Tri The Illini
About this race
All registration closes at 11:59PM Friday (9/25). You must be registered by 11:59PM Friday in order to race.
Tri the Illini is a sprint triathlon that consists of a 300 meter pool swim in a 50 meter outdoor pool, a fast and flat 14 mile bike, and a 5k run through the UIUC campus. It will start and end at the Activities and Recreation Center on University of Illinois’s campus, where the swim will be taking place.
To be guaranteed for a race shirt, sign up by September 12th and there will be a shirt reserved for you in the size you specify. Otherwise, shirts are given out on a first come, first serve basis at packet pick up, while supplies lasts.
Packet Pickup
Saturday, 9/26 3:00-6:00PM
Body N' Sole, 1317 N Dunlap Ave, Savoy, IL
Sunday, 9/27 and 6:15-7:30AM
ARC Gym 3, 201 E Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL
Race Morning Schedule
6:00-7:30 AM: Transition open
6:15-7:30 AM: Packet pickup in Gym 3
7:40 AM: Mandatory pre-race meeting in Gym 3, immediately followed by athlete corralling
8:00 AM: Race Start
Additional Information
Tri The Illini is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event and follows USAT rules and regulations. More details can be found here.
Parking is available at parking lot E-14 located at the intersection of First and Kirby. A map to this lot can be found here.
Training Plan
Purchase a great training plan for this year's race to prepare you for race day!
https://www.trisignup.com/Race/Store/IL/Champaign/TriTheIllini
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Triathlon - Individual
Triathlon - Collegiate
Triathlon - Relay
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Champaign, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (CDT) in Champaign on September 27, 2026 — 11h 56m of daylight.
Course
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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, 9 Champaign events
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