Telemark Sprint Triathlon
About this race
Join us for the second annual Telemark Sprint Triathlon in Cable, Wisconsin on the morning of Saturday, August 15th, 2026. There will be a 750 meter swim in beautiful Perry Lake, twelve mile bike ride through a scenic route around Takodah Lake, and a 5 K run around the Telemark property. The race will finish at the future home of the Telemark Activity Center, an aquatic and fitness facility being planned by the Telemark Northwoods Community Foundation, who is raising funds for the project with this event. Racers will start their swim at 9:15 a.m. (ages 49 and below), 9:18 a.m. (50 to 69) and 9:21 a.m. (70 and up).
Date: Saturday, August 15th, 2026.
Events:
Sprint Triathlon (regular and relay, starting with swim). Start times: 9:15 a.m. in three waves spaced out every 3 minutes.
Start:
750 meter swim on Perry Lake (Perry Lake Boat Landing at Perry Lake Road in Cable ) following route here.
12 mile bike ride following the route here.
5K run around the paved Telemark Trail system ending across from the Telemark Village Hub building near to 15555 Birkie Boulevard in Cable.
Transitions:
A bike rack with your number will be located at both Perry Lake Landing and at the bike/run transition at the base of Mt. Telemark in Cable. You can drop off a bag (running shoes, etc.) to place in the bike-to-run transition at the time of bib pick-up or do it yourself the morning of the race starting at 7 a.m.
Bikes will need to be dropped off at the Perry Lake Landing the evening prior (lock to the rack) or the morning of prior to 8:45 a.m.
Parking:
There will be no parking at the start. You must get dropped off or bike to the start. Parking will be at the Telemark Lower Parking Lot near to the bike-to-run transition. A shuttle will be available from Telemark to the start at 8:30 a.m. (you must reserve a spot on the shuttle). There is a bike rack on the shuttle.
Sprint Triathlon Divisions:
There are two divisions: individual and relay. A relay participant may complete more than one leg (example: one does swim and bike, the other runs). *Please note, if NOT registering your whole Relay Team at once, the first participant to register will be required to pay the whole fee.
Fee schedule:
Now to May 1, 2025:
Individual triathlon: $65
Relay triathlon: $120
May 2 to July 31, 2025
Individual triathlon: $75
Relay triathlon: $130
August 1 to August 14, 2025
Individual triathlon: $85
Relay triathlon: $140
Bib Pick-up
15315 Nordmor Road, Cable from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 14th.
Awards
Overall male and female winners for triathlon and overall winner of relay
T-Shirts
Available for purchase for $20 during your event check out. You can also select "no shirt."
Participant guide will be uploaded soon.
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Triathlon
Individual Triathlon
Relay
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cable, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (CDT) in Cable on August 15, 2026 — 14h 09m 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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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, 5 Cable events
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