Loveland Frogman Race
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Loveland Frogman Race

Loveland, Ohio, United States View on map
Aug 29, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Triathlon

About this race

Join us for this 12th annual event! The Frogman Race is comprised of: 5 Mile Kayak, 8 Mile Bike, and a 5K Run.

All participants MUST pick up their race packets prior to the race on Saturday or Sunday.  You can have a teammate or friend pickup your packet for you.  Packets will not be mailed.

Pre-Race Pickup Details
  • Friday August 28 (For both Saturday/Sunday events. Friday is the ONLY day for Packet pick up).
  • 1st Session (11:00 am to 1:00 pm) and 2nd Session (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
  • DOWNTOWN LOVELAND
  • SPECIFIC LOCATION TBD

Race Day Packet Pickup

  • No Race Day Packet Pickup for either the Saturday or Sunday event

Wave Assignments

When you register, you can select your wave assignment.   If you enter yourself and your partner waits too long you may get bumped to another wave.  To ensure you are in the same wave, enter at the same time.  

You may compete as a two person team (use a tandem kayak) or individually (use a single kayak).

Please note: The minimum age for competing on a team is 10 years old and as an individual is 16 years old.

Saturday

  • $185/Team
  • $105/Individual

Sunday

  • $175/Team
  • $95/Individual

The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a staggered start. The first bus of kayakers will leave at 7:45 am sharp.

Race will begin and end with all transitions at Loveland Canoe & Kayak (Karl Brown Way). All participants will be bused to start line. Singles in kayaks will start the event, followed by team tandem kayak divisions.

Race Divisions:

Team (16+), Parent/Child Team (10+), Male (16+), Female (16+)

Event t-shirts will be available for purchase for $25 each until August 1.

Kayaks, life jackets, and paddles will be provided. Participants are to provide their own bicycle. Life jackets must be worn at all times while on the water. Bike helmets must be worn at all times while on your bike. No headphones are allowed during any portion of the race. Failure to comply with the safety rules will subject contestants to disqualification.

A photo ID is required and waiver must be signed and submitted in order to receive your race packet and bib/timing chip. This is a rain or shine event and there are NO refunds. In the event of severe weather the start may be delayed and the course may be altered for safety reasons.

Please respect your fellow participants. There will be all types of skill levels competing so please stay aware of your surroundings at all times.

Pick your distance

Triathlon

Saturday Triathlon - Individual

Race is comprised of a 5 mile Canoe/Kayak, 8 mile Bike, and a 5k Run

Aug 29, 2026 29K 8:30 AM
$105.00
Closed

Saturday Triathlon - Team

Race is comprised of a 5 mile Canoe/Kayak, 8 mile Bike, and a 5k Run

Aug 29, 2026 29K 8:30 AM
$185.00
Closed

Sunday Triathlon - Individual

Race is comprised of a 5 mile Canoe/Kayak, 8 mile Bike, and a 5k Run

Aug 29, 2026 29K 8:30 AM
$95.00
Closed

Sunday Triathlon - Team

Race is comprised of a 5 mile Canoe/Kayak, 8 mile Bike, and a 5k Run

Aug 29, 2026 29K 8:30 AM
$175.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Loveland, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 16.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 29.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 29, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 29, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 09m

The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (EDT) in Loveland on August 29, 2026 — 13h 09m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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2026 results — Loveland Frogman Race

385 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Saturday Triathlon - Individual

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Loveland Frogman Race
Place Name Time Pace
1 Phillip Hucke 1:45:45 —
2 Cory Clementz 1:48:29 —
3 Daniel Vath 1:48:42 —
4 Eric Schroeder 1:48:57 —
5 Joe Plante 1:49:26 —

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

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results
2022 edition View Results
2021 edition View Results
2020 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, 2 Loveland events

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