The Original 8

• RACES

Five times growth, from 8 in 1998 to roughly 39 or 40 in 2017 (variability caused by races discontinued and added in the same year)

• ATHLETES

Eight times growth, from 10,000 in 1998 to nearly 80,000 in 2017

• AVERAGE TRIATHLETES PER EVENT

Estimated 1,650 in 1998 to 2000 in recent years