Kendra's Race Triathlon and 5k

Our Story In 2006, after the death of their teammate and friend, Kendra Payne, the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Triathlon Team changed the name of their annual triathlon to Kendra’s Race. The race has been held every year since then and each year the UCSB triathlon team generously donates a portion of the entrance fees to the Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial Fund. The 2026 Kendra's Race consists of a Collegiate Sprint Race, Age Group Sprint, 5k Fun Run, and Triathlon Relay. About the course: *Course maps are at the bottom menu of this page* The swim will start at Campus Point. Athletes will swim out 200m, take a left, swim for another 400m, take another left, and swim 200m back in to shore. They will then head up a flight of wooden steps to the transition area on Anacapa Lawn. The bike will consist of two laps of a circuit consisting of some relatively technical sections of bike path followed by more open sections on Los Carneros, Hollister, and Fairview. Athletes wil