Payson Orchards Triathlon and 5K
Saturday, June 10, 2023
655 S Main St, Payson, UT 84651
7:00 a.m. race start
What I love about this race:
We think it's the prettiest sprint run and bike course in Utah! What brings people back year after year are the beautiful orchards we bike through on a relatively flat course; the friendly spectator area, including a kids playground, bounce house, and vendors; an awesome finisher medal; an accurate timing chip system; free photos, an easy and fun swim, not to mention the small-town race feel! The perfect triathlon for first-time triathletes or those seasoned athletes looking for a fun, fast, and beautiful sprint triathlon! In 2023 we're going to try out a reverse-order triathlon for the first time ever on this course (run, bike, and then we end with the swim). We will also be offering a 5K run!

Sponsors: Rowley's Red Barn
Chubby's Cafe
Nebo Chiropractic
Payson Total Fitness
Payson Fruit Growers

If you'd like to help sponsor our event or be a vendor, please contact Race Director, Jackie Karlberg, at [email protected]

Check in & body marking:
Packet Pickup, Friday, June 9, Location: Outside of Payson Pool at Pavilion
Last-minute packet pickup 5:30-6:30 a.m. Location: Outside of Payson Pool at Pavilion
DISTANCE
5k run (3.1 miles), 18k bike (11 miles), 300 yard swim

RUN
Heading east toward Peteetneet Road (600 E), runners will turn south to run up the canyon until they meet the police turnaround at about 1.5 miles. On their way back, runners will turn left one block earlier than the "out" road onto 800 south, and then one last right onto Main Street to come into T1. The 5K ONLY runners will use the same 5K course. RUN ROUTE ON STRAVA. T1
Runners will enter Transition 1 (T1) from the Main Street side, grab their bikes and helmets and exit out the other side of the transition area.

BIKE*
Racers will leave the transition area on foot, mount their bicycles on the road, and will continue along an 11-mile route. Cycling through blooming cherry orchards and beautiful farms is what makes this relatively flat ride worth a try. Coming up over the freeway overpass and back into downtown Payson, racers will have unobstructed views of the Payson LDS temple, as well as miles and miles of south Utah County. BIKE ROUTE ON STRAVA.

T2
Dismounting your bike on Main Street, participants will walk their bikes into the transition area to prepare for the last leg of the race, the swim!
Swim
For the first time in Payson Orchards Triathlon history, we will have the swim be the last of the three disciplines. After exiting T2, racers will make their way barefooted to the south east corner of the pool, coming in the side gate and enter the pool while watching out for other swimmers. Swimmers will “snake” up and back in each lane, staying to the RIGHT side of the lane, and then under the lane line (only on the south side of the pool) to repeat until they exit the pool after swimming in all six lanes, equaling 300 yards. Racer's times will stop when they exit the pool and walk over the timing mat.

TIMING CHIP SYSTEM AWESOMENESS
RunnerCard will be providing our chip timing, and they do a phenomenal job. Shortly after you finish, you can pick up a print out of your time and ranking.

FINISH LINE/SPECTATOR AREA
While you’re exhausting yourself out on the course, your family and friends can enjoy a fun spectator area filled with vendors, kid’s activities, and music. When you cross that finish line, we'll drape you in your finisher medal! You did it!

AWARDS
All participants will be given a swag bag including an awesome, super-soft t-shirt, race bib, finisher medal, and other sponsor items.

Triathlon
Special awards will be given to the top three male and female triathlete finishers overall.

Other awards will be given in the following categories:
Under 16 boys and girls
16-19 men and women
20-24 men and women
25-29 men and women
30-34 men and women
35-39 men and women
40-44 men and women
45-49 men and women
50-59 men and women
60-69 men and women
70+ men and women
Top three teams overall

5K
Awards will be given to the top three male and top three female finishers overall.

REGISTRATION PRICES

Sprint Triathlon Individual Racers:
$55 entry fee through December 31
$65 entry fee through February 28
$75 entry fee through March 31
$85 entry fee through May 15
$85 and (possibly) no t-shirt from May 16 - June 10

Sprint Triathlon Teams (includes three swag bags and t-shirts - a team of 2-3 people where one person does the swim, one does the bike, one does the run):
$110 entry fee through December 31
$130 entry fee through February 28
$150 entry fee through March 31
$170 entry fee through May 15
$170 and (possibly) no t-shirts from May 16 - June 10

5K ONLY
$25 entry fee through December 31
$30 entry fee through May 15
$30 entry fee and (possibly) no t-shirt from May 16 - June 10

*DISCLAIMER: The bike leg crosses over train tracks twice. Please use caution when in these areas. The train company does not hold for races, so it is possible that you could be stopped for a train for a number of minutes, your time will not be adjusted if you are stopped. **Does not include processing fees. All registrations are non-refundable, and non-transferrable.