Results and finish times

Bear Triathlon results

Finish-time statistics for 4 years of Bear Triathlon in Bear, Delaware, aggregated from official results. Names are not published here.

How fast is it?

Faster than most US sprint triathlons

The fastest quarter of the 2026 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:20:22, against 1:24:09 in a typical US sprint triathlon, so times here run 4 percent faster.

  • Olympic Triathlon: Faster than most US olympic triathlons. The fastest quarter of the 2026 olympic triathlon field finished under 2:34:19, against 2:43:48 in a typical US olympic triathlon, so times here run 6 percent faster.

Compares the fastest quarter of each field, so walkers and first-timers do not skew it. It reflects the course and the field together: a flat course, cool weather, or a competitive crowd all make times faster.

2026

May 16, 2026

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
Sprint1221:03:481:28:511:20:22 to 1:37:421:32:321:26:49
Olympic1072:06:312:49:312:34:19 to 3:02:192:57:372:47:19
Youth - 9-10 yr1514:1922:1619:02 to 25:2522:0822:22
Youth - 11-12 yr1327:3529:2528:18 to 34:0229:5028:31
Youth - 7-8 yr1216:0821:3120:48 to 23:4521:4519:18
Youth - 13-15 yr1027:3034:2031:08 to 37:4838:5531:26
Relay Sprint51:05:001:19:381:05:36 to 1:27:481:19:381:29:53

Sprint

median 1:28:511:04:582:12:25
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+51:53:06
20-29161:26:13
30-39271:26:15
40-49351:30:03
50-59211:26:49
60-69121:32:47
Under 2061:28:42

Finishers and median time per group.

Olympic

median 2:49:312:07:593:35:10
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+12:56:43
20-29212:38:28
30-39182:37:06
40-49282:56:40
50-59262:46:58
60-69102:57:54
Under 2032:41:47

Finishers and median time per group.

2025

May 18, 2025

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
Olympic1602:05:062:56:352:43:26 to 3:18:563:00:382:53:55
Sprint1311:00:081:34:071:25:15 to 1:45:551:37:531:26:01
Youth Splash & Dash307:2210:168:52 to 12:1511:339:45
-Relay Olympic52:22:182:59:532:41:40 to 3:19:543:11:302:59:53
Relay Sprint41:11:061:23:331:19:53 to 1:31:191:37:351:17:42

Olympic

median 2:56:352:11:384:06:52
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+43:22:52
20-29282:50:46
30-39422:52:13
40-49392:55:18
50-59283:02:39
60-69153:10:15
Under 2032:45:50

Finishers and median time per group.

Sprint

median 1:34:071:03:462:37:19
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+41:49:33
20-29201:26:42
30-39301:31:52
40-49251:33:06
50-59261:37:31
60-69201:34:22
Under 2061:18:41

Finishers and median time per group.

2024

May 19, 2024

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
Olympic1721:57:362:51:502:36:17 to 3:10:402:59:142:47:10
Sprint1691:03:461:30:351:18:35 to 1:44:531:34:261:24:05
Youth Splash & Dash316:179:428:41 to 12:369:559:42
-Relay Olympic42:46:463:11:202:59:53 to 3:22:373:04:153:18:25
Relay Sprint31:11:201:25:511:18:35 to 1:35:481:25:51–

Olympic

median 2:51:502:01:013:59:22
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+33:24:57
20-29222:49:07
30-39472:48:38
40-49462:48:38
50-59342:57:40
60-69152:53:02
Under 2022:46:21

Finishers and median time per group.

Sprint

median 1:30:351:05:092:53:03
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

20-29321:27:39
30-39371:30:17
40-49461:30:52
50-59301:38:21
60-69161:27:56
Under 2071:25:34

Finishers and median time per group.

2023

May 14, 2023

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
Olympic2401:51:242:41:042:29:23 to 2:59:272:48:392:36:31
Sprint1821:05:041:38:271:29:25 to 1:50:251:43:101:33:12
-Relay Olympic72:11:042:34:592:17:46 to 2:45:122:34:592:29:25
Relay Sprint71:26:501:38:231:31:12 to 1:51:182:06:261:36:24

Olympic

median 2:41:041:54:234:13:51
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

20-29392:37:38
30-39622:43:52
40-49622:40:25
50-59542:42:03
60-69182:47:31
Under 2022:52:47

Finishers and median time per group.

Sprint

median 1:38:271:06:322:41:29
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+21:48:04
20-29221:40:09
30-39421:38:41
40-49471:32:07
50-59321:42:27
60-69261:46:15
Under 20101:32:15

Finishers and median time per group.

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