The Pigman Sprint Triathlon is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event.
Where: Pleasant Creek State Park is located 12 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids in eastern Iowa. To reach the park: From I-380 take exit #24 (Blairs Ferry Road) and head west to Palo (approximately six miles), turn north on County road W36 and follow signs. Closest airport to the park is the Eastern Iowa Airport. It is located about 30 minutes from the race site.
Swim: Wave starts begin at 7:30 a.m. sharp. The .5K (500M) course is an out-and-back swim from Pleasant Creek State Park swimming beach. Boats and safety personnel will be on the lake at all times. Wet suits will be allowed as per USA Triathlon rules.
Bike: Our challenging 25K (15.5 mile) bike course will take you through Iowa’s scenic countryside. All bikers must have an ANSI approved helmet to participate. Bikers without helmets will not be allowed on the course. No drafting allowed; marshals will patrol the entire course.
Run: The 5K (3.1 mile) run includes several small, rolling hills and is totally within the confines of the park on paved roads.
Details: Time-Trial swim start format. Elite athletes and teams will start in waves beginning at 7:30 a.m. All other athletes will start in a Time-Trial format.
Website: Click here for more information
Results: Click here for past year’s results
This was my 3rd triathlon, first Pigman and I was impressed. This was a well organized event, even with the large crowd. The time trial swim start is very nice, you have some room between people. The transision area was set up good and all volunteers were helpful and encouraging. I liked the bike course, and the run course was good as well. I will definately do it again
This was my first time doing a triathlon and I was very impressed with the organization of the event. Being a newbie, I was really nervous about where to go and how to get set-up. The volunteers were extremely helpful and the course was scenic being located mostly in the park. Traffic was heavy at some points but I guess that is to be expected when you have to cover 15 miles of course route. I would recommend this to any first timer or veteran. Great all around event.
The new format for the swim start worked great. From what others were saying it was a lot better than a wave start for non-elites.
Can’t wait to do it again next year!