The Spirit of Kona Triathlons & 5k/10k

Have you always dreamed of Kona? Well, how about a mini version to start you off?

Storm the beach into your 400 Meter swim along the Tellico dam for and out over and back swim course.  The Olympic is a 1600 Yard Swim by the dam!

Come out onto the beach and make your way to our transition area to hit out on the 16-mile rolling hill bike course. the Olympic course will take you a little further for an even more scenic (if that's possible) 25 miles.  The sights are beautiful!

Following the bike, you will head out on a run that takes you out and back along the dam to a finish to remember...You know at PBR it's all about you.  

Here are the routes:

Sprint Bike

Olympic Bike

5k/10k run courses

There will also be a 5k/10k run only course! So bring your friends and put them to work running! Both of these courses are certified:

5k - TN21025MS

10k - TN21026MS

Packet Pickup will be Friday, on site from 5:30pm-7pm and again on Saturday morning starting at 5:30am till 7:20am

Chips will be distributed Race morning only

Race Day 5:30 am Transition opens 

7:20 am Gather on the beach for swim start and pre-race announcements.

7:30 am Sprint Swimmers start! Storm the beaches!

7:45 Olympic Swimmers start

8 am 5k/10k starts

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Want to change divisions or giveaways?  Manage that here: Update T-Shirt/Giveaway - RunSignup

Personal Best Racing has a NO REFUND policy. No Exceptions. There is insurance available during your registration to purchase for these purposes. 

Event Cancellation / Modification Policy - If Natural Disaster or Community Disaster occurs, our action steps are as follows:

1.Personal Best Racing in concert with local officials will make decisions based on safety first. 2. Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between Personal Best Racing and local officials 3. Financial: It is not financially feasible for Personal Best Racing to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to future races. The money you paid is spent developing the subject event. 4. Personal Best Management does not save any money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the events are purchased and/or arranged in advance. All event supplies and services associated with that event must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.

Join fellow runners on May 9, 2026 for the The Spirit of Kona Triathlons & 5k/10k. It's a fantastic 5K, 10K featuring a flat and fast course in Lenoir City.