Vet Fest

Just minutes from I-95 this mid-season Sprint/Olympic race is fast, flat and easy to get to. Staged out of beautiful Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware this is a great race for elite and novice athletes alike. The freshwater swim starts with a rectangular course that parallels the shore for the first 250 meters. The bike course is super fast and completes a large loop around the park. This course is completely flat, all right hand turns and has great pavement throughout. The run course is amazing with a beautiful, heavily forested mix of single track lake views and wide open graveled walking paths. There are mountain biking, hiking and running trails galore as well as the GoApe ropes course. Or you can relax with friends post race at Stewarts Brewing Company on the way home.

***The Lum’s Pond Sprint & Olympic Triathlons are the USA Triathlon Delaware State Championships.

Qualifying for the Toyota Age Group National Championships. State championships will qualify the top 35% or top five (5) finishers in an age group (whichever is greater). You may only qualify for Olympic-distance Nationals by placing in the Olympic distance State Championship race or Sprint Nationals by placing in the sprint distance State Championship race.

High School State Championships Exemption: All high school athletes who finish any of the State High School Championships will automatically qualify for Sprint-distance (pending they are at least age 15 as of December 31, 2025)

Any state championship that occurs after June 1, 2025 will qualify for BOTH 2025 AND 2026 Toyota Age Group Nationals. The qualification criteria for 2025 Age Group Nationals are subject to change from what it is for 2025. Click here to review the full 2023 qualification criteria for Toyota Age Group Nationals.

Athletes do not have to be a resident of a state to win that state’s championship. Any age group athlete competing in an age group division is eligible to win any state championship.

This is a beautiful race that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to check out our video HERE, then register below.

For more details please go to the Kinetic Multisports Lums Pond Triathlon website HERE

Ride beautiful, scenic routes (35, 65 and 100 miles) taking you through flat to gently rolling farmland in central Delaware as the route follows lesser traveled roads from Middletown to Clayton, Hartly, points south, and back. All routes will be marked with route arrows and have Support & Gear (SAG) until 5:00 pm. There are rest stops along the routes at regular intervals, five on the Century route!

Because of the flat, gently rolling terrain that the route follows, this event has become a “right-of-passage” for many cyclists as they take on the challenge of their “First Century Ride“.

Event Info/Schedule

DATE

Saturday, August 8, 2025

Rider Check-in: 7:00 am – 9:00 am

Routes & Support Closure: 5:00 pm

ADDRESS

Middletown High School

120 Silver Lake Road

Middletown DE 19709

Parking on the High School parking lot

CHECK-IN

Registrants must pass through Rider Check-in to get wristbands for use of rest stops & SAG

REST STOPS

Multiple rest stops with food, drink and facilities along routes

EMAIL

Holly Maddams, Shorefire Event Director at [email protected]

Registration

• Registration is limited to a certain number of participants, so don’t delay in signing up

• Event registration is ONLY by BikeReg.com online registration

• Register online at BikeReg

• Early Registration (until July 15, 2026): $30 per Club member; $45 per non-member

• Standard Registration (July 16 – August 5, 2026): $40 per Club member; $55 per non-member

• Late/Event Day Registration (August 6 – August 8, 2026): $50 per Club member; $65 per non-member

• Event Day Registration is offered for this event

• Event Day Registration is ONLY by Online Registration

• Participants on Event Day register via their own cell phones/smart devices

• Instructions for Event Day Registration are also posted on trailer at event start

• No cash or credit cards will be accepted at Rider Check-in

Cue Sheets & GPS Files

• Cue sheets will be available at Rider Check-in

• GPS-type Files: On Thursday afternoon prior to the event WCBC will email a link to the GPS files to those who have registered. The route is verified on Thursday to confirm that no adjustments to the route are required. Files will not be issued prior to Thursday afternoon. Please be patient, this step is necessary in our procedure.

Middletown's longest running 5k. The Peach Festival race signals the original harvest of what was once the largest peach farming area in the Nation. All proceeds benefit the Middletown Athletic Club Scholarship Fund. (read more about the MAC Scholarship here.)

Please be aware, due to construction work in the park, we have had to move the location for registration and modify the course route.

Please use caution walking around the park and beware of construction equipment and uneven surfaces.