Tri Star Triathlons & Duathlons
About this race
Sprint Triathlon distance Swim 300 yards/BIke 11.5 Miles/Run 3.1 Miles
Olympic Triathlon Distance Swim 1500 yards/Bike 25 Miles/Run 6.2 Miles
Sprint Duathlon Run 2 Miles/Bile 11.5/Run 3.1 Miles
Olympic Duathlon Run 2 Miles/Bike 25 Miles/Run 6.2 Miles
Aquabike Sprint or Olympic - Swim Bike Done!
Take a swim in the Tennessee River with a short loop to give you a challenge but then a swoop back to the swim finish! The bike courses will bring you along Riverside Drive to East Knoxville and the beautiful rolling views of the route. The run will take you along the greenway and the river past the Star of Knoxville RIverboat launch, the Volunteer Landing past the Marina and back to the Riverside Park for a traditional PBR Finish!
Schedule of Events:
Friday, June 12th- 6-7pm Pre Race Packet Pickup Ned McWherter Park 1648 Riverside Drive
6:45pm Athletes Meeting (optional) at Swim Entrance/Exit
Saturday, June 13th - 5:30am Packet Pickup and Transition Opens
6:45am Athletes Meeting at Swim Start (Required)
7:00am Sprint Start (waves TBD)
7:15am Olympic Start (waves TBD)
8:15am Swim Cut off
9:00am Sprint Awards
10:30am Olympic Awards
11:00am Bike Cut off
12:00pm Hoping to be drinking our feelings away!
Parking will be at Ned McWherter park under the bridge as well in an adjacent overflow lot.
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Individual Sprint Triathlon
Athena Sprint Triathlon (165+ Female Weight Class)
Clydesdale Sprint Triathlon (220+ Male Weight Class)
Sprint Triathlon Relay
2 or 3 person - Must create a team during sign up
Individual Olympic Triathlon
Athena Olympic Triathlon (165+ Female Weight Class)
Clydesdale Olympic Triathlon (220+ Male Weight Class)
Aquabike
Individual Sprint Aquabike
Swim Bike then done!
Individual Olympic Aquabike
1500 Swim - 25 Mile Bike
Duathlon
Sprint Duathlon - Run Bike Run
2 Mile Run - 11.5 Bike - 3.1 Run
Olympic Duathlon - Run Bike Run Longer
2 Mile Run - 25 Mile Bike - 6.2 Mile Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knoxville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 8:53 PM local time (EDT) in Knoxville on June 13, 2026 — 14h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Tri Star Triathlons & Duathlons
83 finishers across 10 distances · leading places in the Individual Sprint Triathlon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Horton | 59:05 | 3:56 /mi |
| 2 | Matthew Fansler | 1:03:58 | 4:16 /mi |
| 3 | Seth Goudzward | 1:05:43 | 4:23 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Yates | 1:08:12 | 4:33 /mi |
| 5 | Fiona Carlon | 1:09:29 | 4:38 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 92 Knoxville events
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