Girlfriends Triathlon & Fitness Festival

RUN, WALK & WHEN ONE SPORT IS NOT ENOUGH, JUST DU IT!

Time to dust off the cobwebs and start the multi-sport racing season with the 42nd Annual Spring Classic Duathlon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K! It's time to see who stayed in shape all winter!

Choose the Duathlon or any of the 3 different running distances, and let's Spring into Action!

DUATHLON - 5K RUN / 12.91 MILE BIKE / 5K RUN

The Spring Classic Duathlon is a great opportunity for triathletes to shake off the winter-season rust and for the duathletes to get in an early-season race.

It will be a flat & fast course...perfect for those new to the sport of Duathlon and Triathlon! And for you veterans, this will be a fabulous opportunity to go all out and see who stayed in good condition this winter!

There are no railroad tracks on the bike route – just 12.91 miles of smooth pavement ideally suited for fast times. The course is virtually flat, and for the novice athlete, the sense of safety from not having to be overly concerned with vehicle traffic makes this event an ideal introduction to the world of multi-sport racing.

Spring Classic Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - This beautiful, flat and fast course along the pancake flats of the Vancouver Lake Regional Park is a wonderful event to set as a goal to keep your conditioning strong through the winter and spring cold and rainy seasons!

Our start/finish location at the Vancouver Lake Regional Park will allow us to relax and share our racing stories once we all finish! We will have high-energy music, fun vendors, food, and who is ordering the sunshine?!

Enough Hibernating! Wake up, Get out & Race at the Spring Classic!

(PARKING IS INCLUDED WITH REGISRATION FEES)

The Portland Triathlon Club presents an awesome opportunity to practice your triathlon skills in a non-competitive environment: The Annual Mock Triathlon.

PLUS! Join us for a ‘Mock the Mock’ event, which will include a course preview the morning of Sunday, May 3rd at Lake Vancouver. You are welcome to this free event for a self-paced or group course preview coupled with a ‘fix a flat’ workshop to cover basic bike maintenance and get us all set for the Mock Tri the following Saturday. Stay tuned for more details as we near the date.

This is an excellent training event - allowing you to see where you are in your triathlon fitness, as well as offering first-timers the opportunity to try the sport in a supportive environment.

This is a “mock” triathlon, not a formal competition with finisher medals and official timing. It is a learning race where all participants see demonstrations, attend clinics, and go through a Sprint or Olympic distance triathlon. Everyone has a chance to “tri" in a safe healthy atmosphere.

This is event is for participants 18 years of age and older. Current members are all welcome to participate! If you are not a current member of Portland Triathlon Club, you can purchase a day-of membership. Current members receive $10 off. We have TWO registration windows this year. We have "early bird" pricing from March 9 - May 2 and will increase the price for the week leading up to the event from May 3 - May 9.

After the event, stay and celebrate with the PTC at our BBQ.

There will be two distance options, which you will choose on event day. You can choose to try a sprint-like distance and an olympic-like distance.

The purpose of the day is for you to either try the sport, or to fine tune your skills before you summer races.

Approximate distances include:

Sprint - Swim 500 meters, Bike 10 miles, run 3 miles

Olympic - Swim 700 meters, Bike 20 miles, run 5 miles

Not comfortable with swimming? We will have swim support that includes kayaks, SUP's and swim angels (experienced swimmers that can swim beside you).

The course for bike and run are out and back, so you can choose the amount of laps you complete. The course is flat and fast.

SCHEDULE

Location: Vancouver Lake

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

7:00 AM Check in & registration

7:00 AM Transition opens

7:30 AM Clinics start

• 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Transition Clinic

• 8:15 AM - 8:40 AM Open Water Swim Clinic

8:30 AM Transition Closes

8:45 AM MANDATORY Pre-event Safety Briefing

9:00 AM Event Start

11:00 AM BBQ and Celebration begins

(BBQ is included for all registered participants. Friends/family can purchase extra tickets for $5.00 on the day of the event)

12:30 PM Soft Course Closure

1:00 PM Course Closed

Registration Includes:

• Race and Course Support

• 1 Pass to the Celebration BBQ after the event

Cancellation & Refund Policy:

Please note that we do not offer any refunds or discount codes if you cancel your registration for this event.

