Ethan A. Rhodig Memorial Triathlon at Burke High School 2024
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Past event
9:00 AM CDT
Omaha, Nebraska
$45.00–$185.00 · 7 races
Sprint
Event summary
Join us for the exciting Ethan A. Rhodig Memorial Triathlon at Burke High School in Omaha, Douglas on Saturday, May 4th, 2024! This vibrant event offers a unique opportunity for athletes of all skill levels to dive into the triathlon season with a pool swim, making it perfect for those who prefer the comfort of indoor swimming to chilly lake waters. The race kicks off at 7:30 AM and features a variety of distances, including Sprint and Super Sprint triathlons, Duathlon, Aqua-Run, Aqua-Bike, and the thrilling Draft Legal Super Sprint option.
Participants aged 15 and above can challenge themselves with distances like a 300-meter swim, a 10K bike ride, and a 2.5K run for the Super Sprint, or opt for the Sprint distance with a 5K run. With a spectator-friendly layout and the chance to race twice in one day, this event promises an exhilarating atmosphere for both athletes and fans. Don't miss out on the chance to earn a finisher medal and compete for age group awards! Get ready to make memories and have "twice the fun" at this year’s unforgettable triathlon experience!
Participants aged 15 and above can challenge themselves with distances like a 300-meter swim, a 10K bike ride, and a 2.5K run for the Super Sprint, or opt for the Sprint distance with a 5K run. With a spectator-friendly layout and the chance to race twice in one day, this event promises an exhilarating atmosphere for both athletes and fans. Don't miss out on the chance to earn a finisher medal and compete for age group awards! Get ready to make memories and have "twice the fun" at this year’s unforgettable triathlon experience!
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Races
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EAR Sprint Triathlon Individual Entry
Includes T-Shirt
Sprint Distance Race Options.
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$85.00
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EAR Sprint Triathlon Relay Team
Includes T-Shirt
Relay Teams are composed of 2 or 3 team members each doing at least one leg of the triathlon. All relay team participants remain in the transition area until their turn. The chip goes with the current relay team member on the course.
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$185.00
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Individual Virtual Triathlon
VirtualIncludes T-Shirt
Virtual Participation in the EAR Triathlon
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$50.00
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Aquabike - Swim/Bike Only
Includes T-Shirt
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$85.00
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Open Water Swim
Includes T-Shirt
750m Open Water Swim Only
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$45.00
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Sprint Triathlon High School Division
Includes T-Shirt
This race option is ONLY for High School Aged participants. Eligible for entering high school 9th grade through 12th grade for the 2023-24 School year. High School Graduates may not enter under this race option.
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$75.00
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Duathlon - Run/Bike/Run
Includes T-Shirt
Duathlon Run 1k Bike 20k Run 5k
Entries closed9:00 AM CDT
$85.00
Organiser's description
JOIN US FOR THE ETHAN A. RHODIG MEMORIAL TRIATHLON AT BURKE HIGH SCHOOL! THIS YEAR WE MOVED OUR RACE DATE 1 MONTH DUE TO ACCOMMODATE THE USA TRIATHLON EVENT IN JUNE AT LAKE CUNNINGHAM! THIS RACE OFFERS A POOL SWIM! A GREAT WAY TO GET PRIMED FOR THE TRIATHLON SEASON AND ALSO GREAT FOR THOSE THAT MAY PREFER A POOL SWIM VERSUS A LAKE SWIM.
HAVE "TWICE THE FUN" AND REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT LEGAL TRIATHLON (VERY SHORT DISTANCE) AND ANY OTHER RACE OPTION TO HAVE TWO RACES. YOU CAN RACE TWICE IN THE SAME DAY! DRAFT LEGAL IS AN UNIQUE AND EXCITING WAY TO RACE IN TRIATHLON. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT RULES SO PLEASE REVIEW THEM AT THE LINK BELOW.
DRAFT LEGAL RACE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.USATRIATHLON.ORG/MULTISPORT/RULES https://www.usatriathlon.org/multisport/rules
THE RACE DATE IS SATURDAY MAY 4TH, 2024:
RACE START AT 7:30AM (PLEASE SEE ATHLETE GUIDE ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE RACE DATE FOR ALL FINAL RACE INFORMATION INCLUDING ANY CHANGES TO THE START TIME).
SWIM WAVES CONSIST OF 12 PEOPLE PER WAVE/2 PER LANE. 12 LENGTHS FOR 300M AND 24 LENGTHS FOR 600M.
