Premier Event Management, producers of the worlds most iconic triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz for the last 16 years, is bringing back a swim, bike, run to their hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana! The event will take place on Sunday, September 5, 2027 from the grounds of the LSU New Orleans Aquatic Center on the campus LSU New Orleans.
The return of this swim, bike, run will offer multi-sport athletes the opportunity to compete in a Super Sprint Distance Triathlon, or our Sprint Distance Triathlon which is a unique competition of Swim, Bike, Run, Swim, Bike, Run totaling just at 17.6 miles of fast, hard racing! For our land lovers, we will offer a Duathlon event and of course no event of this type with a pool swim start, would be complete without our Kids Triathlon also from the LSU Aquatic Center on the New Orleans Lakefront Campus.
And for the first time at this race venue, Premier Event Management will be finishing all competitions inside the LSU New Orleans Lakefront Arena! Bring your friends and family and have them enjoy the climate controlled settings, from our new home at the LSU New Orleans Lakefront Arena. Sign Up Today and Try your 1st or your 101st Triathlon, at the 2027 New Orleans Triathlon!
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Duathlon
Type — Multisports
07:00
$60.00
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Sprint
Type — Multisports
07:00
$75.00
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Sprint Relay
Type — Multisports
07:00
$75.00
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Super Sprint
Type — Multisports
08:30
$60.00
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Super Sprint Relay
Type — Multisports
08:30
$60.00
Sep 05, 2027
Distance — Kids Triathlon
Type — Multisports
10:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in New Orleans.
Learn more about the host city, New Orleans.
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana, the second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States; the New Orleans metropolitan area, with about 1 million residents, is the 59th-most populous metropolitan area in the United States. New Orleans serves as a major port and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish.
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