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September 6-7, 2025!
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TRIATHLON FESTIVAL
Followed by our BRUNCH!
Saturday
Sprint Triathlon and Sprint RELAY
.3mile swim, 15 mile bike, 5k run
Olympic Triathlon, Olympic RELAY, AND Olympic AQUABIKE
.9 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 10k run
RUNNING EVENTS
Followed by the all new HARVEST BRUNCH!
Sunday
Pumpkinman 1-mile fun run!
American Pumpkin Pi 3.14 miler
Pumpkin Jenni 8.675309 miler
Pumpkinman Half Marathon
Pumpkinman 15 miler
BATTLE ON SPRING HILL 6.6 miler on the HILL! 33 loops!
AID STATIONS WITH WATER/GATORADE AND GELS EVERY 2 MILES ON THE COURSE
The Pumpkin Challenge
Are you ready for a challenge? Athletes who want to compete in both the sprint and a running event are encouraged to sign up for the Pumpkin Challenge! We keep track of who registers for both...pick up your special challenge swag at registration!
JOIN THE CHALLENGE
"To say that Pumpkinman wins best post-race food is the understatement of a lifetime."
Racing is fun, and winning is always my favorite result, but something about racing at Pumpkinman transcends the usual swim-bike-run contest. You’ll never mistake the environment for the intense and over the top Ironman races, but rather notice something very different about the way people carry themselves here. Even the fastest, most competitive athletes, are just having a great, fun time. Everybody is happy. Laughter is in the air. Sure, there’s a clock to beat, but that’s just one small detail. To me, Pumpkinman is everything great about grassroots triathlon, and at the end of the day, just a fantastic reminder that triathlon is supposed to be fun, a fact that is far too easy to forget at other races. I promise that if you put Pumpkinman on your race calendar next season, it will be the highlight of your season.
Tim Russell, Pro Triathlete
General Information:
Triathlon Festival!
Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon: .3 mile swim, 15 mile bike, 3 mile run with a field size of 400 participants and up to 25 relay teams.
Pumpkinman Olympic Triathlon: .9mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run with a field size of 300 participants and up to 20 relay teams.
The race starts at 7:00 AM on Saturday, September 7th, 2024 at Spring Hill in scenic South Berwick, ME. The Olympic participants will begin first, followed by the Sprint athletes. The course is on our beautiful back roads of Maine. You will be cheered on by our locals, and treated to the BEST POST RACE BRUNCH you will ever have! Breakfast burritos, pumpkin pancakes, yogurt parfaits, desserts, and the famous Bloody Mary bar, pumpkin beer, and mimosas! There are no rain date and race management reserves the right to modify or shorten the race course in the case of inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances and to accept or reject any entry. No transfers or substitutions. The minimum age to compete is 15.
We love our furry friends, please leave them at home per request of the venue. Thank you!
Rules
Then Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival will follow all rules set forth by USAT. More information can be found at the USAT website.
Location
The Pumpkinman Triathlon will take place at Spring Hill, a beautiful and scenic location illustrating the best of what the Seacoast has to offer. Spring Hill is located at 117 Pond Road, South Berwick, ME.
Race Foundation
The Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival was created in 2006. With the support of the Town and the South Berwick, Berwick and North Berwick Police Departments, Pumpkinman is sure to be an exciting event for multiple seacoast communities.
Relay Teams
All relay team members will receive a custom finishers medal and their own swag bag. All relay team members are encouraged to finish as a team down the finish chute and receive their medals together.
All 3 members of the 1st place male, female and mixed relay teams will also receive an award.
Beneficiaries
It is with great pleasure that we announce proceeds generated by the Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival, after all production costs, will be donated to the Marshwood Education Foundation, Maine Veteran's Count, and the South Berwick and Eliot communities.
Amenities
Each competitor will receive a unique, t-shirt, the best goody bags, finisher medal, imprinted swim cap, custom awards, massage services, and a complimentary post-race brunch style feast including the amazing pumpkin whoopie pies, pumpkin pancakes, a complimentary mimosa or beer, and much more. We will have chip timing and race announcing by Michael Bernier! There will be boat, motorcycle and sag vehicle support, USAT Officials and Marshalls, the seacoast’s best volunteers and an amazing and safe race course!
Awards
Please visit our Awards page where you can read more about our custom awards!
Course Information
The Pumpkinman Sprint and Olympic Triathlon will take place at Spring Hill, a beautiful and scenic location illustrating the best of what the Seacoast has to offer. Spring Hill is located at 117 Pond Road, South Berwick, ME and directions can be found here.
The OLYMPIC COURSE consists of a second loop of the beautiful, scenic back roads of South Berwick!
Combined, the race will host 650 multi-sport athletes and up to 45 relay teams from all over Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and beyond and will cater to both new and veteran athletes.
The race begins with a swim in Knights Pond, followed by a beautiful rolling bike course along the well maintained Eastern Trail (paved surface). The event finishes with a run that starts out with a welcomed downhill start, long flat section along the Eastern Trail with a finish to remember!
This destination race showcases both the beauty of the venue as well as the South Berwick portion of the Eastern Trail.
Please note that the roads are NOT closed to traffic, but we will have volunteers all along the course to point you in the right direction.
SPRINT BIKE COURSE MAP CLICK HERE
OLYMPIC BIKE COURSE CLICK HERE
BLUE70 SWIM COURSE
The SPRINT swim is a 1/3 mile triangle swim in the counter-clockwise direction in Knights Pond. The OLYMPIC is a .9-mile triangle swim in the same direction.
