The Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival
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The Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival

Waynesville, Ohio, United States View on map
Aug 16, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

The Cincinnati Triathlon and Multisport Festival has something for everyone, including all ages and ability levels! Races include beginner, sprint, olympic, and ⅓ iron distances in triathlons, duathlons, aquabikes, and aquathlons, with various open swim distances. Racers call this race one of the best events in Ohio because of our positive, friendly community of support! It's a small race with a big race atmosphere. Plus there is free training help, along with awesome performance tees in gender-specific cuts, in-race pictures, finisher medals, and a post-race meal! Race assured that we will ensure the safety of all athletes, have medical support and law enforcement on site, adhere to all Federal, State and Local ordinances, so you can achieve your goals! All are welcome; come out and race with us! 

TRIATHLONS (Swim, Bike, Run)

Beginner = 200m swim / 6.5ml bike / 1.5ml run
Sprint = 750m swim / 14ml bike / 5k run
Olympic = 1500m swim / 26ml bike / 10k run
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 38ml bike / 9.3ml run

DUATHLONS (Run, Bike, Run)

Beginner = 1.5ml run / 6.5ml bike / 1.5ml run
Sprint = 1.5ml Run / 14ml bike / 5k run
Olympic = 5k run / 26ml bike / 10k run
1/3 Iron = 5k run / 38ml bike / 9.3ml run

AQUABIKES (Swim, Bike)

Sprint = 750m swim / 14ml bike only
Olympic = 1500m swim / 26ml bike only
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 38ml bike only

AQUATHLONS (Swim, Run)

Sprint = 750m swim / 5k run only
Olympic = 1500m swim / 10k run only
1/3 Iron = 2000m swim / 9.3ml run only

OPEN WATER SWIMS (Swim only)

1500m Open Water Swim (0.93 Miles)
3k Open Water Swim (1.86 Miles)
5k Open Water Swim (3.1 Miles)

OPEN RUN (Run Only)  - ALL AGES

5k (3.1 miles)
10k (6.2 miles)
9.3 miles 

Race Venue

The Cincinnati Triathlon and Multisport Festival will take place at Caesar Creek State Park Beach in Waynesville, Ohio, which is a short drive North of Cincinnati and South of Dayton. Packet Pick-up, and the Start/Finish Lines will be at the beachfront just North of the Park office, found at 8570 OH-73, Waynesville, OH 45068. Enter the park and drive all the way into the park to the last (Northern most) parking lot at the Beachfront. There is plenty of parking at the beachfront, and all the race festivities will be in the grass down by the Beach. Look for the tents and banners.

Race Swag, Goodies, and Post-Race Meal

Here are the swag and goodies to celebrate your accomplishment. Everyone who registers will get:

  • Event Tee
  • Men’s cut, women’s cut & youth sizing available - To be guaranteed a shirt, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
  • Finisher Medal - To be guaranteed a race medal, you must register at least 2 weeks in advance of the race.
  • Custom Race Bib
  • Catered Food & Drink
Saturday Race Schedule 
  • 4:00pm-6:00pm: Registration and Packet Pick-up at the Beachfront
Sunday Race Schedule 
  • 5:30am-8:30am: Registration and Packet Pick-up at the Beachfront (ALL RACES)
  • 5:30am-8:30am: Transition Check-in & Check-out (ALL RACES)
  • 6:45am: All Duathlons Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
  • 7:00am: 5k Open Water Swim & ⅓ Iron Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
  • 7:15am: 1500m & 3k Open Water Swim & OLY Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
  • 7:30am Sprint Tri, Aquabike & Aquathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
    We will start the High School and Collegiate athletes in the first wave.
  • 8:00am: Beginner Triathlon Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
  • 8:30am: Open Run 5k, 10k and 9.3 mile Start Following a Brief Pre-Race Meeting
  • 12:30pm: Course closes for all athletes in ALL AGES races including the Open Swim, Open Run, ALL Beginner Races, ALL Sprint Races, ALL Olympic Race and ALL ⅓ Iron Races and timing ends

 
Thank you for racing with us! If you have any questions contact us at zoomracingusa12@gmail.com 

Check out our website at https://www.zoomracingusa.com  

  • Our race day athlete guide
  • Check out the post-race food menu (all free of charge): BBQ, hotdogs, beans, corn, soda, ice cream, water and more! 
  • View results
  • Get race day info
  • Review tips, tricks, and training plans

We are athletes who love multisport racing, so please let us know how we can help you have an amazing race day. We look forward to seeing you on course! 

Pick your distance

Swimming

3K Open Swim

Aug 16, 2026 3K 7:15 AM
$60.00
Closed

5K Open Swim

Aug 16, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$60.00
Closed

Running

5K Open Run

Aug 16, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$60.00
Closed

10K Open Run

Aug 16, 2026 10K 8:30 AM
$60.00
Closed

15K Open Run

Aug 16, 2026 15K 8:30 AM
$60.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waynesville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 32.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 16, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 16, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 41m

The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Waynesville on August 16, 2026 — 13h 41m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — The Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival

15 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the 3K Open Swim

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Leading finishers of the 2026 The Cincinnati Triathlon & Multisport Festival
Place Name Time Pace
1 Max Medearis 50:32 —
2 Abigail Westnedge 51:22 —
3 J. Scott Thompson 1:09:26 —
4 Berell McClellan 1:39:32 —

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

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results

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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 Waynesville events

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