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Community is king at these reader-favorite small races. Add a few to your 2026 schedule and get ready to fall in love with triathlon all over again.

From championing sprint races and improving race broadcasts to reducing reliance on new gear and swapping social media for real-world connections, our editors have compiled their collective wish list for a healthier, more sustainable, and exciting future for triathlon.

Our editors have done plenty of races around the USA, big and small. From historic race series to mountain-air challenges and flat, fast courses, these are the locally-owned triathlons we love the most.

Triathlon coach Alison Freeman offers a practical approach to deciding whether to extend your season after your planned last race.

While large-scale policies are crucial for significant environmental change, individual efforts within the triathlon community can also make a difference.

What's happening to our local races? Is big-brand race consolidation just a part of triathlon’s growing pains, are we selling out, or is it something else entirely?

When members of the Penticton Triathlon Club learned their town's oldest triathlon was at risk of extinction, they rolled up their sleeves to save their beloved local race.

There are plenty of hidden gems within the racing season that probably don’t get the credit they deserve—until you talk to the people who return to them year after year.