Lake Saint Louis Triathlon
The City of Lake Saint Louis (LSL) Parks and Recreation Department is proud to present the oldest organized Triathlon event in the St. Louis metropolitan area. This event has proven to be the most popular Triathlon event in the area as it has filled the last ten years with participants who traveled from all over the country. The open water swim and rolling hills make this a challenging, but very enjoyable event to participate in. USA Triathlon Sanctioned and competition rules will apply.
AUGUST 15, 2020 at the LSL Community Association
100 Cognac Court Lake Saint Louis, Missouri 63367
Triathlon Fees Triathlon Discounts
$90 until February 28th $20 Resident Discount
$105 until July 1st
$120 up until 11 days before event (unless full) Triathlon Addition Fees
Relay Olympic Fees $15 One day USAT Membership/Insurance
$232 up until 11 days before event (unless full) $10 One day USAT Youth Membership
A triathlon is a 3 leg event consisting of a swim, bike, and run in that order.
Participants may choose to do all 3 legs of the event or compete as a single member on a relay team. This event has 2 distance options.
The Olympic distance race is: 1500 meter swim, 26 m bike, a 6.2 m run.
The Sprint distance race is: 400 meter swim, 13 m bike, a 2 m run.
Long course start is at approximately 7:00 a.m. for Long Course
Short course start follows long course at approximately 7:19 a.m.
Check-in opens at 5:30 a.m. and closes at 6:45 a.m.
No late starts allowed
415 total participants
No race day entry
Please note: The lakes are privately owned and only available to Community Association Members, who are in good standing, outside of the designated practice and competition times.
All participants must be 14 years of age on December 31, 2020 per USA Triathlon rules.
Per USA Triathlon rules all participants will race based on their age as of December 31, 2020.
We use the standard 5 year age group 0-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34,....... etc.
*participation medals will be given to all racers who finish and awards will be given to the top 3 male and female athletes in each age group as listed above.
All athletes must present a photo identification at to pick-up your packet. You can not pick-up another athletes packet.
Packet available:
Sunday, August 9th from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the **LSL Community Association (sight of swim practice).
Monday through Thursday, August 10th to August 13th from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at *Lake Saint Louis City Hall
August 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the *Lake Saint Louis City Hall.
Race day from 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. at the starting area.
*Lake Saint Louis City Hall, 200 Civic Center Drive Lake Saint Louis, Missouri 63367
**Lake Saint Louis Community Association, 100 Cognac Court Lake Saint Louis, Missouri 63367
Lake Saint Louis Parks Department in coordination with local officials will make decisions based on safety first.
Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between the Parks Department Management and local officials.
It is not financially feasible for the Lake Saint Louis Parks Department to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be no refunds or free entries to future races. The fee you paid is used to develop the event. The Parks Department does not save money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the event are purchased and/or arranged in advance and must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.
We wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing you on the course!
USAT, or USA Triathlon, is the national governing body of the sport of Triathlon. Sanctioning an event through USAT means the race is provided insurance for its athletes, race coordinators, and volunteers. As a sanctioned triathlon, all athletes are required to either be an annual USAT member or purchase a one-day membership pass. If you are currently a USAT member please make sure to bring your proof of membership when you pick up your packet. If you do not bring this proof, you will be charged for the one-day membership fee. If you are not an annual member, you will need to purchase a one-day membership (to insure you as a triathlete) before you are able to pick up your packet. One-day membership will be collected when you register online.
Skin-Suit are permitted per USAT rules and can be used in any water temperature.
Wet-suits are permitted, but under the following criteria:
1. Competitors may wear wet-suits if the water temperature is 78 degrees of lower.
2. Competitors may wear wet-suits if the water temperature is 78.1 - 83.9 degrees, but will not be eligible for awards.
3. Competitors may not wear wet-suits if water temperature is 84 degrees or warmer.
Refund request must be submitted via email no later than July 21. Please send refund request to parks@lakesaintlouis.com.
After July 21, no refunds can be issued.
If the race or portion of the race is cancelled due to inclement weather, no refunds can be issued.