THE DUATHLON RACE STARTS CLOSER TO 8:00AM OUTSIDE THE TRANSITION AREA.
FOR 2024, WE ARE MOVING THE TRIATHLON TO BURKE HIGH SCHOOL! WITH THE CHANGE OF LOCATION, THIS EVENT OFFERS MANY RACE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR AGES 15 AND ABOVE. RACE OPTIONS ARE SPRINT AND SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON, DUATHLON, AQUA-RUN/SWIMRUN, AQUA-BIKE/SWIMBIKE,
WITH THE USA TRIATHLON NATIONAL MULTI-SPORT FESTIVAL IN OMAHA IN 2024 AND 2025, THIS EVENT IS OFFERING A "DRAFT LEGAL" SUPER SPRINT DISTANCE OPTION. THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN AND GET READY FOR NATIONALS IN JUNE IN OMAHA! THE DRAFT LEGAL RACE OPTIONS WILL ALLOW FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DO TWO RACES IN THE SAME DAY IF DESIRED. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT LEGAL RACE OPTIONS AND ANOTHER RACE OPTION I.E. SPRINT TRIATHLON. "TWICE THE FUN"
SWIM LEG IS IN THE INDOOR POOL AT BURKE HIGH SCHOOL. THE BIKE COURSE/LEG IS ON A CLOSED COURSE UTILIZING THE STREETS AROUND BURKE HIGH SCHOOL. THE RUN COURSE IS PRIMARILY ON THE OUTDOOR TRACK IN THE BURKE STADIUM.
SUPER SPRINT BIKE COURSE: 5 LAPS OR APPROXIMATELY 10K. (EACH LAP IS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES)
SPRINT BIKE COURSE: 10 LAPS OR APPROXIMATELY 20K (EACH LAP IS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES)
SUPER SPRINT RUN COURSE: 2.5K RUN (6 LAPS)
SPRINT RUN COURSE: 5K RUN (12 LAPS)
DRAFT LEGAL TRIATHLON (VERY SHORT) 300 METER SWIM, 3 LAPS BIKE COURSE OR 6K, 1K.
THE COURSE LAYOUT PROVIDES FOR A VERY SPECTATOR FRIENDLY VENUE. SPECTATORS WILL BE ABLE TO CHEER ON THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE RACE. A POOL SWIM PROMOTES A BALANCE OF NEWER AND MORE SEASONED TRIATHLETES. A POOL SWIM ALSO ALLOWS FOR AN EARLY SEASON TRIATHLON WHEN SWIMMING IN A LAKE CAN BE RATHER CHILLY AND PROMOTES PARTICIPATION FOR THOSE THAT SWIMMING IN OPEN WATER MAY BE MORE CHALLENGING.
This race is open to ages 15 and above for men and women. Note: USA Triathlon determines age by what age you will be in the current year by December 31st. If you are 14 years on race day, but will turn 15 by December 31st of the current year, USA Triathlon considers your age as "15".
ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A FINISHER MEDAL!
AGE GROUP AWARDS FOR TOP 3 IN EACH AGE GROUP FOR THE SPRINT TRIATHLON
OVERALL TOP 3 AWARDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN BOTH SPRINT AND SUPER SPRINT DISTANCE TRIATHLON
OVERALL AWARDS FOR DUATHLON, AQUABIKE, AQUARUN.
An Athlete Guide is posted at www.raceomaha.com http://www.raceomaha.com on the event page approximately 1 week before the event and emailed to all registered participants to date. Please check the website or watch your email from Race Omaha. Please check your spam as well.
USA Triathlon Membership and single date event fees: This event is USA Triathlon Sanctioned. If you have an annual membership that is active on the event date, there is no single day event collected during registration. If you do not have an annual membership with USA Triathlon, you have the option to purchase a single day event fee during registration. This fee goes to USA Triathlon and not part of the registration cost.
HAVE "TWICE THE FUN" AND REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT LEGAL TRIATHLON (VERY SHORT DISTANCE) AND ANY OTHER RACE OPTION TO HAVE TWO RACES. YOU CAN RACE TWICE IN THE SAME DAY! DRAFT LEGAL IS AN UNIQUE AND EXCITING WAY TO RACE IN TRIATHLON. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT RULES SO PLEASE REVIEW THEM AT THE LINK BELOW.
