News & Updates

The 2013 edition of the Door County Half Iron Triathlon sold out in record time.  Registration reached its 1,000 participant capacity on Monday, January 28th, less than one month after registration opened for this year.  RACE ORGANIZERS DO NOT MAINTAIN A WAIT LIST but transfers from athlete to athlete are permitted through June 30th.  People interested in purchasing an entry are encouraged to post on the event’s Facebook page (see link at left) and monitor the page for registrants who become injured, undertrained or are otherwise unable to use their entry.  There is an automated online transfer link on the front page of the event website (above).  Buyers and sellers must coordinate payment between them.  The automated online system imposes a $20 transfer fee on the buyer.

Registration for the ninth annual Door County Triathlon taking place the weekend of July 20-21, 2013 will open at 12:01 am on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2013.

Registration fees for the 2013 event will be posted in mid-December.  Those wishing to register must do so online via the event website.  The event allows participants to transfer their entries to someone else for a $20 transfer fee up until June 30, 2013, at midnight.

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Exactly 877 individuals and teams completed the 2012 Door County Half Iron Triathlon.  Mark Harms from Madison, Wisconsin, won the men’s division with a net time of 4 hours, 16 minutes, 2 seconds.  Elizabeth Paddock of Madison took the first place female prize with a time of 4 hours, 47 minutes, 10 seconds.  No course records were broken in either division.  Click on the printable files below for complete results.

2012 Door County Half Iron Triathlon Age Group Results (PDF)

2012 Door County Half Iron Triathlon Dvision Results (PDF)

2012 Door County Half Iron Triathlon Overall Results (PDF)

Congratulations to all of our finishers!

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Exactly 825 individuals and 47 teams (872 “competitors”) completed the 2012 Door County Sprint Triathlon.  Matthew Behnke from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, won the men’s division with a net time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, 29 seconds.  Karin Langer of Chicago, Illinois, took the first place female prize with a time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds.  No course records were broken in either division.

2012 Door County Sprint Triathlon Age Group Results

2012 Door County Sprint Triathlon Division Results

2012 Door County Sprint Triathlon Overall Results 

Congratulations to all of our finishers!

With weather forecasts anticipating temperatures in the mid-80′s with high humidity during event weekend, DCT organizers are taking extra precautions and urging the athletes to do the same.  Enhancements to address the heat include:

• AMPLE FLUIDS ON THE BIKE COURSES.  Every bike bottle handout station will have 1.5 to 2.0 bottles available per participant.  Sprint participants have TWO opportunities for fluids on the 18 mile course (start and halfway point).  Half Iron participants have SIX opportunities for fluids on the 56 mile course.

• AMPLE FLUIDS ON THE RUN COURSES.  Every rest station on the run will have 3-4 cups of fluids per participant.  There will be THREE opportunities for fluids on the Sprint run course (start, mile 1.5 and mile 2.2).  There will be TEN opportunities for fluids on the Half Iron run course (start, miles 1.5, 3.1, 4.2, 5.5, 7.1, 8.1, 9.7, 10.7 and 12.3).  On average, there will be water stations every 1.2 miles.

• ICE, ICE BABY!  In addition to the fluids, every rest station on the run will offer cups of ice to the participants. 

• GET HOSED!  There will be one sprinkler on the Sprint run course and at least 2-3 sprinklers on the Half Iron run course, including an industrial Misting System at mile 12 on Sunny Point Road.

• TAKE A COLD BATH…  There will be 100-gallon immersion tanks at EVERY REST STATION ON THE RUN.  Participants suffering from the heat are encouraged to dunk their upper bodies into these baths in order to cool off.  There will also be a 1,000-gallon portable pool at the finish for athletes to cool off in when they reach the finish line. 

• MISTING WANDS.  There will be at least 2 elevated shower-style misting wands that participants may pass under when they finish.

• EXCESS FLUIDS AT FINISH.  There will be 4,300 bottles of water at the finish area for participants and spectators.  There will also be soda and beer for the crowds.

Organizers are asking participants to take extra precautions as well.  They are urged to:

• Wear lighter colored and moisture-wicking clothing
• Arrive well-hydrated at the starting line
• Place their personal safety over their pace.  “It’s probably not a day to set a PR, folks,” says race director Sean Ryan.
• Take every opportunity to take in more fluids on the courses
• Drink GATORADE in addition to water to replace electrolytes and avoid a condition known as hyponatremia which can result from over-consumption of water

Personal safety takes the joint effort of both organizers and participants.  We’ll see you this weekend!