TRY-athlon

Join our First Annual Sideburn Run TRY-athlon!

TRY-athlon

🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏊‍♀️ SIDEBURN RUN TRY-ATHLON

TRY it! A Little Less TRI. A Lot More FUN.

Ever wanted to try a triathlon—but not quite ready for the full thing? This is your chance!

The Sideburn Run TRY-athlon is a fun, family-friendly community event designed to get neighbors moving, try something new, and have fun together—all while raising funds for future enhancements to our pool.

Sunday, September 6, 2026

7:45 AM – Check-in opens
8:00 AM – Drop-in Stretch Station begins
8:45 AM – Safety Briefing
9:00 AM – Race begins

Address: Sideburn Run Rec Association, 10603 Zion Drive, Fairfax, VA 22032

You choose your challenge: Short Course or Long Course. Both start at 9:00 AM, and participants will complete the same three activities in reverse triathlon order: 🏃 RUN → 🚴 BIKE → 🏊 SWIM

CHOOSE YOUR COURSE LENGTH

SHORT COURSE

🏃 1-mile run around Bonnie Brae neighborhood
🚴 2-mile bike — 1 lap around Woodglen Lake and surrounding neighborhoods
🏊 3 pool lengths (75m)

LONG COURSE

🏃 2-mile run — 1 lap around Woodglen Lake and surrounding neighborhoods
🚴 4-mile bike — 2 laps around Woodglen Lake and surrounding neighborhoods
🏊 6 pool lengths (150m)

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW

This is a self-timed event—go at your own pace!
Course routes will be on paved roads/spaces and clearly marked with signs and chalk. All bike types are welcome and suitable for the course.
Starting line, race transitions, and end-point will all be at the pool, followed by light refreshments for racers.
Open to members, neighbors, friends, and family — ALL are welcome to join the fun!
Cost: $25 per racer | $100 family maximum
Swim portion will be a snake-swim through the pool: go down one lane, turn, duck under the divider line into the next lane, head back, and repeat the pattern zigzagging through the pool.

👨‍👩‍👧 PARTICIPANT & SAFETY RULES

The TRY-athlon is designed to be a fun, family-friendly challenge, but participants are responsible for their own safety throughout the event.

Parents/guardians are responsible for their children and must supervise their children during the run, bike, and swim portions of the event.
Course volunteers and safety patrols will be positioned at designated crosswalks and key locations to help direct participants and promote safe movement through the course.
Course volunteers are not responsible for supervising participants or children.
Participants must follow all posted signs, course directions, traffic laws, and instructions from safety volunteers.
Participants should use appropriate safety equipment, including a properly fitted bicycle helmet while biking.
Participants should only choose a course that is appropriate for their age, ability, and fitness level.
Please use caution around vehicles, pedestrians, other participants, and changing course conditions.
If weather or other conditions make the event unsafe, organizers reserve the right to modify, delay, or cancel the event.

AVOID REGISTRATION PLATFORM FEES!!

Click on the registration button below to register your racers, and at checkout in the Order Summary, be sure to UNCHECK the box to contribute to the platform.

Have questions? Contact Suheyla Lasky: sjayhan@gmail.com

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

Not racing, or free before the race? Come be part of the fun!

From helping with check-in, transitions, post-race reception, to cheering on racers and helping keep everyone moving safely along the course, we’ll need our Sideburn Run community to make this event a success.

Let’s make the very first Sideburn Run TRY-athlon one to remember! A Little Less TRI. A Lot More FUN.

VOUNTEER HERE!

SHORT COURSE MAPS

Run – 1 mile

Right – Zion Dr
Right – Allerton Rd
Left – Black Oak Dr
Right – Southport Ln
Left – Acacia Ln
Left – Sideburn Rd
Left – Zion Dr
END at pool for TRANSITION to BIKE

Bike – 2 miles

Right – Zion Dr
Right – Allerton Rd
Left – Black Oak Dr
Right – Southport Ln
Right – Fireside Ct
Right – Woodglen Lake Park Entrance
Continue onto Dam Path
Exit Park and Right – Goldeneye Lane
Right – John Ayres Dr
Right – Broadwater Dr
Right – Paynes Church Dr
Right – Kipp Ct
Right – Zion Dr
END at pool for TRANSITION to SWIM

Swim – 75 meters (3 pool lengths)

Begin at Lane 4 on Large Pavilion side of pool (signs will mark start point for each course)
Snake-swim through lanes
End at ladder on Small Pavilion side of pool

LONG COURSE MAPS

Run – 2 miles

Right – Zion Dr
Right – Allerton Rd
Left – Black Oak Dr
Right – Southport Ln
Right – Fireside Ct
Right – Woodglen Lake Park Entrance
Continue onto Dam Path
Exit Park and Right – Goldeneye Lane
Right – John Ayres Dr
Right – Broadwater Dr
Right – Paynes Church Dr
Right – Kipp Ct
Right – Zion Dr
END at pool for TRANSITION to BIKE

Bike – 4 miles

REPEAT above course TWO TIMES
END at pool for TRANSITION to SWIM

Swim – 150 meters (6 pool lengths)

Begin at Lane 1 on entrance side of pool (signs will mark start point for each course)
Snake-swim through lanes
End at ladder on Small Pavilion side of pool