's most recognizable scenery and historic landmarks.
🏊 SWIM — SAN DIEGO BAY
Begin your race with an open-water swim in the waters of beautiful San Diego Bay.
🚴 BIKE — POINT LOMA
Ride through Point Loma past incredible San Diego landmarks, including Cabrillo National Monument, the historic Point Loma Lighthouse, and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
🏃 RUN — SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT
Finish with a spectacular waterfront run past San Diego icons including the Star of India and USS Midway, before racing toward your downtown San Diego finish line.
There aren't many triathlons where the course itself feels like a tour of the city.
🏁 CHOOSE YOUR RACE
You don't have to do the full triathlon to be part of SDIT. Choose the challenge that's right for you.
SPRINT TRIATHLON
🏊 500M Swim (0.31 Miles) • 🚴 20K Bike (12.4 Miles) • 🏃 5.6K Run (3.5 Miles)
INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON
🏊 1K Swim (0.62 Miles) • 🚴 30K Bike (18.6 Miles) • 🏃 10K Run (6.2 Miles)
INTERNATIONAL RELAY TRIATHLON
🏊 1K Swim (0.62 Miles) • 🚴 30K Bike (18.6 Miles) • 🏃 10K Run (6.2 Miles)
Teams of 2–3 athletes
INTERNATIONAL AQUABIKE — SWIM + BIKE
🏊 1K Swim (0.62 Miles) • 🚴 30K Bike (18.6 Miles)
SPRINT DUATHLON — RUN + BIKE + RUN
🏃 1 Mile Run • 🚴 20K Bike (12.4 Miles) • 🏃 5.6K Run (3.5 Miles)
SPRINT AQUABIKE — SWIM + BIKE
🏊 500M Swim (0.31 Miles) • 🚴 20K Bike (12.4 Miles)
SPRINT AQUATHLON — SWIM + RUN
🏊 500M Swim (0.31 Miles) • 🏃 5.6K Run (3.5 Miles)
5.6K WATERFRONT RUN
🏃 5.6K Run (3.5 Miles)
👨👩👧👦 BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS — THEY CAN RACE TOO!
Coming to watch someone race the triathlon? Don't just spectate — join the fun!
The 5.6K Waterfront Run (3.5 Miles) is a great way for family members, friends, runners, and walkers to be part of the SDIT experience.
Your family and friends can experience race morning with you, take on the beautiful San Diego waterfront course, and meet you at the downtown finish-line celebration.
It's 5K+ — because we couldn't stop the fun at exactly 5K. It's actually 5.6K / 3.5 miles!
🍺 CELEBRATE AT THE FINISH — AND SUPPORT A 45-YEAR TRADITION
Crossing the finish line is only the beginning of the celebration.
Stick around for live music, our race expo, massages, mimosas, and the Modern Times & Ashland Seltzer Beer Garden on the San Diego waterfront.
And there's an important reason the Beer Garden has been part of SDIT for so many years.
❤️ All proceeds from the Beer Garden benefit Father Joe's Villages.
Supporting Father Joe's Villages has been an SDIT tradition for 45 years, making giving back to the San Diego community part of this race from the very beginning.
So when you raise a glass after crossing the finish line, you're not only celebrating your accomplishment — you're helping carry on a 45-year tradition of athletes supporting Father Joe's Villages and our San Diego community.
45 YEARS OF RACING. 45 YEARS OF TRADITION. 45 YEARS OF GIVING BACK.
⭐ BE PART OF THE 45TH
Bring your friends. Bring your family. Make a weekend of it in San Diego.
Whether this will be your first San Diego International Triathlon or you've been racing with us for years, the 45th anniversary is one you won't want to miss.
🏊 Swim San Diego Bay.
🚴 Ride historic Point Loma.
🏃 Run the San Diego waterfront.
🏅 Earn your 45th Anniversary finisher belt buckle.
🎉 Then celebrate together at the finish.
📅 SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2027
Come race through San Diego history and help us celebrate the 45th Annual San Diego International Triathlon — one of the oldest triathlons in the world.
REGISTER TODAY AND BE PART OF THE 45TH! 🏊♂️🚴♀️🏃♂️
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Triathlon-International
(16 yrs & older): 1K Swim - 30K Bike -10K Run
Triathlon Relay - International Distance
(13 yrs & older): 1K Swim - 30K Bike - 10K Run (Teams of 2 or 3 people) Bike leg participant MUST be 16 or older
Triathlon-Sprint
(16 yrs & older): 500M Swim - 20K Bike - 5.6K Run
Triathlon-Sprint - Duo Racer (Challenged Only)
(16 yrs & older): 500M Swim - 20K Bike - 5.6K Run
Aquabike
Aquabike (Swim/Bike) - International
(16 yrs & older): 1K Swim - 30K Bike (Your finish time is at the transition area after completing the bike portion, then head over to the finish line to return your timing chip and join the party!)
Aquabike (Swim/Bike) - Sprint
(16 yrs & older): 500M Swim - 20K Bike (Your finish time is at the transition area after completing the bike portion, then head over to the finish line to return your timing chip and join the party!)
Duathlon
Duathlon - 1 Mile Run-19K (11.6 mi) Bike-5K Run
(16 yrs & older): 1 mile Run - 20K Bike - 5.6K Run
Duathlon-Duo Racer (Challenged Only)
(16 yrs & older): 1 mile Run - 20K Bike - 5.6K Run
Running
Aquathlon (Swim-Run) - Sprint
(13 yrs & older): 500M Swim - 5.6K Run (Your finish time is at the finish line after completing the run portion)
Waterfront 5.6K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in San Diego, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets at 8:00 PM local time (PDT) in San Diego on June 27, 2027 — 14h 17m of daylight.
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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, 229 San Diego events
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