Environmental focus

Since 2019, we have focused on reducing the carbon footprint of the event.

Join the volunteer team

A team of over 130 volunteers make this awesome event happen on the day. Remember, all our profit goes to charity. We guarantee you will have a fantastic day if you sign up to help volunteer.

The Family Cup

Does your family have what it takes to be the best?

With increasing recognition of the environmental challenges that we are facing, we first teamed up with The Pickwell Foundation and Plastic Free North Devon in 2018 to encourage greater consideration for the environment as an event, and for the competitors taking part.

After the success of making Croyde Ocean Triathlon the first plastic free event in the UK in 2018, we have since focused on reducing the carbon footprint of the event.

Plastic free toolkit

Now in 2023 the event is owned by environmental charity Plastic Free North Devon and we will be working hard to make this event the most sustainable sports event in the UK. Keep an eye here and on our socials for news of how we are going to be doing this. We know we can’t achieve it all at once but we will be making changes to improve the sustainability of the event.

We can all do our part!

Check out Plastic Free North Devon for great practical advice on how to reduce your footprint.

SUSTAINABILITY

All merchandise is recycled or organic, zero packaging

Promote electrolytes NOT gel sachets

100% of signage is reused

Sponsors are B Corp or 1% for the planet

Zero single use on site, waste food to a digester. Waste police on site

Use of local suppliers as a priority

Strict vendor sustainable compliance

Ethical energy provider

Water bar on site, reusable cups on the course

100% of profit to Plastic Free North Devon

Over 2000 cable ties, all slip release and reused every year

Medal ribbons hand made from old beach tents

100% single use cup free on site

Working with and supporting the local community

Home made, zero packaging for volunteer food

Promoting train travel and collections by mini bus transfer

HOW DID WE DO?

600

Participants

150

Volunteers

500

Spectators

No control over How far people travel

Most people drive as we are remote

Our internet provider

50%

of participants stay the night

35%

Camp

2023

170

bits of single use plastic left on site

381

Single use coffee cups

420

compostable food trays

2024

(currently)

60%

car share

on the train

cycling

27%

on own in car

Supporters

Our most asked questions for supports at the Croyde Ocean Triathlon

Athletes

Our most frequently asked questions for athletes taking part in the Croyde Ocean Triathlon

Environmental focus

Since 2019, we have focused on reducing the carbon footprint of the event.

The Family Cup

Does your family have what it takes to be the best?

Sprint Triathlon

750m ocean swim, 18.5km bike and 5.5km trail run

Olympic Triathlon

1.5km ocean swim, 37km bike and 12km trail run

Athlete reviews

I was unable to participate in the end due to illness but just wanted to say that it was a cracking job all round yesterday. I’m hoping you’ve got an inbox full of people this morning saying how amazing the event was.

Special mention goes to the marshal greeting runners to direct them to the finish line. She was fab

Nicky

Just like to say what a great but tough triathlon on Sunday I really enjoyed the new bike route much better than the old route and the run was as hard as ever.

Kev

I just wanted to thank you for yesterday, it was the best event I’ve ever attended. So well organised and your volunteers were awesome. I did have to keep reminding myself to look up and take in the amazing view.

Thanks again and I hope to do this event again someday.

Rich

I just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to your whole team and all the volunteers for organising & running the triathlon. What an absolute triumph. One of the very best triathlons I have ever done, in every way. From the warm, friendly atmosphere to the stunning setting. So glad that I entered and made the journey down.

Hope you all have a well deserved rest and can just bask in the glory of what you put together

Richard

OMG – what a bike course that was, flippin ek – awesome

Pete

Special mention goes to the marshal greeting runners to direct them to the finish line. She was fab 😊

See you next year.

Nicky

I would like to extend my massive thanks to the whole team for running the event, was an amazing day and really grateful to everyone who was there!

Thanks

Sam

In all the emotion and excitement of getting round the course I forgot to come and find you and say thanks for all your help.

Thanks to all of you for putting on the most amazing event!

Sarah

Thank you for yesterday (and all the organising running up to it). A really lovely, inclusive yet competitive, beautiful and well-organised event. I may well be back.

Innes

I completed my first Croyde Olympic triathlon today, and I just wanted to thank you and the team for a great event. Everything seemed really well organised and the sustainable ethos is really great.

A special thank you from me also, to all the fabulous marshals both in and around the transition area, and also all around the various parts of the full route. I tried to thank as many as possible!

I have enjoyed our beautiful county of Devon, and particularly North Devon, for over 30 years, and today’s experience, whilst obviously tough, was a wonderful way to enjoy the fabulous scenery whilst admiring all the smiling and friendly faces of the wonderful volunteers.

Thanks