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sell $66.97 – $191.06
XTERRA Sleeping Giant - 2026 takes place on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at 8:00 AM EDT in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on the rugged shores of Lake Superior. Events include Full Off‑Road Triathlon (world championship qualifying), Sprint Off‑Road Triathlon, Super Sprint Triathlon, Full Duathlon, Sprint Duathlon, Half Marathon Trail Run, 10 km Trail Run, 5 km Trail Run, and triathlon relays (Full and Sprint). 28 XTERRA World Championship spots. Open/non‑binary division. Postpartum/pregnancy deferral policy. Gender affirming surgery deferral policy. Purpose‑built mountain bike trails on unique mesa rock formations in Boreal forest.
Location — Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Lake Superior):
XTERRA World Championship Qualifier — 28 Spots Available:
Relay Options — Full and Sprint Off‑Road Triathlon:
Duathlon — No Swim, Same Course:
Trail Runs — Half Marathon, 10 km, 5 km:
Open / Non‑Binary Division — Available for All Individual Events:
Deferral Policies — Pregnancy, Postpartum, Adoption, Gender Affirming Surgery:
What's Included:
Event Schedule — Sunday, August 16, 2026:
Logistics — Thunder Bay, Remote but Accessible:
Thunder Bay — Canada's Great Outdoor City:
Contact: Brent Maranzan — website available. For deferral requests: [email protected].
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Run 5K Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$147.91
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Run 5K Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$131.72
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$72.37
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$66.97
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — 21.1K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$88.56
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$191.06
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$169.48
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
Free
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
Free
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$142.52
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 1500m Bike 26K Run 10K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$147.91
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 750m Bike 15K Run 5K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$131.72
Aug 16, 2026
Distance — Swim 300m Bike 8K Run 3K
Type — Multisports, Running
08:00
$93.95
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Thunder Bay.
Learn more about the host city, Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay lies at the far northwestern point of the Great Lakes of North America. It is a transportation bridge between the rich agricultural Prairies of Canada and the rest of the world, via the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway which connects it to the Atlantic Ocean. In 2021, it had a population of approximately 109,000.
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