Lums Pond Triathlon
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About the race
Lums Pond Triathlon takes place at Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware on August 8, 2027. The event offers Olympic and Sprint triathlon distances plus relay and aquabike options. The race sold out the previous year.
Distances include:
- Olympic: 1.5K swim, 23 mile bike, 10K run
- Sprint: 750 m swim, 10 mile bike, 5K run
The swim uses Lums Pond, a 200 acre freshwater pond averaging about 10 feet in depth. Both sprint and Olympic swims follow a rectangular course with orange sighting buoys roughly every 75 meters and yellow triangles marking turns. The swim finishes parallel to the shore for the last 250 meters. Water temperature is typically in the mid 70s and a preliminary reading is posted the day before the event.
The bike courses are flat with all right hand turns and smooth pavement. Olympic athletes complete three 6.7 mile loops around the park to total roughly 23 miles; sprint athletes complete one loop for just over 10 miles. The run courses use shaded, heavily forested single track and wider graveled walking paths. Aid stations are placed at about one mile intervals and provide ice water and Gatorade.
All races are USA Triathlon sanctioned. Packet pickup is offered at the race site on the day before and on race morning; athletes must collect their own packet and present photo ID. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
