Build your Rumpus in Bumpass plan
Your coach opens with the Rumpus in Bumpass set for April 17, 2027, asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your Olympic-distance triathlon plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 25 weeks to go.
Start your Rumpus in Bumpass plan- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Field
- Sold out in 2026
- Taper starts
- April 8, 2027
Rumpus in Bumpass distances
- Olympic 0.9 mi swim, 24 mi bike, 6.2 mi run
- Sprint 0.5 mi swim, 12.2 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
Course
The Rumpus in Bumpass course
Rumpus in Bumpass opens the Virginia season at Pleasants Landing Marina on Lake Anna, with the Olympic starting at 9:00 a.m. and the sprint at 9:30. Both swims (1,500 meters and 750 meters) are in the southeast part of the lake, about a quarter mile from where the warmer 'hot side' flows into the main lake, on a supported course with two right turns and sighting buoys every 75 meters.
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The Olympic bike is two loops of about 24 miles on good pavement with mostly right turns, views across the lake and about 830 feet of climbing; the sprint rides one 12-mile loop with about 435 feet, flat in places with a few short climbs off the causeways. The run leaves transition through the woods and down a gravel road to a closed, paved, lightly rolling out-and-back past fields, forest and the South Anna River: twice for the Olympic (about 270 feet of gain) and once for the sprint. It sold out in 2026, and 2027 registration opens November 1.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint
- Field
- Sold out in 2026
- Race-day conditions
- Mid-April water at Lake Anna is usually in the mid-60s °F, with the reading posted the Thursday before the race; wetsuits are legal at 78 °F and below and required for the torso at 60 °F or lower, so plan to race in one. Air temperatures in central Virginia in April usually run from the mid-40s to about 70 °F, so it can be chilly in transition and pleasant by the run. Bring a warm layer and consider arm warmers for the bike.
What to train for
As an early-season race, Rumpus rewards winter work: get your open-water swims in your wetsuit in cool water before race day, practicing sighting on buoys every 75 meters and steady breathing in the first few minutes.
On the bike, build to 30 to 35 mile rides on rolling roads with 2 to 3 x 10 minutes at Olympic effort, holding power over the short rises rather than surging.
The run starts on trail and gravel before the road, so include a few runs off-road and weekly bricks of 45 to 60 minutes on the bike straight into 20 minutes at 10K pace. Practice a smooth T1 with cold hands, since an April swim exit can make a wetsuit and helmet buckle tricky.
Sample week
A sample Rumpus in Bumpass training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Swim, 45 min: drills and technique
- Tuesday Key session
- Bike, 1 h with threshold intervals
- Wednesday
- Swim, 45 min: steady intervals at race effort
- Easy run, 40 min
- Thursday Key session
- Run, 40 min with tempo segments
- Friday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Saturday Key session
- Long ride, 1 h 30 min, then a 20 min run off the bike
- Sunday
- Long run, 1 h easy
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Rumpus in Bumpass
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Trim the volume in all three sports, keep short race-pace efforts in each, and do one last short brick so running off the bike still feels familiar. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on April 17, 2027, your taper starts around April 8, 2027.
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Rumpus in Bumpass training questions
How long should I train for the Rumpus in Bumpass?
Most athletes give a Olympic-distance triathlon twelve to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The coach counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
What is the Rumpus in Bumpass course like?
Rolling. Rumpus in Bumpass opens the Virginia season at Pleasants Landing Marina on Lake Anna, with the Olympic starting at 9:00 a.m. and the sprint at 9:30.
How cold is the water at the Rumpus in Bumpass?
Mid-April water at Lake Anna is usually in the mid-60s °F, with the reading posted the Thursday before the race; wetsuits are legal at 78 °F and below and required for the torso at 60 °F or lower, so plan to race in one. Air temperatures in central Virginia in April usually run from the mid-40s to about 70 °F, so it can be chilly in transition and pleasant by the run. Bring a warm layer and consider arm warmers for the bike.
When should I start tapering for the Rumpus in Bumpass?
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Trim the volume in all three sports, keep short race-pace efforts in each, and do one last short brick so running off the bike still feels familiar. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on April 17, 2027, your taper starts around April 8, 2027.
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