Every course on one map — swim, bike, and run, for the kids' races and both adult courses. On race morning, this page shows where the field is.
Courses from the official maps on newtowntriathlon.com. Field positions are estimates from the start schedule and last year's finisher splits — not GPS tracking.
It's not GPS, and we won't pretend it is. Races start on time, and last year about 340 people raced these exact courses with timing chips. We took their real swim, bike, and run times and built three markers from them: the leaders, the middle of the pack, and the back of the field. On race morning the markers move along the course the way last year's field actually did. It's a good guess — usually right within a few minutes — and it makes "when should we walk out to cheer?" an easy question.
Both days follow the same shape. Swim in New Town Lake. Bike out to the flat levee roads north of the neighborhood. Run through New Town's streets to the amphitheater finish. The long course is a 0.62-mile swim, 20-mile bike, and 4-mile run (two laps). The sprint is 0.3 / 17 / 2. Kids ride shorter laps of a loop inside New Town. Tap any line on the map to see which leg it is.
Riders and runners share New Town's streets both mornings, roughly 7:00 to 11:00 AM. If you live along the loops, the easy kindness is to leave the street clear and cheer from the porch. It means a lot to a kid on lap three.
Race weekend is July 11–12, 2026. The Kids Triathlon starts Saturday at 9:00 AM. On Sunday, elites start at 7:28 AM, long-course age-groupers at 7:38 AM, and the sprint follows around 8:00 AM.
Both days start with a swim in New Town Lake and finish at the New Town Amphitheater, 3308 Rue Royale St. The transition zone sits between the lake and the amphitheater.
This page shows an estimated picture of the race: where the leaders, the mid-pack, and the back of the field are on the course, updated every second. It's built from the start schedule and last year's finisher times, not GPS — so treat it as a good guess, usually right within a few minutes.
The long course is a 0.62-mile swim, a 20-mile bike, and a 4-mile run. The sprint is a 0.3-mile swim, a 17-mile bike, and a 2-mile run. Kids race shorter versions of the same loops.
The amphitheater sees everything — swim exit, both transitions, and the finish. The run loops through New Town's streets twice on the long course, so one lawn chair on the run course gets you multiple passes.
The bike legs head out of New Town onto the flat levee roads north of the neighborhood and come back the same way. Inside New Town, expect riders near the transition zone by the amphitheater through the morning.
Racing this weekend? Registration and official details live at newtowntriathlon.com. Spot something off on our map? Send a note and we'll fix it.