South East sprint suggestions

There are zillions of them.  What are you looking for?  What type of swim (river, lake, ocean, pool)?  Do you prefer hilly or flat bike courses?  Big race or small?

I've raced around the southeast quite a bit.  The Setup Event races *tend* to be well run.  The Charleston tri series is a nice local series and occasionally some fast racers show up.  (And Charleston is a great road trip anyway.)

By far my personal favorite (of the races I've done) is the Chattanooga Waterfront race.  I've only ever done the Olympic distance race, but I think they have a sprint version as well.  The swim is in the river.  My only complaint is that they've had glitches with the start times in the past, but hopefully they've got that ironed out.  The bike course is wonderful -- rolling hills (which I like).  The run is hard -- it involves stairs and is usually hot.  It's an out and back so you get to (kinda) see where you are in the race, which is nice.  It is generally a big race, and very well run.

Pool races *are* scary.  I've had more uncomfortable contact in pool swims than most tris (bar one, where there was 'an incident').

Charleston is wonderful, so yeah, check it out for sure if that interests you.  The Chattanooga area has its own wonderful charms.  The races could not be more different, in some ways.  Charleston tri series is small, local.  It attracts some from outside the Charleston area, but is mostly for locals, and definitely feels that way.  Chattanooga is much bigger and attracts some pros or aspiring pros.

Both of these race management companies produce events in Tennessee, Alabama and as far down as the Gulf Coast.

https://www.team-magic.com/

http://www.endurancesportsmanagement.com/races---events.html

I race a couple of the Team Magic events every year...lots of fun.

I raced the Fall Creek Falls event a few years ago.  I loved that event but it requires an overnight stay (about 3 hours away) and I don't want to do that for anything less than a HIM.