Per USA Triathlon guidelines, you may not use flippers, or other swim aids. A snorkel is not considered a swim aid, as it does not propel you forward, and is acceptable.

BuDu Racing will provide you with a swim cap. We use swim cap colors to separate the different swim waves. If you have a problem with Latex caps, please email Info@BuDuRacing.com prior to the event to coordinate what you will need to do.

Waves are assigned differently for each event, based on the number of participants in an age group. We work to keep 60-80 participants in a wave and not go over that 80 number.

It is recommended that people new to open water swims start toward the back of the wave. After a good amount of people have started, then take off on your swim. This will help you avoid getting kicked and such. Expect to be nervous, but use those nerves to help you swim your best. Make sure and watch the course direction and site off tall objects that do not move. Normally, we have large orange buoys in the water. Life guards and water helpers will have noodles for you to use, just raise your arm if you need one.

You must wear your timing chip on your left ankle during the entire event; otherwise you will not get timed. If you are wearing a wetsuit, the timing chip should be worn underneath. Please make sure that your timing chip is still on your left ankle after you take off the wetsuit. Your bib number is not needed to be worn during the swim.

Please look at specific event fliers for distances.

Only registered participants are allowed in the transition area.

Bike racks are designed to have 8 bikes on them. The best way to ensure this is to rack your bike with your saddle (front of the saddle should rest on the rack) and bikes should alternate the direction they face.

Yes. On the information sheet you receive prior to an event, the time the transition area will be monitored (people watching who enters) will be posted, normally that is one hour prior to the event. We ask these volunteers to monitor people as they leave with their equipment at the end of the event to ensure the bib number matches the bike number.

At most events, bikes are racked by bib number, otherwise pick an available spot.

NO! For a participants safety, no headset are allowed.

YES. BuDu Racing believes in the importance of wearing a helmet at ALL times. This includes riding your bike to and from transition. You may DISQUALIFIED if you are asked more than once to put your helmet on.

Yes! We typically use blue chalk to mark the course (Blue for Bike). At any turn, we use three orange cones with directional arrows. If you turn at a point without an arrow, you are now on a course of your own (AKA you are lost or disqualified).

Most of our events to do not have an easily accessible changing area, and it would not be recommended that a participant do this. If you are in a wetsuit, just wear what you will use for your bike/run. If you are not in a wetsuit, just pull your cycling shorts on after the swim. Or, just wear your bike gear for the swim.

It is required that every bike have bar ends plugged. You should ensure that your bike is in proper working order prior to the event, however, if you need a bar end plug, please check with a BuDu Racing staff member. Bar end plugs are mandatory because in the event of a crash, if the bar end comes in contact with your leg, you may have a great core sample to provide to a lab.

NO! For a participants safety, no headset are allowed.

Our run courses typically are marked in red chalk (Red for Run). The course is usually marked the day before the event with the arrows and such needed.

No, we do not mail awards. We work hard to post results quickly so that people who can not stay around can get their award. If you are unable to wait until the awards ceremony, please check in at the BuDu Racing trailer and ask about getting your award.

Rory competed in triathlons in the 80's, and then went to cycling, which gave him an idea when he was laid off at Boeing in 2002...promote events. Together Deanna and Rory completed in Duathlon, with their daughter Jenna watching from a playpen in the transition area. They always joked that we would do a Boo (Jenna's nickname)DU, where Deanna would push Jenna in the jogger, transfer her to the bike trailer with Rory, and finish the run with Jenna again in the jogger. This never did happen, but it makes a fun name. BuDu Racing promotes 12 multi-sport events, 20+ road cycling events, 6 mountain bike events, and one 5K/10K event. They also chip time their own events as well as, over 20 event during the year. Rory is the course guy, Deanna is the communications and timer gal (we also have some great staff members who help us look good). To read an article in Outdoors NW click on the following link: Great Story

Depends on the time of year, from April to September, most of our weekends are already booked. Please email Info@BuDuRacing.com the date you are looking at, and we will let you know our availability.

BuDu Racing will allow a refund up to one month prior to the event, less a $1 processing fee (a check will be mailed). Up to two weeks prior to the event, a refund of ½ the registration fee will be allowed, again less a processing fee. Up to one week prior to the event, we will allow a transfer to another BuDu Racing event, but NO refunds. The week of the event, there are NO refunds or transfers.