Triathlon of Compassion
Sunday June 15, 2025
Join us on June 15 for the 32nd edition of the Tri of Compassion at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre. There is a popular sprint triathlon for participants 16 and over and a full range of Kids of Steel distances for participants age 6-15.
The Triathlon of Compassion is part of the Kersten Orthodontics VI Youth Triathlon Series along with the Victoria Youth Triathlon and the Cowichan Challenge. There are awards for everyone who completes all three races in the series.
Hosted by Human Powered Racing in support of Victoria Sexual Assault Center
We offer a fun scenic sprint distance race (500m swim/20K bike/5K run) for adults and a full range of youth distances for youth aged 6-15.
Volunteer
The success of the Triathlon of Compassion relies on our dedicated volunteers on race day. There are a variety of volunteer opportunities, including swim lap counters, bike and run course marshals, transition and finish line volunteers.
Registration
Participate in an excellent race and support an amazing anti-violence organization in Victoria! Register today!
About the race
Esquimalt Recreation Centre DISTANCE Adult (16+) Sprint and Relay (500m pool swim – 20K bike – 5k run) Youth 6-7 – 50m swim, 2K bike, 500m run. Youth 8-9 – 100m.
Race results
We post the race results for all divisions. Get the race results for this year and years past.
Race results, Triathlon of Compassion, 2024
Race photos and community album, 2024
Territorial Acknowledgement
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Support the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Sunday, Sunday June 25, 2023, at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre.
Be a fundraiser
Learn about becoming a fundraiser. It is never too early to start fundraising.
About this race
There is a popular sprint triathlon for participants 16 and over and a full range of Kids of Steel distances for participants age 6-15. Learn more.
The Triathlon of Compassion is part of the Kersten Orthodontics VI Youth Triathlon Series along with the Victoria Youth Triathlon and the Cowichan Challenge. There is an award for everyone who completes all three races in the series.
Human Powered Racing has a great youth triathlon program for kids aged 8-15. Learn about multisport racing and be part of an awesome group of kids. We have a variety of programs and locations to meet your needs. Learn more here.
Read about previous races
Race results, Triathlon of Compassion, 2024
Thanks everyone for making today a special day! The athletes were fire, and we so much appreciate the support of volunteers, sponsors, and community boosters. Please enjoy our community album, to which you can contribute your favourite photos. We’ll keep adding photos over the next few days (you can too!). And you can still donate…
Race photos and community album, 2024
Good luck athletes! And good luck to Victoria Sexual Assault Centre! We’re hoping the fundraiser reaches their goal – you can donate to VSAC in the coming days, here! Here are some of the photos we’ve taken so far! We’ll be uploading more over the next couple days. If you get some good photos, we…
Race results, 2023 #TriOfCompassion
Thanks everyone for a stellar race day! We had a lot of supporting volunteers today and that makes a world of difference. Special thanks to our Greater Victoria Youth Triathlon Series sponsor, Kersten Orthodontics! It’s exciting to see young people getting involved in triathlon, and it means a lot to have the support of Kersten…
Race photos and community album, Triathlon of Compassion 2023
Here’s the link to the photo album where we will be uploading photos today and all week. You are welcome to upload your photos to our shared album!
Race results, 2022
The race results for the Triathlon of Compassion are in.
Triathlon of Compassion photo album, 2022
See some of the photos we took, and upload yours!
Race results, 2021
Thanks everyone!
Race photos, 2021
Here are some photos from our race today. Did you take some photos? Please upload and share them!
2020 Race Results
Race results for youth and adult divisions for 2020.
Thank you to our community supporters
We would like to acknowledge that the land on which the Triathlon of Compassion takes place is the unceded territory of the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations whose historical relationship with this land continues today.
