27th Annual Fruit at the Finish Triathlon

Saturday, April 26, 2025

0.75K Swim – 18K Bike – 5K Run

Get ready to tri your best at the 2025 Saint John’s Outdoor University Triathlon on Saturday, April 26! This classic campus tradition features a 0.75K swim, 18K bike ride, and 5K run—perfect for seasoned athletes and first-time racers alike. Participants can compete individually or as a team of three. Registration closes Thursday, April 24, at 5:00 p.m., with no day-of registration or heat changes.
The online form now includes the required waiver and collects medical information, so you’re all set before race day. Thanks to the Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s Student Senates for supporting this long-running tradition. Join the fun, embrace the challenge, and see why this event has been a fruity favorite for over a decade!

FREE-CSB and SJU Students/Staff/Faculty
$20 Outdoor U Members
$25 Community
No day-of registration or heat changes
NO REFUNDS after April 20 – Must contact OLC to cancel!
All participants MUST complete and sign a waiver to participate

Questions? Email the Outdoor Leadership Center

Saint John’s Outdoor University reserves the right to cancel the triathlon at our discretion and in consultation with SJU Life Safety Services and Stearns County Sheriff’s Department.

Some past themes include: Give it all you ApriCOT (2011), Bananaswamabike-o-rana (2012), Get Juiced, Yeah It’s Race-Y (2013), Sprint to the Finish Lime (2014), TriAppleOn: We’re Hardcore (2015), Berry-ly Broke a Sweat (2016), POMathon; PomaSWAM it, PomaBIKED it, PomaRAN it! (2017), PrePEAR to Win: Pearsistance is key (2018), Rind over Matter (2019), Wanna Peach of Me? (2022), Squeeze the Day (2023), Going to Grape Length (2024)

A determined cartoon pear wearing a headband crosses a finish line ribbon. The text above reads "PrePEAR to Win," and below, "Fruit at the Finish Triathlon 2018" and "SWIM. BIKE. RUN." In the bottom right, it says, "PEARsistence is key.

Illustration of an apricot character running, swimming, and biking under the labels "Running," "Swimming," and "Biking." Text below reads "GET READY FOR 'Give it all you APRICOT!'" in bold yellow and blue letters.

A red graphic features the word "POMOTHON" with illustrations of three pomelo fruits performing different activities. One fruit in swim goggles represents "SWIM," one in a bike helmet represents "BIKE," and one in a headband represents "RUN.

An illustration of a purple berry character wearing a sweatband, jogging on a road. The text above the character says "Berry-ly Broke a Sweat!!" in bold purple letters with a curvy outline and a grey path beneath the berry.

Graphic image of four icons: the top left shows a person swimming, the top right shows a person biking, the bottom left shows a person running, and the bottom right shows a bitten apple core. Below the icons, text reads "We're Hardcore.

Illustration of a lime with a face and arms, running through a finish line banner that reads "Finish." The lime has a big smile and is raising both arms in victory. Below the image, text reads "Sprint to the Finish Lime." The background is a green, paint-like splash.

Illustration of a triathlon theme with the text "Get Juiced! Yeah, It's Race-Y" at the top. A colorful oversized fruit and vegetable juice with running shoes, bicycles, and swim goggles scattered around it. Event info: "18th Annual Fruit at the Finish Triathlon, Saturday, April 27, 2013, SWIM | BIKE | RUN" at the bottom.