Welcome to the 3rd annual Tiger Tri put on by the University of Missouri (Mizzou) Triathlon Club! This race will be hosted on Sunday, February 1st at the Mizzou Rec 1000 Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65203.
Race Distances
- 500m pool swim (50 meter pool).
- 10 mile bike (stationary bikes).
- 5k run on our outdoor track (We will use the indoor track depending on the weather).
General Information
Doors to the Mizzou Rec will open at 10:00 AM for athletes to check in and warm up in the pool. Heats will start at 11:00 AM and go every hour. There is no set time that you must show up by, but there will be a meeting 15 minutes before each swim start on the pool deck so plan accordingly with your heat time. Heat assignments will go out a few days before the race. Lockers and space for athletes backpacks will be provided. After each leg there will be ~10 mins gaps before the next leg starts in order to provide athletes time to change clothes. There will be awards given out for top finishers for each gender in each category.
Swim
The swim is long course(50m) and swimmers will split lanes. The swim will start off the wall and will not include any diving.
Bike
The bike is 10 miles on our stationary bikes. Athletes will be allowed to clip into spin bikes with SPD (mountain bike) clips if they choose. SPD-SL clips will not work with our bikes. Towels will be available to dry off sweat.
Run
The run is 10 laps outside on the Stankowski Track. In the case that the conditions outside are not good, the run will be done on the indoor track instead.
USAT Sanctioning
This event is USAT sanctioned, so a USAT membership is required. If one does not have one, a single day membership can be bought while registering.
Note for Collegiate Athletes
This race does qualify one for Nationals, but is not scored within the conference.