News & Updates

The 2012 edition of the Door County Half Iron Triathlon sold out in record time.  Registration reached its 1,000 participant capacity on Saturday, February 18th, just under 50 days 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).  The online system imposes a $20 transfer fee per entry.

Registration for the eighth annual Door County Triathlon taking place July 21-22, 2012 will open at 12:01 am on January 1, 2012.  Registration fees have increased slightly to reflect the increased costs of putting on a five-star event that draws 2,000 participants each year.  “The costs of providing the food, fluids and perks for our participants have gone up in recent years,” said race director Sean Ryan.  “We’re still focused on keeping our prices below those of comparable events in the midwest.”  Click HERE or on the registration tab above to see a breakdown of registration fees.  Registration fees will increase each month in anticipation of a rapid sell out.  People wanting to participate in 2012 are encouraged to register early due to the event’s rigid capacities of 1,000 individuals and/or teams each day.

Individual swim wave assignments for the 2011 Door County Triathlon are now posted to the event website.  Simply click on the BLUE “Click here to view” button on the upper right side of the front page to view them.  We have received a lot of inquiries already about assignments for this year.  Here are a few things you should know:

• Elite Waves: Per USA Triathlon rules, participants who opt into the Half Iron Elite Wave (wave one) will be INELIGIBLE for age group awards.  They will only qualify for overall awards.  There is a Half Iron Elite Wave with both men and women in it and participants may still opt into or out of that wave.  Due to a lack of earlier demand, there will be NO ELITE SPRINT WAVE.  Nor will we add an Elite Sprint Wave at this late stage of the game.

• Age Group Waves: All waves (other than Half Iron Elite Wave) are assigned by age and gender.  Age brackets are ages 14 & under, followed by 5 year age brackets (15-19, 20-24, 25-29, etc.) through age 80 & over.  Please note that per USA Triathlon rules, THE PARTICIPANT’S RELEVANT AGE FOR TRIATHLON COMPETITION IS THEIR END-OF-YEAR AGE (i.e. their age on December 31, 2011).  Wave sizes vary greatly due to the variance in participation by different age and gender groups.  The delays between waves are intended to compensate for this and ensure safe monitoring by the lifeguard staff.  PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT SWITCH WAVES TO “BE WITH TRAINING PARTNERS, FAMILY OR FRIENDS.”  Those who do so will be DISQUALIFIED.  Relay teams are assigned to the age group of the person on the team who they indicated would be the swimmer.

• Order of Waves: This year the first few swim waves of the Door County Triathlon will include the oldest age/gender groups.  This is intended to a) provide the older athletes with more time to finish the event and b) shorten the duration of the overall event.  After the older age group waves, the remaining waves move through the male age groups from youngest to oldest followed by the female age groups from youngest to oldest.

Swim Wave Assignment Tables:

Click here for the 2011 DCT Sprint Swim Wave Assignments

Click here to see the 2011 DCT Half Iron Swim Wave Assignments

To see YOUR individual assignments and find out your bib number, click on the BLUE BUTTON at the upper right on this page.

Packet pick up for this year’s Door County Triathlon will take place at the event site, Murphy Park.  Packet pick up for both events will be available on Friday, July 15th from 2 pm until 8 pm.  On Saturday, Sprint participants may pick up their packets from 5:30 am until 7:30 am before the 8 am start of their event.  Half Iron participants may pick up their packets on Saturday from 10 am until 6 pm or on Sunday (race day) from 5:30 am until 7:30 am before the 8 am start.  PER USA TRIATHLON GUIDELINES, ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PICK UP THEIR OWN PACKET AND MUST PRESENT PHOTO ID IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR PACKETS.  Because we allow race day packet pick up, there are no justifiable reasons for exceptions to this rule.  Note: Relay teams have only one packet for their members.  At least one member must present a Photo ID to pick up their packet.