Salem Wildcat Booster Bash Tri & 5K

08/03/2024

If you do not have a current USA Triathlon membership, please come prepared to fill out this form in the morning. If you do have a membership, please present your card at packet pickup. Thank you!

08/02/2024

This question has come up, so we want to clarify for everyone… the 5k will start shortly after the last tri swimmer is out of the pool. We expect that to be between 7:45 and 8:00. Please be there early enough to get your timing chip and be ready to go. Thanks!

07/25/2024

Alright, the decision was made tonight! Our Salem Wildcat Booster Bash Tri & 5K IS ON!!!
We may be small in numbers but all great races have to start somewhere and ours is Aug 4th at 7:30 am.

Sign up!! Bring your friends, form teams for the tri, run/walk the 5k. Let’s do this and have a great time!!!! We’re on RunSignup.com, we’ll take entries all the way up to start time!! See you soon!!

07/23/2024

Get signed up, running out of time!

The Booster Bash Tri & 5K is on Sunday August 4, 2024. It includes the following events: Booster Bash Sprint Tri, Booster Bash Sprint Relay, Booster Bash 5K, and Booster Bash Sprint Relay for Salem Wildcats.

07/15/2024

Triathlon friends, our neighbors to the east have another opportunity for you to race this summer. A week after Salem’s Booster Bash, Olney will be hosting their White Squirrel Triathlon—BACKWARDS!! This is sure to be a fun race. They also host a youth race on Friday evening before the Saturday morning adult race. Click on the link below for details.

https://rcrcolney.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2pBvFl9v3nr5kU68FMCgtCbw59TKqvjjgcVoKZceiut5flCX338XbCZ_o_aem_6YlA3VWVxDE0exC8fePa1Q

07/12/2024

Here is a direct link to sign up for the Booster Bash. Your options are sprint tri, sprint tri relay, or 5k. Please share to help us spread the word! Sign up by July 23 to guarantee a race shirt.

The Booster Bash Tri & 5K is on Sunday August 4, 2024. It includes the following events: Booster Bash Sprint Tri, Booster Bash Sprint Relay, Booster Bash 5K, and Booster Bash Sprint Relay for Salem Wildcats.

07/10/2024

Hey friends! If you’re considering participating in our sprint tri relay, and you’re missing a link, let us know! We can help you find someone to fill in that missing spot. For questions or for help, contact Christy Gillett at 618-315-8847. 

07/03/2024

Curious about the race routes?

The bike route will exit the park and turn north onto Hwy 37, continuing to the turn around just before reaching Alma and heading back towards Salem. There will be volunteers along the way to keep cyclists safe from vehicles turning onto the highway.

After completing the bike portion and getting through transition, runners will make their way onto Ricker Dr. From their they will run past the hospital, around towards First Christian Church, left onto Boone, then left again on Illinois Ave to proceed around the back of Franklin Park School. When they get back to Hawthorn Rd, they will then make a right back towards the hospital, continuing on to the finish in front of the pool. The 5K race will follow the same run route as the triathlon.

Got questions? Post them below, and we'll do our best to answer them!