East Coast Triathlon Festival
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East Coast Triathlon Festival (ECTF)
The East Coast Triathlon Festival is a multisport event held in Glen Allen, Virginia. The festival takes place on a flat, closed loop course at Innsbrook that is entirely free of vehicular traffic. Safety features include hay bales positioned on every corner of the course. The event serves as one of five nationwide qualifiers for the USAT Youth and Junior National Championships.
The festival offers a wide variety of race formats for different age groups and technical preferences, including draft-legal and non-drafting options. Participants can choose from triathlons, duathlons, and aquabike events. A unique two-person mixed relay is also available, where each teammate completes a short-distance triathlon.
Available distances and formats include:
- Junior Draft-Legal Triathlon: 750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run
- Youth Draft-Legal Triathlon: 375m swim, 10k bike, 2.5k run
- Draft-Legal Age Group Triathlon: 375m swim, 10k bike, 2.5k run
- Non-Draft Adult Triathlon: 375m swim, 10k bike, 2.5k run
- Non-Draft Youth Triathlon: 100m swim, 5k bike, 0.5mi run
- Draft-Legal Age Group Duathlon: 0.5mi run, 10k bike, 2.5k run
- Non-Draft Adult Duathlon: 0.5mi run, 10k bike, 2.5k run
- Non-Draft Youth Duathlon: 0.5mi run, 5k bike, 0.5mi run
- 2-Person Mixed Relay: 200m swim, 5k bike, 1k run
- Non-Draft Adult Aquabike: 375m swim, 5k bike
- Non-Draft Youth Aquabike: 100m swim, 5k bike
The event carries no qualification requirements for most categories and has historically hosted athletes from over 40 US states and five countries. Proceeds from the festival support the Live Red Foundation, a nonprofit providing fitness programs in Richmond. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
