For over four decades, athletes have flocked to Tupper Lake in late June for the annual Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon, making it one of the longest running races of its kind in the country. Triathletes from the Northeastern United States and Canada put the Tupper Lake Tinman on their running …
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For over four decades, athletes have flocked to Tupper Lake in late June for the annual Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon, making it one of the longest running races of its kind in the country. Triathletes from the Northeastern United States and Canada put the Tupper Lake Tinman on their running calendars because of the reputation for quality established over the years.
Events include:
– Tinman: Swim: 1.2 mile / Bike: 56 mile / Run: 13.1 mile
– Relay: Swim: 1.2 mile / Bike: 56 mile / Run: 13.1
– Olympic: Swim: 0.93 mile / Bike: 26 mile / Run: 6.2 mile
– Sprint: Swim: 0.5 mile / Bike: 12.6 mile / Run: 3.1 mile
– Aquabike: Swim: 1.2 mile / Bike: 56 mile
All entry fees include T-Shirt, carbo-dinner voucher, post race BBQ, two draft beer pints (athletes 21+), souvenir swim caps and information in your race packets. Race packets will be handed out at Check-in.
The Tupper Lake Tinman is one of the oldest running triathlons in the US. Beginning in 1983 with 68 competitors taking part, the Tinman is one of oldest triathlons in the United States. It’s only three years younger than Ironman Hawaii, and its pioneering demeanor is evident in the fact that the word “triathlon” was added to the Ninth Edition of the Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary the first year the Tinman took place.
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First Time Tri
Great first time triathlon!! Beautiful lake, great scenery. The bike was the most challenging for me because I had never trained on hills and this course was quite hilly. However … MORE
Great first time triathlon!! Beautiful lake, great scenery. The bike was the most challenging for me because I had never trained on hills and this course was quite hilly. However that being said, I managed trough it just fine even with my old steel frame bike. Would love to do the 70.3 next year. I’ve never done tris before so I’m not sure if this is how it always is, but I wasn’t a fan of them not closing the streets for the ride (or the run for that matter, but that is less dangerous). I would also mention that the website did not have that much information for a first timer like myself. It would have been good to know that there would be no place to change other than the porter potties after the swim, or that the roads would not be closed or if there was a cut off for time on the courses. I know a lot of these things are intuitive for repeated triathletes but I had to learn everything the day before and it was quite nerve racking. Other than that, I had a blast! Great experience and great people!!