Below is a comprehensive list (by month then date) of women’s-only outdoor triathlons of varying distances slated for 2016. Bookmark this triathlon listing page because it will be updated as information is received or discovered. Let me know of any additions, changes or corrections, too!
Updated May 21, 2016
April
Power of a Woman Pool Triathlon, East Meadow, New York
- Saturday, Apr. 16
- Sprint distance: 400-meter pool swim, 6-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay teams
- Go to Power of a Woman Triathlon race page
Mighty Mujer Triathlon, El Paso, Texas
- Saturday, Apr. 23
- Super sprint distance: 300-yard pool swim, 9.3-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Sprint distance: 300-yard pool swim, 18-mile bike & 3-mile run
- RaceElPaso.com/mighty-mujer
May
Spa Girl Triathlon, San Antonio, Texas
- Saturday, May 7
- Sprint distance: 400-meter swim, 10-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual, relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- SpaGirlTri.com
Esprit de She Duathlon & 5K, Tempe, Arizona
- Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day)
- Duathlon distance: 1.5-mile run, 12.4-mile bike & 1.69-mile run
- Note: Triathlon canceled due to construction at Tempe Town Lake dam
- 5K road run
- Location: Tempe, AZ
- EspritDeShe.com
Ladies Choice Multisport Festival, Manassas, Virginia
- Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day)
- Triathlon sprint: 400-yard pool swim, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Duathlon: 2-mile run, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Aquabike: 400-yard pool swim & 8-mile bike
- TriItNow.com/LC/ladieschoice.htm
The Mother’s Day All Women Triathlon/Duathlon & 5K, Granite Bay, California
- Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day)
- Triathlon sprint: 400-yard swim, 6.5-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Duathlon: 2-mile run, 6.5-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual & relay team (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at TotalBodyFitness.com
Girlz on Fire Women’s Triathlon, Clermont, Florida
- Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day)
- Super sprint: 440-yard swim, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Sprint distance: .5-mile swim, 16-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Go the race page at SommerSports.com
Alaska Women’s Gold Nugget Triathlon, Anchorage, Alaska
- Sunday, May 15
- Sprint distance: 500-yard swim, 12-mile bike & 4.1-mile run
- Individual and generational teams (i.e. grandmother, mother & daughter)
- www.GoldNuggetTriathlon.com
Esprit de She Triathlon & Duathlon, Lakeville, Minnesota
- Sunday, May 22
- Triathlon: 200-meter swim, 11.72 mile bike, 2-mile run
- Duathlon: 2-mile run, 13-mile bike & 2-mile run
- www.EspritdeShe.com
Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Sunday, May 15
- Super sprint distance: 225-yard pool swim, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2- and 3-ladies).
- Max entries: 700 athletes
- RamblinRoseEvents.com
TriUtah Woman of Steel Triathlon & 5K, Syracuse, Utah
- Saturday, May 14
- Sprint distance: 300-meter pool swim, 12-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Run only: 5K run/walk
- Go to the race page at TriUtah.com
June
Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon, South Charlotte, North Carolina
- Sunday, June 5
- Super sprint distance: 200-yard swim, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Max entries: 1,000 athletes
- RamblinRoseEvents.com
Esprit de She Triathlon, Naperville, Illinois
- Sunday, June 12
- Sprint distance: 750-meter swim, 21.4K bike & 5K run
- Individual, relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies), parathletes
- EspritDeShe.com
Tri Goddess Tri, Grass Lake, Michigan
- Sunday, June 26
- Mini-sprint: .25-mile pool swim, 10.7-mile bike & 1.5-mile run
- Sprint distance: .5-mile pool swim, 10.7-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Duathlon: 1.5-mile run, 10.7-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Aquabike: .5-mile pool swim & 10.7-mile bike
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at EpicRaces.com
WildRose Womens Triathlon, Calgary, Alberta
- Sunday, June 26
- Tri It distance: 300m pool swim, 9K bike, 2.5K run
- Sprint: 750m pool swim, 18K bike, 4.5K run
- Maximum 300 participants
- WildRoseTriathlon.ca
July
Valley Girl Triathlon, Liberty Lake (Spokane), Washington <— NEW LISTING!
- Sunday, July 10
- Sprint distance: 1/3-mile swim, 12-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- ValleyGirlTri.com
Mason TRI-Umphant Triathlon, Mason, Ohio
- Sunday, July 16
- Sprint distance: 400-yard pool swim, 20K bike & 5K run
- Duathlon: 5K run, 20K bike & 5K run
- Go to the race page at HFPRacing.com
Montana Women’s Triathlon, Helena, Montana
- Sunday, July 17
- Sprint distance: 500-meter swim, 12-mile bike & 5K run
- MTWomensTri.com
Tri for a Cure Women’s Triathlon, Portland, Maine
- Sunday, July 17
- Sprint distance: 1/3-mile swim, 15-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Minimum $500 in fundraising required to participate in event
- TriForACure.org
WIN for KC Women’s Triathlon, Smithfield, Missouri
- Saturday, July 30
- Sprint distance: 500-meter swim, 10-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- WinForKCTri.org
August
Iron Girl Syracuse Sprint Triathlon, Brewerton, New York
- Sunday, Aug. 7
- Sprint distance: 600-meter swim, 30K bike & 5K run
- Individual and buddy waves
- Go to race page at IronGirl.com
Subaru Iron Girl Canada Women’s Triathlon, Grimsby, Ontario
- Sunday, Aug. 7
- Sprint distance: 500-meter swim, 20K bike & 5K run
- Individual
- Go to the race page at IronGirl.com
Subaru Iron Girl Vancouver Sprint Triathlon, British Columbia
- Sunday, Aug. 7
- Sprint distance: 750-meter swim, 20K bike & 5K run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the Iron Girl race page at Ironman.com
West Plains Wunder Woman Triathlon, Medical Lake (Spokane), Washington <— NEW LISTING!
