I've been attending this event since 1996, and I wouldn't miss it for the world! I started out camping but as I've gotten older, there is nothing like having a RV at Wildflower. read more

Happy 30th Birthday Avia Wildflower Triathlon! It was my 3rd time returning to Wildflower and I was really looking forward to the challenge. I anticipated that this years event was going to be a little more over the top than previous years since they were celebrating their 30th year anniversary. Sure enough, the festivities and the race did not disappoint. The multiple races that take place over the weekend always run so smooth. Whether you're doing the Mountain Bike course, Long Course or the Olympic, it all runs so seamless and without error. Since it was a big anniversary, it seemed that lots of triathletes came to the area to compete and celebrate this milestone with TRI-California. The park was packed with people and the transition area was pretty full of bikes--more than I've ever seen. Plus, Long Course sold out a month or two before the event. Like previous years, I took part in the Olympic Distance Triathlon and this year and it was still the tough course it had always been. Just because I wanted to make it that much more difficult, I did it with the FLU! You got that right...a fever, headache, body aches, cough - it wasn't pretty. I still completed the race but I didn't get a PR, that's for sure. Loved the race, loved the course, loved the finishers medal, finishers towel...loved everything about the weekend (except that I got sick). I don't recommend ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER doing Wildflower when not feeling 100%. But, I got my finishers medal and I get bragging rights that I conquered the hills of Wildflower even with the flu holding me down. I'm looking forward to seeing you in 2013! read more

The "long course", known as a half-iron distance elsewhere, consists of 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run. It was a fun race but far from perfect. The swim took place in Lake San Antonio, which was reasonably clean but I would not recommend accidentally drinking the water. The bike course took riders on an odyssey of hill climbs. Sections that looked relatively flat were, in fact, sleep climbs. A particularly difficult climb occurred on mile 43 called "nasty grade". It felt nasty because just when you think you've reached the summit, the road hung right for another mile of climbing. The offroad run course was more hiking than running. Climbing hills on soft sandy trails feels grueling. Things I wish Wildflower would improve upon: 1. Arrange a bigger expo and more food options. 2. Eliminate the $25 per person entrance fee. I already paid the overpriced race entry! 3. Actual food at aid stations. I hate cliff bars! 4. Stop calling it a festival when there were no festivities read more

Wildflower Triathlon - Finish line - Races & Competitions Near Me - Bradley, California

Long Course 1.2 mi-swim, 56 mi-bike, 13.1 mi-run Mountain Bike 0.25 mi-swim, 9.7 mi-bike, 2 mi-run Olympic Distance 1.5 k-swim, 40 k-bike, 10 k-run Funnest arduous races that involve camping minus 1 star for lots of waiting around and difficult parking read more

Seriously? No cutoffs this year at wildflower? I cannot describe how disappointed I am. Last year, I had a faster bike time than my husband, but because of their sexist start strategy, I did not make the bike cutoff, while he went on to finish the race. Also, they ran out of water, which forced me to climb nasty grade with no water in my bottle. I reached out to inquire about a bib for this year, and was told the race director would get back to me about a discount, but he was out of town for several months. When he finally got back to me, they offered me a bib for the original price, which I could have just bought on my own at the time that I reached out to complain. Sure wish I was racing this Saturday. read more