After months of preparation, hundreds of athletes will descend on East Beach Saturday and Sunday to test themselves in the annual Santa Barbara Triathlon.
Athletes have a choice of two courses.
The long-course event is on Saturday at 7 a.m. It consists of a 1-mile ocean swim, a 34-mile bike ride to Carpinteria and back and a 10-mile run to the Mesa area and back.
The sprint course (500-meter swim 6-mile bike, 2-mile run) on Sunday will have a co-ed race starting at 7 a.m. followed by a women’s-only event at 8:15.
This year’s triathlon beneficiary is Partners in Education, an organization dedicated to improving education for students in an innovative and unique way.
To get an idea of what the long-course participants will be tackling, watch the video, narrated by long-time Santa Barbara triathlete Joe Howell.
