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| Event | Distance | When | Entry fee | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper Olympic Aquabike (Individual) | AquabikeBike 0.9 miOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:00 AM | $139$149 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
| Culpeper Olympic Triathlon (Individual) | Olympic TriathlonSwim 1,500 m · Bike 24 mi · Run 6.2 miOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:00 AM | $139$149 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
| Culpeper Olympic Triathlon Relay | Olympic TriathlonSwim 1,500 m · Bike 24 mi · Run 6.2 miRelay or teamOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:00 AM | $189$199 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
| Culpeper Sprint Aquabike (Individual) | AquabikeOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:30 AM | $114$124 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
| Culpeper Sprint Triathlon (Individual) | Sprint TriathlonSwim 750 m · Bike 16 mi · Run 3.1 miOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:30 AM | $114$124 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
| Culpeper Sprint Triathlon Relay | Sprint TriathlonSwim 750 m · Bike 16 mi · Run 3.1 miRelay or teamOpen water swim | Jul 31, 20277:30 AM | $164$174 after Dec 16, 2026 | – |
Entry fees exclude processing fees. Prices and dates come from the race's registration page and refresh nightly.
The Aquabike fee goes up to $124 on Dec 16, 2026.
Online registration closes Jul 31, 2027, unless the race fills first.
Sunrise on race morning is at about 6:12 AM, and the Culpeper Olympic Aquabike (Individual) starts at 7:00 AM. The start sits about 500 feet above sea level.
Fees exclude processing fees. Comparisons use current entry fees and published results from races nearby.
16115 JB Carpenter Dr, Culpeper, VA 22701
The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. Course maps are the organizers' own.
National lists computed from results, entry fees, course maps and water temperatures; they refresh through the day.
Aggregated from official results for Culpeper Triathlon. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
At the 2026 Culpeper Sprint Triathlon (Individual), the fastest tenth finished in 1:22:45 or better, the top quarter in 1:33:21, and half the field in 1:44:44; the last tenth came in after 2:09:59.
At the 2026 Culpeper Olympic Triathlon (Individual), the fastest tenth finished in 2:22:12 or better, the top quarter in 2:31:59, and half the field in 2:45:13; the last tenth came in after 3:25:08.
At the 2026 Culpeper Sprint Aquabike (Individual), the fastest tenth finished in 1:04:37 or better, the top quarter in 1:09:22, and half the field in 1:16:52; the last tenth came in after 1:38:47.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | n/a | 1:17:53 |
| 20-29 | 1:41:17 | 1:22:00 |
| 30-39 | 1:31:31 | 1:19:18 |
| 40-49 | 1:36:41 | 1:22:00 |
| 50-59 | 1:45:26 | 1:23:03 |
| 60-69 | 1:52:12 | 1:32:20 |
Groups with fewer than five finishers are left out. Awards vary by race; check the race's rules.
Where a finish time would have placed in 2026.
At the 2026 Culpeper Sprint Triathlon (Individual), the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 9:09 to the top quarter there, 49% of the gap across the three legs.
Compared with a typical sprint triathlon in Virginia, the median swim here was 2:44 slower, the bike 6:17 slower and the run 2:25 faster (swim lengths differ from race to race).
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 14:35 | 16:31 | 18:55 | 20:50+ |
| T1 | 1:28 | 1:55 | 2:31 | 3:18+ |
| Bike | 43:05 | 47:05 | 52:47 | 59:25+ |
| T2 | 1:10 | 1:28 | 1:56 | 2:34+ |
| Run | 21:37 | 24:26 | 27:25 | 32:09+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
At the 2026 Culpeper Olympic Triathlon (Individual), the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 9:20 to the top quarter there, 40% of the gap across the three legs.
Compared with a typical olympic triathlon in Virginia, the median bike here was 6:09 faster and the run 5:59 faster.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 26:02 | 29:51 | 33:04 | 37:51+ |
| T1 | 1:46 | 2:00 | 2:39 | 3:31+ |
| Bike | 1:05:12 | 1:09:05 | 1:15:32 | 1:24:24+ |
| T2 | 1:28 | 1:45 | 2:15 | 2:50+ |
| Run | 42:07 | 46:46 | 51:28 | 1:00:17+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
About the same size since 2025.
All events combined, from official results.
From 2025 to 2026, the field went from 197 to 177 finishers, and the median time dropped from 1:50:20 to 1:44:44.
| Year | Finishers | Median | Fastest tenth | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 (-10%) | 1:44:44 | under 1:22:45 | 1:10:44 |
| 2025 | 197 | 1:50:20 | under 1:32:41 | 1:12:43 |
From each year's official results for the Sprint Triathlon; virtual options are left out.
Slower than most Virginia sprint triathlons
The fastest quarter of the 2026 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:33:21, against 1:24:35 in a typical Virginia sprint triathlon, so times here run 10 percent slower.
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.
Around July 31 the day usually runs from 69°F at dawn to 88°F in the afternoon, with measurable rain on about 24% of days. Cold snaps dip to 64°F and hot years reach 96°F.
Based on 75 days within a week of the date over the last 5 years, from historical weather for the start area. Not a forecast.
What the organizers of Culpeper Triathlon cover on their registration page, in brief.
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Since 2005 the Culpeper Triathlon has been staged out of Mountain Run Lake Park at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. After a swim in Mountain Run Lake athletes roll out of T1 for a challenging bike course with great pavement and amazing views. It’s not a PR bike course, but it is so beautiful and a place you will come back to ride! The run course has great views of Mountain Run Lake, the Blue Ridge mountains and is a rolling mix of flats and steady hills. There is so much to see and do in Culpeper, VA.