Nantahala Village Pool Area, Almond, NC
The Outdoorsman Triathlon is a Triathlon race in Almond, North Carolina consisting of a Swim 1 Mile/Run 4 Miles/Paddle 8 Miles.
The Outdoorsman Triathlon - The Nation's Oldest TriathlonTM - Bryson City, NC
The Outdoorsman Triathlon is the nation's oldest continuous triathlon and consists of a 1 mile swim, 4 mile run and an 8 mile paddle down the Little Tennessee River. Individual competition is held on Saturday and relays are held on Sunday.
In 1976 outdoorsman Payson Kennedy (founder of the Nantahala Outdoor Center), Olympic canoeist John Burton, and Georgia Tech professor Russ Callen issued a challenge to athletes to come battle the raw elements of the Great Smoky Mountains in an outdoorsman's triathlon. This race even has in the rules that assistance with changing clothes, putting on shoes,
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