Registrations are open!
Race Day is Saturday, August 16th, 2025
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2025 BST Finisher Medal is in production and will be revealed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out our Finisher Medal Gallery!
Thank you to 2024 sponsors!
Story of the Broken Sword:
As the legend goes, the sword was broken in battle along a swift creek over the forbidden love between a lost explorer and a Chieftain's daughter of the native Quapaw tribe. Years later, a caravan of Spanish explorers passed through this area when they came upon the same swift stream. As they crossed the water, one of them stumbled upon the broken sword and cried "Spadra!" (espada is Spanish for sword), and so was named Spadra Creek, "Stream of the Broken Sword."
Today, the beautiful Spadra Creek still flows swiftly through the heart of Clarksville and is featured prominently along the race course.
As the legend goes, the sword was broken in battle along a swift creek over the forbidden love between a lost explorer and a Chieftain's daughter of the native Quapaw tribe. Years later, a caravan of Spanish explorers passed through this area when they came upon the same swift stream. As they crossed the water, one of them stumbled upon the broken sword and cried "Spadra!" (espada is Spanish for sword), and so was named Spadra Creek, "Stream of the Broken Sword."
Today, the beautiful Spadra Creek still flows swiftly through the heart of Clarksville and is featured prominently along the race course.
Race Map
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Cycling Speed Map
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Event Details
Sprint Triathlon
The Sprint Triathlon distances will be a 500 meter Swim, a 15-mile Bike, and a 5K (3.1mi) Run. Race Starts at 7:00 AM at Lake Ludwig (5 miles north of town off of Hwy. 21) and finishes at the Downtown Stage (corner of Legion and Main St).
Swim Course:
The swim is an open water swim with a beach start at Lake Ludwig, located about 5 miles north of town off of Hwy. 21. The course will be a loop starting at the beach area and ending at the ramp. It will be marked with buoys and other directional signage.
Transition 1: The T1 area is in the parking/beach area as you come up the ramp. The transition exit to bike will be at the entrance onto the road.
Bike Course:
The bike course is on paved roads with beautiful scenery of the Ozark Mountains. The first half of the course is a FAST ride with rolling downhill terrain. The second section goes through downtown and the University of the Ozarks campus, then back out into the countryside that features rolling hills and finishes with a gradual and flat ride back into downtown.
Transition 2: The T2 area is a parking lot downtown between the Johnson County Historical Society and Domino's Pizza (near the Finish Line at the stage). You will enter from Main St. after you pass the Historical Society, then quickly hop on the trail for the run.
Run Course:
The run is an out-and-back course on the Spadra Creek Nature Trail that features a flat paved trail with a pasture and wooded setting and finishes downtown with great spectator viewing and an awesome finish line party!
Sprint Triathlon Age Groups:
19 and UNDER
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and OVER
Age Group prizes will be awarded to the Top 3 Male and Female finishers in each age group.
Packet Pickup:
Packet Pickup will be available on Friday, August 16 from 9am-7pm at the Clarksville City Hall (205 Walnut St, Clarksville, AR 72830).
Race Day Packet Pickup (Saturday, August 16, 2024):
Race Day Packet Pickup will be from 5:30-6:30 am at Lake Ludwig (Starting Area).
There is no race day registration.
PARKING and TRANSPORTATION:
Participant parking is available at Lake Ludwig near the Swim Beach Start/T1 area on race morning. After the race, there will be a bus shuttle back and forth from the Finish Line/T2 area downtown to the Start/T1 area at Lake Ludwig for participant/spectator pickup/drop-off every 20-30 minutes, starting at 9:00 AM (awards ceremony starts at 10:00 AM) until the last finisher at the end of the race. Participants who do not have any family/friends/crew present at the race to take their gear and vehicle to the Finish Line area downtown after race start, are encouraged to park at Lake Ludwig/Swim Start/T1 area on race morning and take the shuttle bus back to their vehicle after the race.
The Sprint Triathlon distances will be a 500 meter Swim, a 15-mile Bike, and a 5K (3.1mi) Run. Race Starts at 7:00 AM at Lake Ludwig (5 miles north of town off of Hwy. 21) and finishes at the Downtown Stage (corner of Legion and Main St).
Swim Course:
The swim is an open water swim with a beach start at Lake Ludwig, located about 5 miles north of town off of Hwy. 21. The course will be a loop starting at the beach area and ending at the ramp. It will be marked with buoys and other directional signage.
Transition 1: The T1 area is in the parking/beach area as you come up the ramp. The transition exit to bike will be at the entrance onto the road.
Bike Course:
The bike course is on paved roads with beautiful scenery of the Ozark Mountains. The first half of the course is a FAST ride with rolling downhill terrain. The second section goes through downtown and the University of the Ozarks campus, then back out into the countryside that features rolling hills and finishes with a gradual and flat ride back into downtown.
Transition 2: The T2 area is a parking lot downtown between the Johnson County Historical Society and Domino's Pizza (near the Finish Line at the stage). You will enter from Main St. after you pass the Historical Society, then quickly hop on the trail for the run.
Run Course:
The run is an out-and-back course on the Spadra Creek Nature Trail that features a flat paved trail with a pasture and wooded setting and finishes downtown with great spectator viewing and an awesome finish line party!
Sprint Triathlon Age Groups:
19 and UNDER
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and OVER
Age Group prizes will be awarded to the Top 3 Male and Female finishers in each age group.
Packet Pickup:
Packet Pickup will be available on Friday, August 16 from 9am-7pm at the Clarksville City Hall (205 Walnut St, Clarksville, AR 72830).
Race Day Packet Pickup (Saturday, August 16, 2024):
Race Day Packet Pickup will be from 5:30-6:30 am at Lake Ludwig (Starting Area).
There is no race day registration.
PARKING and TRANSPORTATION:
Participant parking is available at Lake Ludwig near the Swim Beach Start/T1 area on race morning. After the race, there will be a bus shuttle back and forth from the Finish Line/T2 area downtown to the Start/T1 area at Lake Ludwig for participant/spectator pickup/drop-off every 20-30 minutes, starting at 9:00 AM (awards ceremony starts at 10:00 AM) until the last finisher at the end of the race. Participants who do not have any family/friends/crew present at the race to take their gear and vehicle to the Finish Line area downtown after race start, are encouraged to park at Lake Ludwig/Swim Start/T1 area on race morning and take the shuttle bus back to their vehicle after the race.
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