News & Updates

Organizers have been working with the Door County Sheriff’s Department and Sturgeon Bay Police Department for several months to establish road closures and staffing needs to safely accommodate the event. According to race director Sean Ryan, “Great care was taken during course design to minimize disruption to residents and visitors in the county.”   None of the routes for the event cross highways 42 or 57.  Residents along the course routes are asked to use caution when leaving and returning to their driveways on race weekend to avoid collisions.  Printed maps and a complete list of road disruptions are available at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA.

CLICK HERE for a list of the road disruptions from this year’s event.

On Sunday during the Half Iron event, the County Sheriff’s Department will close County G/Horseshoe Bay Road southbound at Highway 42 from approximately 11 am until 3 pm.  In addition, the section of Horseshoe Bay Road that goes down the hill from County G to Murphy Park will be closed from approximately Noon until 4 pm.  Inbound spectator traffic is advised to park at the top of the hill in the Horseshoe Bay Golf Course parking lot and walk down the hill during these hours.  Inbound local traffic may take South Trail to residences, Egg Harbor Beach and The Alpine Resort.  Outbound local traffic and departing participants are advised to depart NORTHBOUND on County G/Horseshoe Bay Road while the events are in progress on both days.

The 2011 Door County Triathlon Event Guide can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking on the image below.  The online version of this guide is best viewed on your computer screen by zooming in as opposed to printing it on 8.5″ x 11″ paper.  Large printed copies of the Event Guides will be distributed at packet pick up free of charge.

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.

The July 16-17, 2011 Door County Triathlon sold out to its maximum capacity of 2,000 participants on June 6, 2011.  There are exactly 1,000 individuals and teams registered for the Saturday, July 16th Sprint Distance Triathlon and 1,000 individuals and teams registered for the Sunday, July 17th Half Iron Triathlon.  It is no longer possible to register for either event.  Because we permit transfers from athlete to athlete, we maintain NO WAIT LIST.  Individuals interested in participating in this year’s edition of the Door County Triathlon are encouraged to monitor the event’s Facebook page (link at left) for people seeking to sell their entry.  Transfers are permitted PRIOR TO JULY 1st.  Registration for the 2012 race will open on January 1st, as always.