Trinity Sports triathlon & duathlon races offer athletes of all skill levels an opportunity to race. Our year opening race incorporates the Central Gauteng Triathlon (CGT) Triathlon Championships. Anyone is welcome to race for fun or provincial selection. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, we want to see you on the starting line!

Trinity Triathlon @ Germiston – 21 January 2024

Type: Triathlon (All Skill Levels)
Venue: Ekurhuleni Municipal Park, Germiston Lake
Online normal entries closing:  Noon (12pm) on Friday 12 January 2024
Online late entries closing: Noon (12pm) on Tuesday 16 January 2024
In-store race pack collection & late entries: 18-20 January 2024
Race day race pack collection: 21 January 2024

Race Types

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.

Race Age

The race an athlete may enter is automatically determined by their age on 31 December 2024.

Timing Chip

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 (if not bought at a previous Trinity Sports race) and is charged at R50 per person.

Races and pricing

Race category Ages Distances Individual price Team price
Super standard triathlon 18+ 1 500m swim/60km bike/15km run R695* R895*
Super standard duathlon 18+ 15km run/60km bike/7.5km run R645* R845*
Standard triathlon 18+ 1 500m swim/40km bike/10km run R595* R795*
Standard duathlon 18+ 10km run/40km bike/5km run R495* R695*
Sprint triathlon 16+ 750m swim/20km bike/5km run R420** R600**
Sprint duathlon 16+ 5km run/20km bike/2.5km run R380** R560**
Super sprint triathlon 12+ 400m swim/10km bike/2.5km run R280** R460**
Super sprint duathlon 12+ 2.5km run/10km bike/1.25km run R230** R430**
Youth triathlon 8-11 120m swim/4km bike/0.5km run FREE*** N/A
Youth duathlon 8-11 0.5km run/4km bike/0.5km run FREE*** N/A

Timing chip (compulsory if not bought at a previous Trinity Sports race)

 12+   R50pp N/A
3km Open water swim 13+ 3km swim3km swim R250 N/A
1.5km Open water swim 13+ 1.5km swim R220 N/A
750m Open water swim 13+ 0.75km swim R150 N/A

* 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)

Showdown

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 finisher times for the Super standard triathlon, standard triathlon and sprint triathlon (combined males and females across all waves for a total of 30 athletes. If the Super standard triathlon doesn’t have enough athletes to pick the 10 fastest times from, more athletes will be chosen from the Standard triathlon finish times). KINDLY NOTE: no team times will be considered for this race. No athletes racing in the super sprint race will be considered for this race.

These 30 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 9 prizes up for grabs (as determined by the Showdown final race times):
Top 3 swim times
Top 3 bike times
Top 3 run times

Want to win more prizes? Then earn more top 3 times in Showdown!

Example: the race winner had a top 3 swim time and top 3 bike time and thus wins 2 prizes.

Time trial (TT) bicycles and drafting:

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.

Wetsuits

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.

Race Pack Collection:

18 January 2024 – 09:00 to 17:00, Troisport, Magaliesview
19 January 2024 – 09:00 to 17:00, Troisport, Magaliesview
20 January 2024 – 09:00 to 13:00, Troisport, Magaliesview
21 January 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.

Race Briefing:

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

Race Information:

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.