Campus Rec

Iron Bearcat

The Iron Bearcat is our Bearcat version of the Ironman where participants Run or Walk, Swim or Row, and Bike different distances. Over the course of a month, you can challenge yourself to complete a full Ironman or Sprint Triathlon version anytime and anywhere! We are excited to offer our LIVE Leaderboard for participants to view their totals and rankings in REAL TIME!!! Participants can choose whether to complete a Full- or Half-Iron Bearcat.

Sunday, October 25 - Sunday, November 22

Iron Bearcat Distances


Full Iron Bearcat:

  • Swimming – 4224 yards (2.4 miles) OR Row – 7725 meters (4.8 miles)
  • Biking - 112 miles
  • Running/Walking – 26.2 miles

Half Iron Bearcat:

  • Swimming – 2112 yards (1.2 miles) OR Row – 3862 meters (2.4 miles)
  • Biking – 56 miles
  • Running/Walking – 13.1 miles

Register through November 6!


You MUST use your first and last name as it is shown when you register. If your name is entered incorrectly, your totals and ranking will not be accurately reflected.

o   Incorrect: ‘Lucy B.’ or ‘L. Bearcat’

o   Correct: ‘Lucy Bearcat’

All prompts must be completed on the form before submitting. If you do not have distances to add to other events, you will leave a ‘0’ in the blank.

When entering your distances, you will only input numbers; therefore, you should not type the units in the blanks. 

Distance Submission Guidelines
Event Biking Walking/Running Swimming Rowing
Units miles (mi) miles (mi) yards (yd) meters (m)
Submission Range 0 - 99.9 0 - 99.9 0 - 1000 0 - 2000
Rounding nearest tenth decimal (0.1) nearest decimal (0.1) whole number whole number

If you need to submit a distance higher than the ranges above, you can simply submit another form with the remaining distance to be recorded.

Submit your distances using the link below. You will resuse this link for every submission throughout the event!

Iron Bearcat Submission Form

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Trey Dynes (@dynestm@ucmail.uc.edu)!