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Driathlon

Bay City, Michigan, United States View on map
Sep 20, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Triathlon

About this race

The Driathlon: a triathlon type event minus the swim plus the paddle!

Team/Relay Division: 5K Canoe (PROVIDED), 20K Bike, 5K Run. Done as a two-person team or two-person relay.  TEAM, both partners will participate in all 3 events; canoe bike run.  RELAY, both partners will canoe, one partner will bike, and the other partner will run (or one person does both) when the biker is finished. Age Category is combined age of partners.

Individual Kayak Division: 5K Paddle, 20K Bike, 5K Run.  Option of using your own kayak or we provide the kayak (different price points).

All prices are per person. Doing the Team/Relay, each partner pays the registration fee. 

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Triathlon

2 Person Team - 2 People Canoe, Bike and Run

Team Canoe Division: 5K Canoe (PROVIDED), 20K Bike, 5K Run. TEAM, both partners will participate in all 3 events: canoe>bike>run. Age Category is COMBINED AGE OF PARTNERS. Both male, both female or co-ed and Combine your ages and you will either be in under 80 or 80+ divisions.

Sep 20, 2026 30K 8:00 AM
$80.00
Closed

2 Person Relay - 2 people canoe/1 person Bike/1 person Run

Relay Canoe Division: 2 people canoe/1 person Bike/1 person Run. Yes, you can have the same person do the bike and run if you choose. Both male, both female or co-ed and Combine your ages and you will either be in under 80 or 80+ divisions.

Sep 20, 2026 48.3K 8:00 AM
$80.00
Closed

Individual Kayak (Yours)

Individual Kayak Division: 5K Paddle (use your own), 20K Bike, 5K Run. Option of using your own kayak or we provide the kayak (different price points). Registration is done as an individual. There are no rules regarding the type of kayak you own but you must use a life vest.

Sep 20, 2026 30K 8:00 AM
$70.00
Closed

Individual Kayak (Provided)

Individual Kayak Division: 5K Paddle (we provide the kayak), 20K Bike, 5K Run. Registration is done as an individual. A rented kayak will be a single person with paddle and life vest included.

Sep 20, 2026 30K 8:00 AM
$80.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bay City, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 20, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 20, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 16m

The sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 7:36 PM local time (EDT) in Bay City on September 20, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Driathlon

98 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 2 Person Team - 2 People Canoe, Bike and Run, Team Male Under 80

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Driathlon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Julie Hanson 1:47:01 —
2 Ryan Carley 1:47:09 —
3 Jake Butcher 1:50:20 —
4 John Nowinski 1:51:51 —
5 Steve Nowinski 1:53:02 —

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Bay City events

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