Where:
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Sports & Active Life
Event website:
http://www.escapeseriestri.com/philadelphia-escape
Fairmount Park will host the scenic, challenging 2017 Philadelphia Escape Triathlon course, which takes participants on a 1.5k swim in the picturesque Schuylkill River, a 40k bike ride through historic sections of Philadelphia and on a 10k run through past the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art “Rocky Steps” made famous in the Oscar-winning film Rocky. The Philadelphia Escape Triathlon is recognized as one of the premier triathlon festival weekends in the country, featuring two days of activities including Olympic, sprint and Aquabike races, as well as a multisport expo.
The pros will join more than 2,500 triathletes ranging in age from 18 to 80 years of age for the 13th year of this annual event. New this year, the Philadelphia Triathlon will serve as a qualifying race for the 2018 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. The top three finishers per age group will receive coveted entry slots into the iconic San Francisco race. First place finishers in each age group will also win a complimentary race entry.