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This is a pool swim at Ephrata Community Pool.
From the organizer's own race information (source). Venues and rules can change from year to year; the race's current athlete guide decides.
300 Cocalico St, Ephrata, PA 17522
The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. Course maps are the organizers' own.
The 10.7-mile bike course climbs 482 feet, about 45 feet a mile: rolling.
| Course | Distance | Climbing | Terrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint BikeBike, loop | 10.7 mi | 482 ft | rolling |
| Sprint RunRun, out and back | 3.2 mi | 139 ft | rolling |
From the course maps the organizers publish on Ride with GPS and MapMyRun; climbing is the total gain the map reports. Courses can change between editions, so check the date on the map.
National lists computed from results, entry fees, course maps and water temperatures; they refresh through the day.
Aggregated from official results (TCR Event Management) for IM ABLE Foundation's Got the Nerve? Triathlon. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
At the 2025 Sprint Triathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 1:07:13 or better, the top quarter in 1:12:11, and half the field in 1:21:14; the last tenth came in after 1:54:45.
At the 2025 Super Sprint Triathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 42:35 or better, the top quarter in 44:35, and half the field in 45:38; the last tenth came in after 53:17.
At the 2025 Sprint Duathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 1:07:52 or better, the top quarter in 1:27:01, and half the field in 1:30:25; the last tenth came in after 1:38:30.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | n/a | 1:11:06 |
| 20-29 | 1:19:28 | 1:04:42 |
| 30-39 | 1:11:25 | 1:13:27 |
| 40-49 | 1:29:18 | 1:08:55 |
| 50-59 | 1:28:58 | 1:06:17 |
| 60-69 | 1:37:58 | 1:16:52 |
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 2025.
At the 2025 Sprint Triathlon, the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 6:49 to the top quarter there, 48% of the gap across the three legs.
Compared with a typical sprint triathlon in Pennsylvania, the median swim here was 7:42 faster, the bike 5:49 faster and the run 1:13 slower (swim lengths differ from race to race).
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 5:27 | 6:08 | 7:14 | 8:49+ |
| T1 | 1:48 | 2:07 | 2:42 | 3:15+ |
| Bike | 32:51 | 36:41 | 40:51 | 48:30+ |
| T2 | 0:53 | 1:04 | 1:23 | 1:56+ |
| Run | 22:18 | 26:35 | 30:15 | 38:17+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
At the 2025 Super Sprint Triathlon, the swim decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 1:28 to the top quarter there, 71% of the gap across the three legs.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 3:13 | 3:44 | 4:49 | 5:04+ |
| T1 | 2:10 | 2:40 | 3:12 | 3:25+ |
| Bike | 21:40 | 22:24 | 23:32 | 25:05+ |
| T2 | 0:55 | 0:58 | 1:09 | 1:43+ |
| Run | 12:23 | 12:39 | 13:19 | 14:35+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
Faster than most Pennsylvania sprint triathlons
The fastest quarter of the 2025 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:12:11, against 1:24:31 in a typical Pennsylvania sprint triathlon, so times here run 15 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.
What the organizers of IM ABLE Foundation's Got the Nerve? Triathlon cover on their registration page, in brief.
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Got the Nerve? Triathlon - New Date & New Location!
Sunday, June 22, 2025 | Ephrata, PA | 7:30am
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to IM ABLE’s Got the Nerve? triathlon yesterday! From the incredible athletes to the tireless volunteers, supportive spectators, and dedicated first responders—you made this day unforgettable.
We witnessed some fierce competition, amazing displays of grit and determination, and, above all, a strong sense of community and camaraderie. With over 200 athletes—including our largest group of adaptive athletes in the event’s 20-year history—it was truly a celebration of ability, inclusion, and resilience.