Bend’s Old Mill District will be full of runners, cyclists and swimmers this weekend as the 2014 Deschutes Dash plays host to 10 different events. Olympic-distance races are scheduled for Saturday and sprint events are set for Sunday. New to the Deschutes Dash this year is the creation of two different transition areas. The swim-to-bike transition will be just south of the Old Mill footbridge, and the bike-to-run transition area is a bit farther up the Deschutes River in Riverbend Park. Organizers stress that triathletes should bring two separate transition bags. The Deschutes Dash again finishes at Riverbend Park, a recent wrinkle added to the two-day event in 2013.

OLYMPIC TRIATHLON

Swim 1,300 yards, bike 25 miles, run 10K: The longest of the Deschutes Dash’s three triathlons starts at the beach of Farewell Bend Park. Triathletes swim down the Deschutes River and exit at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. The Olympic bike is an out-and-back route up Century Drive. Participants will turn around near the entrance to Virginia Meissner Sno-park. The 10K run that finishes the Olympic triathlon is a familiar route to most runners and walkers in Bend. After the bike-run transition in Riverbend Park, triathletes head north to the Columbia Park footbridge, where they cross the Deschutes and turn south. Their 10K takes them through the Old Mill District and onto the Deschutes River Trail as far upstream as the South Canyon Bridge. Participants then head back north and finish the race at Riverbend Park.

SPRINT TRIATHLON

Swim 600 yards, bike 12.5 miles, run 5K: Approximately half the distance of the Deschutes Dash’s Olympic event, this year’s sprint triathlon begins at Riverbend Park’s beach area. Swimmers leave the water at the Les Schwab Amphitheater and then bicycle up Century Drive to Conklin Road, the turnoff for Dillon Falls and Benham Falls, before returning to Riverbend Park for the bike-run transition area. Sprint triathletes follow the same running route as their Olympic-distance counterparts for almost the first 3 miles before crossing the footbridge that connects Farewell Bend Park and Riverbend Park. The sprint triathlon then ends at Riverbend Park.

YOUTH TRIATHLON (FOR KIDS 10-15)

Swim 400 yards, bike 6 miles, run 1.3 miles: A great way to introduce kids to the sport of triathlon, the Deschutes Dash youth tri begins at the dog park water entrance at Riverbend Park. Like the Olympic and sprint triathletes, youth swimmers exit the Deschutes River at the Les Schwab Amphitheater and then bike up Century Drive to the Tetherow Resort sign where Skyline Ranch Road meets Century Drive. After biking back to town, youth triathletes do a short run loop, taking them through the Old Mill District and Farewell Bend Park before they finish their race at Riverbend Park.

OLYMPIC DUATHLON

Run 10K, bike 25 miles, run 5K: These duathletes start with the Olympic-distance triathlon’s run and bike courses before finishing on the sprint triathlon’s running route.

SPRINT DUATHLON

Run 5K, bike 12.5 miles, run 5K: This race is run on the sprint triathlon’s run and bike course, with duathletes sandwiching their 12.5-mile bike between two 5K runs in the Old Mill District.

OLYMPIC AQUABIKE

Swim 1,300 yards, bike 25 miles: The Olympic-distance aquabike mirrors the first two legs of the Olympic-distance triathlon. Racers simply finish at Riverbend Park after the bike instead of heading into the bike-run transition.

SPRINT AQUABIKE

Swim 600 yards, bike 12.5 miles: Just like the Olympic aquabike, the sprint aquabike is essentially the sprint triathlon without the run.

OTHER DESCHUTES DASH EVENTS

10K run: The same loop the Olympic-distance triathletes run on both sides of the Deschutes River. The 10K run, which will be held on Saturday, goes over the Columbia Park footbridge in the north and crosses the South Canyon Bridge in the south.

5K run: This Sunday event follows the sprint triathlon run course that essentially goes from the Columbia Park footbridge to the bridge that connects Farewell Bend and Riverbend parks.

Splash N Dash obstacle race for kids 10 and under: Obstacle-course challenge on Sunday for children that starts with a dash through pools of water and includes high-stepping through tires, slides, a balance beam and monkey bars.