- Sunday, Aug. 7
- Sprint distance: 1/4-mile swim, 10.2-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Olympic distance: 3/4-mile swim, 25-mile bike & 6-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- WunderWomanTriathlon.com
Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon, Ellicott City, Maryland
- Sunday, Aug. 14
- Sprint distance: .62-mile swim, 16-mile bike & 3.4-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- UlmanFund.org/irongirl/
Iron Girl Pleasant Prairie Sprint Triathlon, Wisconsin
- Sunday, Aug. 14
- Sprint distance: .5-mile swim, 12-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual, relay and buddy waves
- Go to race page at IronGirl.com
Outdoor Divas Sprint Triathlon, Longmont, Colorado
- Sunday, Aug. 14
- Sprint distance: .5-mile swim, 12.9-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at WithoutLimits.co
Pink Power Triathlon, Midlothian, Virginia
- Sunday, Aug. 14
- Sprint distance: 400-meter swim, 11.9-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- New organizer; individual and relay, aquabike
- Go to the race page at GoToElevenRacing.com
YMCA of Minneapolis Women’s Triathlon, Minnesota
- Sunday, Aug. 14
- Super sprint distance: 200-yard swim, 7.3-mile bike & 1-mile run/walk
- Sprint distance: 500-yard swim, 15.5-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at YMCAmpls.org
TriathaMom, Riverton, Utah
- Saturday, Aug. 20
- Sprint distance: 300-meter swim, 12-mile bike & 5K run
- Duathlon (bike/run)
- “Aqua Velo” (swim/bike)
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies) for triathlon & duathlon
- GoTriathaMom.com
Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon, Winston/Salem, North Carolina
- Sunday, Aug. 21
- Super sprint distance: 225-yard swim, 8-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Max entries: 700 athletes
- Go to the race page at RamblinRoseEvents.com
Go Girl Triathlon, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Saturday, Aug. 27
- Sprint distance: 500 meter swim, 10-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Duathlon distance: 2-mile run, 10-mile bike & 3-mile run
- Go to the race page at TuxBro.com
Santa Barbara Triathlon Women Only Sprint, California
- Sunday, Aug. 28
- Sprint distance: 500-yard swim, 6-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual
- Go to the race page at SantaBarbaraTriathlon.com
September
Spa Girl Triathlon, Lost Pines, Texas
- Saturday, Sept. 10
- Sprint distance: 300-meter swim, 10-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- SpaGirlTri.com
Iron Girl Sandy Hook Women’s Triathlon & 5K, New Jersey
- Sunday, Sept. 11
- Sprint distance: 1/3-mile swim, 15-mile bike & 5K run
- A bike-run option starts 30 minutes after swim start
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- IronGirl.com
Title 9 Women Only Triathlon, Hopkinton, Maine
- Sunday, Sept. 11
- Sprint distance: 0.25-mile swim, 10-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at MaxPerformanceOnline.com
HMF Women’s Triathlon, Farmington, Connecticut
- Sunday, Sept. 18
- Sprint distance: .5-mile swim, 12-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at HartfordMarathon.com
Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon, Huntersville, North Carolina
- Sunday, Sept. 18
- Super sprint distance: 250-yard swim, 9-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at RamblinRoseEvents.com
October
Spa Girl Triathlon, The Woodlands, Texas
- Saturday, Oct. 1
- Sprint distance: 300-yards swim, 10-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- SpaGirlTri.com
Mermaid Tri & Du, Capitola, California
- Saturday, Oct. 1
- “Mighty Mermaid” (Olympic) distance: 1,500-meter swim, 23-mile bike, 10K run
- Sprint distance: 600-meter swim, 11.5-mile bike, 2.5-mile run
- Duathlon: 1.5-mile run, 11.5-mile bike, 2.5-mile run
- Go the the race page at MermaidSeries.com
Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Sunday, Oct. 2
- Super sprint distance: 250-yard pool swim, 9-mile bike & 2-mile run
- Individual and relay (2-ladies & 3-ladies)
- Go to the race page at RamblinRoseEvents.com
Esprit de She Triathlon, San Diego, California
- Sunday, Oct. 16
- Super sprint distance: .24-mile swim, 6.35-mile bike & 1.59-mile run
- Sprint distance: .46-mile swim, 12.06-mile bike & 2.76-mile run
- Duathlon distance: 1-mile run, 12.4-mile bike & 3.1-mile run
- EspritDeShe.com
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