Sea to Summit Triathlon

Sea to Summit is not your traditional triathlon. This is an amazing day: combining the elements of a long-distance triathlon with the challenges of an adventure race. This largely self-supported event consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 95-mile bike ride, and a strenuous 5.5-mile run/climb up the tallest mountain in the Northeast U.S. The 2026 race starts at 5:30 am, Saturday July 25 in the coastal village of South Berwick, Maine and ends atop Mt. Washington within the White Mountains of New Hampshire. You'll be ready for that post-race dinner! Qualifications: We must place strict qualification restrictions to be sure all athletes finish safely during daylight. For age group athletes, required is the completion of either: - a 140.6 (“Ironman”) triathlon in 14:15 or less - or a 70.3 distance triathlon in 6:15 or less Additionally, all age-group athletes must have ranked in the top 75% of their age group in their qualifying race. Your qualifying race must have been held after Jan. 1, 2021. Athletes who qualified for the Ironman World Championships (140.6 or 70.3) during the same period are accepted no matter their finish rank at those races. For long triathlons of slightly different distances, calculate your finishing time against these standards. Also pre-qualified are athletes who previously finished a Sea to Summit race in 2014-2025 within the time limit, as well as all current and former card-carrying professional triathletes. The race directors may allow entries for athletes who have completed other recent races of similar difficulty if they are convinced the athlete likely has excellent swim proficiency as well as the ability to reach the checkpoints before the cut-off times (see below). Athletes must be 18 years of age or older. Required of Competitors Each competitor must designate a support person (porter) who is in good health and will be present throughout the race including; athlete's meeting, packet pickup, at the race start, drive the course (although