Set to take place on March 30, 2025, Cal Tri Events is opening a new race season with athletes and fancrews at the 2025 Athletica Cal Tri Austin in Texas.
Athletes from 30 US states and five countries, aged 7-83, will travel to ‘the live music capital of the world’ to compete in 19 separate racing options. These include: triathlon, run-bike-run, swim-bike, swim-run, swim and run at both the sprint and Olympic distances.
Youth athletes, aged 7-17, race at Cal Tri Events for free, made possible by adult registrations, donations and corporate sponsorships.
An all-women’s run-bike-run event, courtesy of PinkStrong, has also been added to the event weekend in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Led by Camille Baptiste, PinkStrong welcomes those who are fitness-focused, through to fun enthusiasts, to embrace the multisport lifestyle. The organisation believes that competing in multisport is about camaraderie, not competition.
PinkStrong adds that it isn’t a club, ‘it’s a vibe’. With training videos, free pre-race clinics, additional course marshals, and a celebratory finisher toast at the PinkStrong celebration tent, athletes are reminded that they are never alone as they discover they can accomplish new and difficult goals. Every finisher is celebrated, concluding with a victory tunnel for the final finisher.
In 2024, Cal Tri Events donated approximately US$45K to non-profit organizations that were integral in supporting its ‘safe, affordable & accessible’ mission. As a result of PinkStrong’s support of the US triathlon event series, all revenue from the PinkStrong RunBikeRun event – valued at US$6,000 this year – will be donated to SBR Fun.
Swim Bike Run Fun Club & Events (SBR Fun) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit multisport event producer in the Austin area, specializing in events that bring the triathlon and cycling communities together. Its mission is to create safe and accessible experiences through its Fun Swims Program, Fun Rides Circuit, and PinkStrong Multisport Series.
Support from Cal Tri Events includes promotion, pre-race planning including multiple site visits and volunteer recruitment and race weekend production.
Cal Tri adds that… ‘The athlete community and both organizations have greatly benefited from this unique collaboration and look to repeat it at 2025 Cal Tri Austin. The two Cal Tri Events races at Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park and CapTex Tri, recently acquired by Supertri, represent the only triathlons in Austin.’
www.californiatriathlon.org
www.swimbikerunfun.net
