Pick the race distance that suits you, Sprint Distance or Standard Distance. You can do the distance all at once like a traditional race or break it into different activities between 27 June - 11 July. The great thing about this virtual race is you have a lot of flexibility. If you have ever thought in participating in a duathlon, but have yet to race in an event, this is your chance!
Registration is open this Sunday all through July 11.
Indonesia Triathlon Series (ITS) VR Duathlon is for everyone, with any level of experience, to compete in a Sprint Distance or Standard Distance at his/her own pace. Do the running and riding distance of our duathlon race, indoors or outdoors. The ITS Virtual Duathlon gives you the flexibility to be a multisport athlete, at your own pace and in your own space.
Start: Sunday, 27 June 2021 || Ends: Sunday, 11 July 2021 at 11:59 PM
The ITS Virtual Duathlon is FREE for participants, with options to buy a participant medal and/or jersey.
Registration opens on June 13, 2021 and ends on July 11, 2021 at 11:59 PM
Registration option:
You will need to have a GPS-enabled device, phone, or smartwatch, and a STRAVA (www.strava.com) account. If you are using smartwatch, please make sure it is synched with Strava.
Get your basic run and bike ready, you can complete the Virtual Duathlon indoor on a treadmill and a smart bike trainer, or outdoor as long as you maintain the recommended minimum of 2 meters of social distancing. If you are going to do it outdoor, please wear your mask, and do the activities individually (not in groups).
Sprint Distance (5K Run, 20K Bike, 2.5K Run)
Standard Distance (10K Run, 40K Bike, 5K Run)
You would need to go to your ITS profile page and enter/submit your time, along with the link to your activity in Strava.
Please send your questions to vr@triathlonseries.id or DM us on Instagram: triathlonseries.id
1. Is it really FREE?
YES, it’s totally FREE – with options to buy a participant medal and/or jersey.
2. Who can participate?
Anyone who can run and ride bicycles. To be considered a finisher, you simply need to complete the required distances for the specific multisport event.
3. Where should I participate?
Wherever you can safely complete the legs, maintaining the recommended minimum of at least 2 meters of social distancing and abiding by all government mandates (local and national). Run on a treadmill, track, or road. Ride on the trainer or outdoors. As long as you can measure your time and distance via a smartwatch, GPS-enabled device or phone, and it is able to sync the activity to the Strava platform.
4. How do I connect my smartwatch application with Strava?
There are a lot of tutorials available on YouTube on how to do it. For example, to link Garmin Connect with Strava, you can check: https://youtu.be/HiIRZS0m-7o (not owned by ITS).
5. How do I register?
Go to www.triathlonseries.id/vr/register. If you were a participant at the Palembang Triathlon 2020, Belitung Triathlon 2021 or any of the ITS VR Series, please use the same email address you used to sign in. Otherwise, please sign up to become an ITS Member. Once you are set, click REGISTER to the category you desire and proceed with the race registration process. You will get an email confirmation if your race registration process has been completed.
6. I don’t know my password for my profile on ITS website, what do I do?
When you are prompted to sign in, you can click on “Forgot Your Password?” and you will be getting an email to reset your password.
7. How long do I have to complete the race?
You have 15 days to complete the race, starting on Sunday, June 27, 2021, and ending on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 11:59PM (GMT+7).
8. How do I do this race?
You can do the distance all at once like a traditional race or break it into different activities across the 15 days. The great thing about this virtual race is you have a lot of flexibility.
9. What do I need to do after I complete my activities?
After you complete all 3 activities, you would need to go to www.triathlonseries.id/vr/submit-results (please see guidelines on the top of the page). We only retrieve your last 10 activities during the race period to be displayed on submission page. You need to select 3 activities (1 activity for each leg) and input the Strava links for each activity. We are using Strava to validate and verify your activities.
10. How does the process of verification and validation work?
When you submit your Strava activities and links, we use the Strava links to verify and validate if your activities were valid.
11. How do I check my standing?
There will be a leaderboard on ITS website, which will be updated periodically to check how you fare against other participants.
12. I have more questions, where should I go?
Most of the information is available on ITS website, but if we missed anything, please send your questions to vr@triathlonseries.id or DM us on Instagram: triathlonseries.id and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Please refer to our Rules and Regulations here.
