Best in the West Events

05/30/2026

✨The finisher medals are here!✨ Best in The West Triathlon Festival in Sweet Home Oregon. 1 week to go!

05/27/2026

SWAG!!! The PNW Animal of the year is the Mountain Lion (aka Cougar)! Tri Fest is coming!!!

04/17/2026

Join Team Best in the West! There are two ways to make a difference - participate or volunteer! 💜 This is more than race day—it’s a community coming together to support blood cancer patients and families.

Choose to participate in any of the race events OR volunteer your time to help bring the event to life. (Or better yet, do BOTH!)

Perks include exclusive race registration discount, free camping, weekend Team activities, training support, and a built-in community. Let’s do this together!



To receive your discount code and additional information, join or donate to the Blood Cancer United team at:

https://pages.lls.org/tnt/team/yourway26/TeamBestInTheWest

04/01/2026

Don't get fooled! Prices for Best in the West Tri Fest increase at midnight. 🤠
Date: June 6-7, 2026
Location: Sweet Home, OR at Lewis Creek Park
Distances: From kids Splash and Dash to Half-Iron Triathlon and all combos and distances in between.
Volunteers: Camp for free at the race venue and get all the swag!
www.bestinthewesttriathlon.com

04/01/2026

The wetsuit rentals are available on the sign up page for the Triathlon Festival June 6th and 7th! 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

The Best in the West Triathlon Festival is on Saturday June 6, 2026 to Sunday June 7, 2026. It includes the following events: Half-Iron Triathlon, Half-Iron Paddle Triathlon, Half-Iron Duathlon, Half-Iron Aqua Bike, Half-Iron Relay Team, Olympic Triathlon, Olympic Paddle Triathlon, Olympic Duathlon,...

06/09/2025

Thank you! WOW!
The 15th Tri Fest was one of the best ever! You all are the very BEST IN THE WEST!!

Our tradition is to thank our volunteers with your words. If you want to give a specific shout out, just generally thank the volunteers, let them know how they helped you, or what your race day meant to you, we save and send all your comments to them. Please use this thread to leave a comment to pass along to our amazing volunteers and crew. Without them, our race couldn't exist.

Thank you for an another EPIC year. We love you!

Staci, Blair, Ranger and the BWE Posse

06/05/2025

Progress update! The Posse is absolutely crushing set up. A few volunteers arrived today and we are ready for a big push tomorrow! So exciting to have it all coming together!

06/05/2025

Ooooo!!! Look what got set up today! The best finish arch in the west!!!!

06/04/2025

24hours into set up. The Posse is crushing it!!!
Today is the last day to register online. Athlete update #2 went out this morning. Water temp is 64F. Yeeeeeehhhaaaaaawwww

06/03/2025

We are at the park! Best in the West Triathlon Festival 2025, Sweet Home Oregon Lewis Creek Park! Saddle up! Let’s Race!