DRAFT LEGAL RACE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.USATRIATHLON.ORG/MULTISPORT/RULES https://www.usatriathlon.org/multisport/rules
THE RACE DATE IS SATURDAY MAY 4TH, 2024:
RACE START AT 7:30AM (PLEASE SEE ATHLETE GUIDE ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE RACE DATE FOR ALL FINAL RACE INFORMATION INCLUDING ANY CHANGES TO THE START TIME).
SWIM WAVES CONSIST OF 12 PEOPLE PER WAVE/2 PER LANE. 12 LENGTHS FOR 300M AND 24 LENGTHS FOR 600M.
THE DUATHLON RACE STARTS CLOSER TO 8:00AM OUTSIDE THE TRANSITION AREA.
FOR 2024, WE ARE MOVING THE TRIATHLON TO BURKE HIGH SCHOOL! WITH THE CHANGE OF LOCATION, THIS EVENT OFFERS MANY RACE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR AGES 15 AND ABOVE. RACE OPTIONS ARE SPRINT AND SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON, DUATHLON, AQUA-RUN/SWIMRUN, AQUA-BIKE/SWIMBIKE,
WITH THE USA TRIATHLON NATIONAL MULTI-SPORT FESTIVAL IN OMAHA IN 2024 AND 2025, THIS EVENT IS OFFERING A "DRAFT LEGAL" SUPER SPRINT DISTANCE OPTION. THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN AND GET READY FOR NATIONALS IN JUNE IN OMAHA! THE DRAFT LEGAL RACE OPTIONS WILL ALLOW FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DO TWO RACES IN THE SAME DAY IF DESIRED. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT LEGAL RACE OPTIONS AND ANOTHER RACE OPTION I.E. SPRINT TRIATHLON. "TWICE THE FUN"
SWIM LEG IS IN THE INDOOR POOL AT BURKE HIGH SCHOOL. THE BIKE COURSE/LEG IS ON A CLOSED COURSE UTILIZING THE STREETS AROUND BURKE HIGH SCHOOL. THE RUN COURSE IS PRIMARILY ON THE OUTDOOR TRACK IN THE BURKE STADIUM.
SUPER SPRINT BIKE COURSE: 5 LAPS OR APPROXIMATELY 10K. (EACH LAP IS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES)
SPRINT BIKE COURSE: 10 LAPS OR APPROXIMATELY 20K (EACH LAP IS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES)
SUPER SPRINT RUN COURSE: 2.5K RUN (6 LAPS)
SPRINT RUN COURSE: 5K RUN (12 LAPS)
DRAFT LEGAL TRIATHLON (VERY SHORT) 300 METER SWIM, 3 LAPS BIKE COURSE OR 6K, 1K.
THE COURSE LAYOUT PROVIDES FOR A VERY SPECTATOR FRIENDLY VENUE. SPECTATORS WILL BE ABLE TO CHEER ON THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE RACE. A POOL SWIM PROMOTES A BALANCE OF NEWER AND MORE SEASONED TRIATHLETES. A POOL SWIM ALSO ALLOWS FOR AN EARLY SEASON TRIATHLON WHEN SWIMMING IN A LAKE CAN BE RATHER CHILLY AND PROMOTES PARTICIPATION FOR THOSE THAT SWIMMING IN OPEN WATER MAY BE MORE CHALLENGING.
This race is open to ages 15 and above for men and women. Note: USA Triathlon determines age by what age you will be in the current year by December 31st. If you are 14 years on race day, but will turn 15 by December 31st of the current year, USA Triathlon considers your age as "15".
ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A FINISHER MEDAL!
AGE GROUP AWARDS FOR TOP 3 IN EACH AGE GROUP FOR THE SPRINT TRIATHLON
OVERALL TOP 3 AWARDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN BOTH SPRINT AND SUPER SPRINT DISTANCE TRIATHLON
OVERALL AWARDS FOR DUATHLON, AQUABIKE, AQUARUN.
An Athlete Guide is posted at www.raceomaha.com http://www.raceomaha.com on the event page approximately 1 week before the event and emailed to all registered participants to date. Please check the website or watch your email from Race Omaha. Please check your spam as well.
USA Triathlon Membership and single date event fees: This event is USA Triathlon Sanctioned. If you have an annual membership that is active on the event date, there is no single day event collected during registration. If you do not have an annual membership with USA Triathlon, you have the option to purchase a single day event fee during registration. This fee goes to USA Triathlon and not part of the registration cost.
Location
12200 Burke Street, Omaha, 68154, NE, United States
Ethan A. Rhodig Memorial Triathlon at Burke High School 2024
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