RyanMan

The RyanMan Foundation was founded in 2014 with the mission to support the fight against Childhood Cancer, within the State of Mississippi. The foundation was established in honor of Ryan LaSource, who at the time had been battling Leukemia since 6-months of age. Sadly, Ryan lost his battle at the age of 3 on June 3, 2016. The RyanMan Foundation continues in his memory, and is committed to supporting this fight and organizes the RyanMan Triathlon as our main platform in raising money to support this mission.

Every year The RyanMan Foundation determines who the beneficiary will be for that year's race. For 2018, the beneficiary is the Batson Children's Hospital of UMMC to help fight Children's Cancer.

The RyanMan Triathlon

October 7, 2018
Lakeshore Park
Brandon, Mississippi

The race will start in Lakeshore Park and consist of three legs: 1.2 mile swim in the Ross R Barnett Reservoir, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run traversing Rankin County, Mississippi. This combination provides the longest triathlon in Mississippi.

Fee Schedule

12/26/17 - 3/31/18
Individual - $150
Relay - $300

4/1/18 - 5/31/18
Individual - $175
Relay - $325

6/1/18 - 7/31/18
Individual - $200
Relay - $350

8/1/18 - 8/31/18
Individual - $225
Relay - $375

9/1/18 - 9/30/18
Individual - $250
Relay - $400

While there are no refunds, you can switch your registration to a spirit sponsorship, request a deferral, or transfer your registration to another individual until September 15, 2018. If you wish to do either one of these, it can be done by emailing a request to racedirector@ryanman.com.

2014 RyanMan Triathlon!

My name is Austin LaSource, I am a husband, a father, and a triathlete. In 2014 I was training to compete in my first full distance Ironman race in Chattanooga, Tennessee when I received the news. Ryan, at that time my 15-month old son, had relapsed and was now in his second fight against Leukemia. At that point I did what any father would; I turned all of my attention to helping my son fight this terrible disease. Little did I know at the same time a group of friends were working behind the scenes to help me reach my goal of completing a 140.6 distance triathlon.

Ryanman was born. I, along with dozens of supporters finished the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and the 26.2 mile run in the inaugural 2014 Ryanman. The support and buzz around this race was so great that we had to keep it going. Ryanman Triathlon brings a shorter distance course, and allows hundreds of people the chance to not only complete a tough challenge of conquering a 70.3 mile course (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run), but also to bring awareness and help the fight against childhood cancer.

Ryan succumbed to his fight against cancer on June 3, 2016. After fighting Leukemia four times in a short 3 years of life, Ryan is finally at peace. To keep up to date with the LaSources and share memories of Ryan, follow their facebook page, Ryan's Journey - Leukemia Support Page.

My name is Austin LaSource and I am a Ryanman…are you?

Austin LaSource - Total Time: 15:36:39

Swim

01:23:12 - (T1 4:10)

Bike

07:12:50 - (T2 7:16)

Run

06:40:11

The RyanMan Courses

Current maps are for 2017 Ryanman and are subject to change - Click on maps to download PDF

Swim
Download Swim Cue Sheet

Bike Course
Download Bike Cue Sheet

Bike Course Video

Run Course
Download Run Cue Sheet

Volunteer!

Ryanman would not be possible if it weren't for all the volunteers. The volunteers can make a good race into a great race. We will need volunteers throughout the entire day.

A full list of volunteer jobs along with descriptions and times are on the registration website. If your group would like to work an aid station please register everyone and then send an email to volunteer@ryanman.com listing everyone in your group, and we will make sure you are all assigned together on race day. If you have already signed up to volunteer and now can not meet that obligation please email volunteer@ryanman.com and we will update your status.