Mountain to Fountain

The RipRoar Arizona Youth Triathlon welcomes athletes 6-17 years old, as of race day (Sunday, April 12, 2026), of all backgrounds and abilities to complete a course of swimming, biking and running at age-appropriate distances. The RipRoar Arizona event will take place in Scottsdale with stunning views of McDowell Mountains.

The RipRoar Youth Triathlon Series has received numerous awards and nominations for it's work empowering and teaching youth life-lessons through endurance athletics.

RipRoar Arizona is a collaboration event between RipRoar Events and USA Triathlon's Kid's Tri Programming.

Three words to describe the enormous area that Fort McDowell commands: warm, dusty, and dry. One of the more convoluted courses on the Spartan calendar, the trails and tracks at this venue never cease to twist, turn and keep you guessing as to where they'll take you next. Through towering cactus plants, part of the course runs through the Yavapai Nation Indian Reservation and it also inclines to bring you to the top of a mesa, with stunning view.