TRIATHLON RACES
Race Entry
1. Japan Triathlon Union - information on official JTU races. Calendars of 2024 Age Group Ranking Races at three distances will be available here once the JTU has updated its website (scroll down for a list of races and links to entry websites): Sprint, Standard, and Long Distance
2. Lawson Entry (Japanese) - the main race entry site for JTU races
3. Sports Entry (Japanese) - triathlon race calendar and race entry for some of the races in Japan
4. Sports Entry (English) - limited race calendar for races which have entry in English
5. MSPO Entry - race entry site for some races, especially those which don't figure in JTU points ranking
6. KFC - organises triathlons, trail running, OWS races, etc.
7. Tokyo Island Series - includes Niijima and Oshima OD triathlon races
Race & Event Calendars 2024-2025
1. Japan Multisport - comprehensive calendar of races in Japan (in English)
2. Middle and long distance triathlons in Japan, created by Japan Multisport
3. JTU National Championship Series (NCS) - list of all triathlons in the national ranking series (English translation here); you can view entry dates here ("エントリー受付中" in red means "accepting entries").
4. JTU Age Group Events - list of all JTU age group events. This has both ranking (see 3 above) and non-ranking triathlons, but it also lists meetings, student races, etc.
5. TRI-X - a calendar of domestic triathlons with links to entry websites (in Japanese)
TnT Race Calendar
TnT members have access to an up-to-date race calendar in the TnT Forum
Race Reviews and Reports
Members' Reports - we are compiling race reports from around Japan. If you have a report you would like to share, please send it to Mark.
Racecheck - reviews and reports of races from the multisport community; TnT members are encourage to submit reports to help build this resource which was set up by former TnT member, Alex Tanti.
Blogs - there are many race reports on members' blogs
Race Preparation & Advice
1. Checklists - here are some triathlon race checklists: Race Weekend Trip (OD); Race Day (OD)
2. Fuelling Advice - Ironman nutrition by Arnout Hemel
3. I🖤PDF - Convert PDFs to Word documents online - great for athletes' guides, etc.
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