# Bikeless: A Swim & Run Race With Purpose

> Bikeless is a swim-run race in Lebanon, TN with a purpose—every entry supports youth bike programs. Skip the bike, race with impact. Register now on Run This.

- **Author:** Kelby Dover, Founder, Run This
- **Published:** 2025-06-10
- **Updated:** 2026-08-05
- **Category:** Races and Events
- **Topics:** races-and-events, happening-in-nashville
- **Reading time:** 4 min
- **Article:** https://runthis.run/articles/bikeless-a-swim-run-race-with-purpose

### **Like a triathlon… minus the bike, plus the impact.**

This isn’t your typical multisport race... and that’s the point.

[Register Now on Run This →](https://runthis.run/event/bikeless-a-swim-run-race)

**Bikeless** is a fresh spin on the traditional triathlon format by Chroma Team Racing, swapping out the cycling leg to spotlight something even bigger: **community impact.** Instead of racing on bikes, **Chroma Team Racing** is donating them. Every registration helps support **Oasis Bike Workshop**, a program empowering youth through bike maintenance, riding, and team-building. When you race, you’re riding for someone else. This is the inaugural Bikeless duathlon in the Nashville, TN area.

### **The Race Details**

📍 **Location:** Jimmy Floyd Center, Lebanon, TN

📅 **Race Day:**

- **Check-in:** Opens at 6:10 AM, closes at 7:10 AM
- **Pre-Race Announcements:** 7:20 AM
- **First Swimmer Start:** 7:30 AM (time-trial format)

### **The Course**

🏊 **500m Swim**

A gorgeous outdoor **Olympic-distance pool** sets the stage. You’ll swim a continuous zig-zag across 10 lanes (50 meters each), moving from one lane to the next with each turn.

Time-trial format = one swimmer every ~10 seconds = smooth flow, no crowding.

👟 **5K Run**

Out of the pool, into your shoes, and onto the **Lebanon greenway**, a fast and scenic route through connected parks and shaded stretches. It’s as peaceful as it is fast.

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### **Why Bikeless?**

Because we believe in giving back while we go forward. Your race entry helps fund **bikes, gear, and mentorship** for youth bike teams through **Oasis Center**. You’ll have the option to add a donation directly during registration too.

### **Race Highlights**

🏆 Prize packages for the top overall male & female finishers

🎖 Podium awards for age-group winners

⏱ 60-minute race cap—get in, go hard, give back

☀️ Sunrise start. Scenic course. Community-first vibe.

Sign up for **Bikeless: A Swim and Run Race** and make your miles matter.

Grab your spot, grab your goggles, and leave the bike at home—we’ve got bigger wheels turning.

[Register Now on Run This →](https://runthis.run/event/bikeless-a-swim-run-race)

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Source: [https://runthis.run/articles/bikeless-a-swim-run-race-with-purpose](https://runthis.run/articles/bikeless-a-swim-run-race-with-purpose) — data from Run This (runthis.run).