Germiston Lake – 14 April 2024

Trinity Sports triathlon races offer athletes of all skill levels an opportunity to race. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, we want to see you on the starting line!

Type: Triathlon (All Skill Levels)
Venue: Ekurhuleni Municipal Park, Germiston Lake
Online normal entries closing:  Noon (12pm) on Friday 5 April 2024
Online late entries closing: 23:39 on Wednesday 10 April 2024
In-store race pack collection & late entries: 12-13 April 2024
Race day race pack collection: 14 April 2024

Individual entry – 1 athlete completes all disciplines
Team entry – 2 or 3 athletes race as a relay team (the team works together to finish the race with one person swimming, another person cycling and a third person (or the swimmer/cyclist if a team of two) running. Team members do not each complete all disciplines.

The race an athlete may enter is automatically determined by their age on 31 December 2023.

Athletes aged 12+ must race with a timing chip. It is also the only way to get an official time. A timing chip must be bought during race entry and is charged at R50 per person.

* Excluding TSA day licence of R150 per person (if applicable)
** Excluding TSA day licence of R50 per person (if applicable)
*** 8-11 year old races are free but athletes must be entered online (no late entry or race day entry allowed)

You earn your spot for the Showdown race. You can’t enter for this race.
Race and finish your triathlon. Then sit back and relax while we check the 10 fastest individual male & female finisher times for the sprint triathlon for a total of 20 athletes. KINDLY NOTE: no team times will be considered for this race. Only athletes racing in the sprint triathlon race will be considered for this race.

These 20 athletes will race once more to determine the winner of the day in a super sprint race:
400m swim
10km bike
2.5km run

There are 8 prizes up for grabs (as determined by the Showdown final race times):
Fastest race time (male & female)
Fastest swim time (male & female)
Fastest bike time (male & female)
Fastest run time (male & female)

Super standard triathlon & Standard triathlon
Time trial bicycles (TT bicycles) are allowed (this includes clip-on bars and bicycles with integrated aero bars).
Drafting is not allowed, meaning you are not allowed to draft behind the person in front of you.

Sprint triathlon & Super sprint triathlon
Time trial bicycles (TT bicycles) are not allowed (this includes clip-on bars and bicycles with integrated aero bars).
The only types of bicycles allowed are standard road bicycles and standard mountain bikes.
Drafting is allowed, meaning you are allowed to draft behind the person in front of you.

A wetsuit ruling will be made by the race referee on race morning, in accordance with ITU rules. Historically wetsuits were allowed but not compulsory. If the ambient air temperature combined with water temperature is too high wetsuits may not be allowed. A decision on this will, however, only be made on race morning.

12 April 2024 – 09:00 to 16:00, Troisport, Magaliesview
13 April 2024 – 09:00 to 13:00, Troisport, Magaliesview
14 April 2024 – 05:30 to 06:30, Ekurhuleni Municipal Park, Germiston Lake

Late Entries: Late entries are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of Trinity Sports. Late entry fees are payable in cash only.

It is compulsory for all athletes to attend race briefing (see Race Schedule for times)

Please ensure you download and read all relevant race information.

• Course Routes
• Athlete Race Day Parking
• Race Schedule
• Athlete Guide

It is the responsibility of each athlete to familiarize himself or herself with race information and rules provided by Trinity Sports.

By entering a race, you confirm that you have read all event information provided, and abide by the terms & conditions.