-TRI Columbus
About this race
TRI Columbus race is located in beautiful Columbus, Indiana in the Tipton Lakes neighborhood. The race is 8 minutes from the I65 Columbus/Bloomington exit. TRI Columbus was formally known as the Columbus Challenge Triathlon which ended in 2018. The Columbus Running Club has brought back the much loved event.
The triathlon event is a 500m swim in Tipton Lakes (time trial start) followed by a 13.5 mile bike through the country and a 5k run. The duathlon is a 5k run, 13.5 mile bike and a 5k run.
Spectators are encouraged to come!
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Sprint Tri
500 m Swim, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run
Duathlon
Sprint Duathlon
5k Run, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run
Running
Sprint Clydesdale/Athena
500 m Swim, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run Men must weight 220 or more. Women must weight 165 or more.
Sprint Male Team
500 m Swim, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run
Sprint Coed Team
500 m Swim, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run
Sprint Female Team
500 m Swim, 13.5 mile Bike, 5k Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:48 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on August 8, 2026 — 13h 57m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — -TRI Columbus
192 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Sprint Tri
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malachi Henry | 1:01:09 | 4:32 /mi |
| 2 | Michael Wolf | 1:03:40 | 4:43 /mi |
| 3 | Tyler Meyer | 1:04:39 | 4:47 /mi |
| 4 | Joe Calandro | 1:06:30 | 4:56 /mi |
| 5 | Reid Wilson | 1:07:23 | 4:59 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Columbus
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Columbus 5K Races 10 races
- Columbus Running Calendar 2026 13 races
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, 14 Columbus events
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