Buffman
- Date
- Last held Aug 3, 2025, next date to be announced
- Location
- Ransom Canyon, Texas
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Official race websiteThe swim at Buffman
This is an open water swim at Ransom Canyon Lake. The organizer's wetsuit note: wetsuits allowed at 78 F or cooler.
From the organizer's own race information (source). Venues and rules can change from year to year; the race's current athlete guide decides.
Water temperature and wetsuits at Buffman
Around August 3, Lake Ransom Canyon typically runs about 81°F at the surface (80 to 83°F across 2011 to 2020). The water usually runs above 78°F at this date: wetsuits are allowed but make you ineligible for age-group awards.
A model estimate from the USGS lake temperature model (daily surface temperatures for US lakes), not a measurement. Wetsuit cutoffs are USA Triathlon age-group rules. The race's own water temperature reading on race morning decides.
Start location and course
Lakeshore Drive, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366
The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. The organizers have not shared a course map with us yet.
Where Buffman ranks
- No. 45 of 50 on Warmest triathlon swims
National lists computed from results, entry fees, course maps and water temperatures; they refresh through the day.
2025 results
All resultsDoghouse Sprint
Buffman And Squeaky
Marley's Kids Tri
Aggregated from official results (Permian Basin Events LLC) for Buffman. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
How fast do you need to be at Buffman?
At the 2025 Doghouse Sprint, the fastest tenth finished in 1:18:23 or better, the top quarter in 1:28:15, and half the field in 1:33:52; the last tenth came in after 2:08:44.
At the 2025 Buffman And Squeaky, the fastest tenth finished in 2:32:29 or better, the top quarter in 2:39:53, and half the field in 3:02:06; the last tenth came in after 3:45:17.
At the 2025 Marley's Kids Tri, the fastest tenth finished in 27:14 or better, the top quarter in 30:22, and half the field in 35:33; the last tenth came in after 52:04.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 20-29 | n/a | 1:28:23 |
| 30-39 | 1:31:26 | n/a |
| 40-49 | n/a | 1:20:40 |
| 50-59 | n/a | 1:28:15 |
Groups with fewer than five finishers are left out. Awards vary by race; check the race's rules.
What would my time get me?
Where a finish time would have placed in 2025.
Race details
- Where
- Lakeshore Drive, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366Map
- Course
- Road
- Distances
- Kids Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon
- Editions
- 2025 (Aug 3, 2025)
- Status
- The next edition has not been announced yet. Past events: Marley's Kids Tri, Buffman And Squeaky, Doghouse Sprint.
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Quick answers
- When is Buffman?
- The next date has not been announced.
- How much does it cost?
- See the registration page for current pricing.
- What distances are offered?
- Kids Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon.
- How big is it, and how fast?
- In 2025, 43 athletes finished the Doghouse Sprint; the median finish was 1:33:52 and the winner finished in 52:00.
- Where does it start?
- Lakeshore Drive, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366.
From the organizers
Olympic Distance, Sprint Distance, Kid's Races