Date & Time: May 17, 2026. The Mini Marathon (2.62 miles) starts at 9 am for walkers, rollers, and runners. Virtual participants may choose to complete the event anytime.

Parking: There is $5 parking in the Frenchman’s Bar park near the shelter and in the adjacent lot. Make sure you bring exact change so you can get in quickly.

Course: The course is very flat. It begins by the Riverview Picnic shelter and will be an out and back on the double-wide paved trail. Volunteers will be at the turnaround to direct participants. The total course distance is 2.62 miles, but participants may turn around at any point to accommodate a shorter distance.

Race Gear Pick-up: Race gear pick-up will be on-site the day of the event at the Riverview Picnic Shelter at Frenchman’s Bar starting at 8 am. Participants will get a Micah's Miles swag bag and pair of socks. Additional Micah's Miles merchandise will be available for purchase at the event or when you register.

Early-Registration: Please register online $25 per person by May 1, 2026. Online registration will be continue through event day at $35 per person.

Bathrooms: There are accessible bathroom facilities 200 yards from the Riverview Picnic Shelter in Frenchman’s Bar Park (start/finish line).

Food: There will be coffee, water, and snacks available.

Registration: $25 (+raceroster.com processing fee) includes race registration, socks, and swag bag. After May 1st registration is $30.

Other merchandise is available for purchase as well.

PARKING IS INCLUDED IN REGISTATION FEES.

This summer weekend Triathlon & Endurance Sports Festival at a beautiful venue along the Columbia River offers something for everyone from a Sunset 5K & 10K Run/Walk, Sprint & Olympic Distance Triathlon, Duathlon, & AquaBike, Girlfriends All Women's Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon/AquaBike & 5k, Kids Triathlon and so much more! It is one of the most scenic areas with views of the Columbia River, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens and Vancouver Lake.

Join us for the 9th Annual PEACEHEALTH APPLETREE Boston-Qualifying Marathon, NEW First Responder’s Relay Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K. This “Run Through History” will take you on a flat, fast and scenic course through Fort Vancouver, Officer’s Row, the Army Barracks, Pearson Airport – the oldest operating airport in the USA, the Historical Old Apple Tree, along the majestic Columbia River and many other historical vantage points. There’s so much to see that the miles will fly by!

This event will quickly be regarded as one of the prettiest and most unique courses in the Northwest and perhaps the USA! When do you get to experience a history lesson during your race?!

The quaint community of Vancouver WA will welcome you and your family with open arms and provide you with a racing experience that you just can’t get anywhere else. The volunteer support is off the charts and the energy along the course will make it an enjoyable experience that you will want to return to year after year.

NEW: We designed a flat and fast new 1 loop Boston Qualifying course that is spectator-friendly and highlights the beauty of this community. The new route offers an exciting racing experience with many energetic water stations and plenty of entertainment to keep you engaged. The Half Marathon will offer the same experience with the joy of knowing you get to start the party a little earlier than your Marathon counterparts!

This is the third year of our First Responder’s Marathon Relay created to honor all our first responders – Peace Officers, Health Care Professionals, Fire Safety and those in our military branches. We offer relays for those teams as small as two members up to nine members (with additional alternates), customized relay shirts and the opportunity to compete within their profession as well as against other divisions to obtain the coveted 202 PeaceHealth Appletree First Responder Baton inspired by the logo created by PAL’s, the beneficiary of the race.

The Sunset 5K will offer a shorter distance for our friends, family, and others in the community who would like the opportunity to enjoy the racing experience. It will also allow for a Pre-race shake-down for our Marathon and Half Marathon athletes and the opportunity for them to earn the coveted BEAST medal for an athlete who races both Saturday and Sunday.

Since Vancouver WA is right across the river from Portland OR, you are within a 20-minute drive to the PDX International Airport and minutes away from the big city.

WHY APPLETREE? Vancouver WA is known for its history including the Old Apple Tree Park, home of the Oldest Apple Tree in the Northwest and maybe even the entire Pacific West Coast. The APPLETREE Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K will celebrate all this history, capture the beauty of the Northwest and create a theme of all things ‘APPLE’.