Average water temperature in September is 65 degrees and wetsuits will be allowed.
This destination race showcases both the beauty of the venue as well as the South Berwick portion of the Eastern Trail.
The Official wetsuit sponsor for Pumpkinman 2022 is BLUE70!
There will be American Red Cross Certified Life Guards on site and there will be kayakers providing support to swimmers.
Start waves will be small and safe with approximately 100 swimmers per start wave.
POWDER HOUSE HILL CLIMB CHALLENGE
Unlike other triathlons, Pumpkinman offers a unique hill climb from the water exit to the bike transition. Approximately 250 meters from the waters edge, athletes will summit a replica of Powderhouse Hill; a locally owned ski hill that is run by the residents of South Berwick. Powderhouse Hill is one of the oldest operating ski areas in the entire country. In racing up the hill, athletes will have an additional split time for “summiting” the Hill Climb Challenge. Both male and female winners will receive an award and an amazing gift from our sponsors!
PHILBRICKS SKI BOARD & BIKE
Official Bike Sponsor is Philbrick’s Ski Board & Bike!
SPRINT BIKE COURSE MAP CLICK HERE
OLYMPIC BIKE COURSE CLICK HERE
Need help with your bike? Visit Philbrick's in Dover, NH!
VISIT PHILBRICKS HERE!
RUN COURSE
Exit Lodge Parking Lot and TURN LEFT on to POND ROAD
(.41 mi) TURN RIGHT on to KNIGHTS POND ROAD
(1.00 mi) TURN RIGHT on to JUNCTION ROAD
(1.78 mi) TURN RIGHT on to POND ROAD
(2.60 mi) TURN LEFT into Lodge Parking Lot
Proceed to finish
TRANSITION
Event Info
SCHEDULE
Friday, September 6th, 2024
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Packet pickup at Spring Hill
Saturday, September 7th, 2024
5:00am – Packet and Chip Pick Up & Transition Opens
6:30am – Parking & Registration Closes
7:00am – Olympic Race Begins with Wave 1 Swim Start
7:45 AM - Sprint Start
8:00am – Expo and Food Tent Opens for Athletes
10:30am – Awards Ceremony
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
6:45 am – Registration opens
7:45 am- Battle on Spring Hill 6.6 mile hill climb challenge
8:00 am- 15 Miler start
8:05 am- Half Marathon start
8:30 am- Pumpkin Jenni 8.675309 Miler start
9:15 am- American Pumpkin Pi 3.14 Miler start
9:30 am- 1 Mile Fun Run start
10:00 am- Harvest Brunch begins
10:30am- Awards Ceremony
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
117 Pond Road
South Berwick, Maine
Spring Hill is located at 117 Pond Road in South Berwick, Maine, just an hour north of Boston, and minutes away from Portsmouth and the Seacoast. We’re located in a beautiful, but secluded area – so we can be tricky to find. If you need more specific directions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
PARKING
COMING FROM THE SOUTH?
COMING FROM THE NORTH?
COMING FROM DOVER?
COMING FROM ROCHESTER?
COMING FROM SANFORD?
LODGING
Comfort Inn & Suites
10 Hotel Drive, Dover, NH 03820
(603) 750-7507
8.5 Miles From Race
Homewood Suites
21 Members Way, Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-0929
8.5 Miles From Race
Hampton Inn
9 Hotel Drive, Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-5600
8.5 Miles From Race
Hilton Garden Inn
1100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 431-1499
18 Miles From Race
Sheraton
250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(800) 804-6835
18 Miles From Race
Courtyard Marriott
10000 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-2121
17 Miles From Race
The Governor’s House
32 Miller Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 427-5140
18 Miles From Race
Strawberry Banke Inn
314 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-7242
17 Miles From Race
Harbor Inn & Spa
6 Water Street, Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-4040
15 Miles From Race
The Silver Fountain Inn
103 Silver Street, Dover, NH 03820
(603) 750-4200
13 Miles From Race
Wentworth By the Sea
588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH 03854
(603) 422-7322
23 Miles From Race
York Harbor Inn
Route 1A, York Harbor, ME 03911
(800) 343-3869
12 Miles From Race
Beaver Dam Campground
551 School Street, Route 9, Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-2267
A Couple Minutes From Race
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REFUNDS
We have a no refund policy. We know life can sometimes get in the way so we do allow deferrals and transfers with the following schedule:
Deferrals
Transfer Request Schedule
COACHING AND TRAINING
Bike Course Tours
Swim Course Training and Clinic
AWARDS
The Pumpkinman SPRINT and OLYMPIC Triathlon and each of the RUNNING RACES will award the top 3 overall winners, and the Age Group Competitors with a custom trophy. There are no duplicate awards, and out of respect for all award winners, you must be present to receive your award (no trophies will be mailed). All athletes competing in the Sprint and running races will receive a custom finishers medal. If participating in a relay, all team members will receive a finishers medal. All team members can run through the finish together.
All 3 members of the first place male, female and mixed relay teams will also receive a custom award.
Our Sponsors
WHY PARTNER WITH US?
When you choose to partner with us, you can feel good knowing you are supporting multiple non-profits and making the world a better place. With all events combined, over $380,000 has been donated back to the community and to non-profits, as well as scholarships awarded to local high school students. Forward Motion is a philanthropic events company whose mission is to "Create Community through Collaboration and Connection." Working with us means creating relationships for you and our participants. We will work creatively with you to help you achieve your goals. Working together for the betterment of the community has never felt better!
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