South Seas Captiva Island Triathlon

South Seas is welcoming athletes from across the country on Sept. 27 for the annual South Seas Captiva Island Triathlon.

The event offers five ways to compete:

-The Super Sprint Triathlon (designed for first-time racers): a 200-yard swim, five-mile bike ride and 1.5-mile run

-Sprint Triathlon: a quarter-mile swim, 10-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run

-Sprint Duathlon: a one-mile run, 10-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run

-Sprint Aquabike: a quarter-mile swim with a 10-mile bike ride

-Sprint Triathlon Relay: two- or three-person teams can take on the course together

Races begin between 7:15 and 7:40 a.m., depending on the event, at South Seas. Captiva Drive will close at Blind Pass from 6:45 to 9 a.m. for the race, the main road onto Captiva Island from Sanibel. With parking extremely limited on the island, spectators are asked to carpool with athletes or park in designated areas outside the resort gates and ride the trolley, which begins running at 5 a.m., to the start and finish line.

Registration and full event details, including course maps and packet pickup, are available at trisignup.com/Race/FL/CaptivaIsland/CaptivaIslandTriathlon.