The first weekend of June hosts the annual Blue Lake Triathlon and Duathlon Weekend Festival in Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview, OR. Hosted by the Why Racing Events, the festival offers Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, a Duathlon and an AquaBike race and a Super Sprint Tri. The Festival is the perfect event to test your newly found triathlon abilities, or to try out a distance you have yet to conquer. The Super Sprint…
The Blue Lake Triathlon, hosted by Why Racing Events was perfect this year. The weather was warm enough to feel comfortable the entire race without being too warm for the run at the end of the olympic triathlon. The temperature of Blue Lake was a little cooler this year, but still perfectly comfortable in a sleeveless wetsuit or for some, no wet suit at all. With a little cloud cover, it allowed athletes to push…
With summer just around the corner, the 37th annual Blue Lake Triathlon & Multi-Sport Festival is a great way to kick off the season. If you haven’t been training like you wanted through the winter and spring, Why Racing Events has you covered. It has been around forever and has really become a destination “must-do” event for new racers and seasoned veterans. On Saturday the super sprint triathlon/duathlon/aquabike for kids and adults will jump start…
The Blue Lake Triathlon was wonderful this year. The weather was perfect for racing. I was worried the swim might be cold, but when I dipped my toes into the lake it felt as warm as the water at the club where I train, and it nearly was, at a balmy 74 degrees. With the cloud cover, it definitely allowed athletes to push hard for personal bests. I competed last year, when temperatures were closing in…
With rains tapering off (sometimes) and sunny days becoming more frequent (sort of..) we know that triathlon season is not far off! Some of the first triathlons of the summer take place on June 3rd and 4th during Why Racing Events’ Blue Lake Triathlon and Duathlon Festival Weekend at Blue Lake Park in Fairview, Oregon. The variety of distances will offer an event for multi-sports athletes of all ability and experience levels. This year, the Saturday…
The 35th Annual Blue Lake Triathlon/Duathlon Weekend Festival kicks off the first weekend in June. Held at Blue Lake Park (21224 NE Blue Lake Road) in Fairview, an Olympic, Sprint, Duathlon, AquaBike and Super Sprint are offered during the weekend festival. Traditionally, the Blue Lake Triathlon is an opportunity to kick off the swim, bike, run season, but it’s also a great opportunity to test out the multi-sport world for the young and old. Located…
Here’s a recap of the 2013 Blue Lake Triathlon, in which Run Oregon blogger Geli Heidelberger participated. It was her first tri so she chose the “My First Tri” division designed for novice triathletes. The 2013 Blue Lake Triathlon Weekend sprint distance races were held on Saturday, June 8th, 2013. Nearly 700 athletes, ranging in age from 11 to 72, gathered at Blue Lake in Troutdale, OR to participate in the Sprint Triathlon, Sprint Duathlon,…
If you’ve ever considered trying a triathlon, I recommend giving the Blue Lake Triathlon a try! (Read Amy Little’s preview here.) Mail-in and online registration is still open, but prices will increase by $5 on May 24th, then by another $10 if you wait until packet-pickup or the day of race.
Swim. Bike. Run. That’s my mantra these days. I am currently training for the Blue Lake Triathlon sprint division on June 7th, and following that I’ll experience my first Olympic Distance Triathlon during the Pacific Crest Triathlon Festival in Sunriver June 29th.
