Main reasons to race:
Since 1991, San Gil is one of Mexico´s top Triathlon locations; this triathlon venue is well known to Mexican triathletes. The race is held in the state of Querétaro, one of the fastest growing athletic communities in the country.
The event has a long history hosting Olympic and Sprint distances races in the 90´s, and in the past 6 years the race switched to Half distance to promote longer distance triathlon events in Mexico.
With a really enthusiastic Mexican triathlete community that year after year fill up the event, the race is ready to host a good number of international athletes from all over the world, that will have the chance to race in the heart of Mexico.
For the XXX edition of the race, we schedule a multi-sport weekend with a main event of 113K Middle Distance Triathlon, a 40K Tri San Gil Short event, a finally a Jr & Women Swim & Run event!!
The San Gil Triathlon has a main race of 113K, that has had the participation of great world-class figures throughout its history, among the most prominent, the male record holder, Tim Don of England, holds the San Gil record with a spectacular 3:54:10, the only athlete who has dropped 4 hours in the difficult circuit of San Gil. In the women’s field Lauren Goss of the United States holds the female record with a total of 4: 36.41
We present the new image of the event for this special edition, 30 years in San Gil! Remember that San Gil more than a competition, is a challenge!
Along with Tim and Laruen, athletes of the size of Rudy Von Berg who won the event in 2015, the bi-champion Justin Metzler who won the 2018 and 2019 titles, Davide Giardini, Alistair Eeckman, Pablo Tejada de Guatemala, Nathan Killam de Canada, and the list keeps growing.
San Gil also host the best Triathletes from Mexico, lots of them have left their mark on the history of San Gil, Mauricio Méndez, Crisanto Grajales, Vinicio Ibarra and Arturo Garza have been on the podium of the event in its international era, also Cecilia Gomez, Adriana Carreño and Palmira Alvarez.
| Men | Women |
| Tim Don, 03.54.10 (2017) Champion* | Lauren Goss, 04:36.41 (2016) Champion* |
| Justin Metzler, 04:00:22 (2019) Champion | Lauren Goss, 04:37.29 (2015) Champion |
| Justin Metzler, 04:02:08 (2018) Champion | Cecilia Pérez, 04:40.23 (2015) second place |
| Rudy Von Berg, 04:02:35 (2015) Champion | Cecilia Pérez, 04:40.54 (2017) Champion |
| Crisanto Grajales, 04:03:00 (2017) second place | Adriana Carreño, 04:42.04 (2018) Champion |
On the XXX anniversary, Heglennco Sports increases the prize pool for professionals, in addition the event will be granting discipline bonuses to attract more high-level athletes to the beautiful state of Querétaro.
The San Gil Triathlon will take place on Sunday, October 17th, 2021, and we expect a spectacular edition with great news.
Queretaro, also known as “Santiago de Querétaro” and it is located 190 kilometers north of Mexico City, it a Colonial Turistic destination with lots of attractions for triathletes and their families. One of the safest States in Mexico, a great chance to get to know the “real” Mexico. Queretaro is well known as a Mexican Independence State, athletes and their families can revive the Independence of Mexico in the streets of Querétaro and enjoy as an example, having a typical meal at a bullring restaurant, or having a hotel party in Queretaro Downtown and probably end with a tour of a relaxing ecotourism destination.
San Gil also has San Juan del Río city nearby. San Juan del Río is an important industrial territory near to the capital city. At the same time, its tourist attractions are increasing constantly. Many of the hotels in this municipality are found in luxurious colonial haciendas. Besides, it was a key point during the historical development of the country and it also has a peculiar museum: the Death Museum. This precinct is located in an old cemetery with 450 graves; it offers a spectacular panoramic view of the city.