Was curious what is considered an “average” time on an Oly.
If you want break it down with swim t1 bike t2 run
I don’t know if it’s “average” or not but since we all love nice round numbers I’ll say 2:30.
2:30 to 2:45
jaretj
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Average across all age groups and genders is probably closer to 3 hours. I think sub 2:20 is considered really good, like a sub 40 10k. There may even be a British magazine called 220.
I’m no statistician, although I have played with numbers before.
I think the word “average” will mean different things to different people.
Where I am, we have a “greater metro” population of about 1 Million. There is a local triathlon organizer, Somersault, who put on several triathlons a year. Last year, there were four Olympic distance events, each with approximately 100 participants +/-. I would venture to say, we had a collection of “average” participants (some fast people, some slow people). I would say the conditions were “average”, and the course length / transition areas were on average close to Olympic distance standards.
That said, I took the total of the 4 race results (because I was curious too); and plotted them (449 finisher times). The distribution appears to be “normal”. The “average” appears to be between 2:35 and 3:00. The 50th percentile is about: 2:47.
There may even be a British magazine called 220.
There is in fact a British magazine called 220, but I believe they call themselves that because of the basic max-heart-rate calculation: 220 minus your age.
doesnt average depends on the course itself?
** doesnt average depends on the course itself? **
Yes, of course. Case in point - Montreal Triathlon > swim = calm as a swimming pool; bike course = super fast; run = pancake flat.
But somehow, I take great satisfaction in my Olympic PR there!
Average: 2:30 to 3:00
Good: 2:30 to 2:20
Very Good: 2:20 to 2:10
Excellent: sub 2:10
Elite: Sub 2:00
Poor: 3:00 +
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There may even be a British magazine called 220.
There is in fact a British magazine called 220, but I believe they call themselves that because of the basic max-heart-rate calculation: 220 minus your age.
Well, I learned something on slowtwitch today.
I’m no statistician, although I have played with numbers before.
I think the word “average” will mean different things to different people.
Where I am, we have a “greater metro” population of about 1 Million. There is a local triathlon organizer, Somersault, who put on several triathlons a year. Last year, there were four Olympic distance events, each with approximately 100 participants +/-. I would venture to say, we had a collection of “average” participants (some fast people, some slow people). I would say the conditions were “average”, and the course length / transition areas were on average close to Olympic distance standards.
That said, I took the total of the 4 race results (because I was curious too); and plotted them (449 finisher times). The distribution appears to be “normal”. The “average” appears to be between 2:35 and 3:00. The 50th percentile is about: 2:47.
Geek. ;-)
Wonder what causes the mini-spike at 2:10? If you go under 2:20, you’re generally more likely to go 2:10 than in between?
John
**Wonder what causes the mini-spike at 2:10? If you go under 2:20, you’re generally more likely to go 2:10 than in between? **
Simply, just a small data set (only 449 samples), there’s bound to be ‘anomalies’ .
**Wonder what causes the mini-spike at 2:10? If you go under 2:20, you’re generally more likely to go 2:10 than in between? **
Simply, just a small data set (only 449 samples), there’s bound to be ‘anomalies’ .
Ah, didn’t look at the #'s in the graph. True.
John
Because they want to be Excellent!!! Not - very good.
Average: 2:30 to 3:00
Good: 2:30 to 2:20
Very Good: 2:20 to 2:10
Excellent: sub 2:10
Elite: Sub 2:00
Poor: 3:00 +
Damn, so you break down Above Average into: Good, Very Good, Excellent, and Elite.
But anything below average is Poor. That’s harsh.
Not to make this a stats discussion but I think a more useful metric is the median… i.e. what time puts you exactly at the M of the MOP
“But anything below average is Poor. That’s harsh.”
Well you could say instead…
2:30 to 2:45-average
2:45 to 3:00-poor
3:00 + -very poor
Haha, thanks! I’ve never done an actual Olympic, just sprints and half-iron distance. I’m looking forward to finding a good Olympic to do and see how my time stacks up against the scale defined here. I just had to be sure that if I go below-average that I didn’t fall into the “poor” category.
Average: 2:30 to 3:00
Good: 2:30 to 2:20
Very Good: 2:20 to 2:10
Excellent: sub 2:10
Elite: Sub 2:00
Poor: 3:00 +
Damn, so you break down Above Average into: Good, Very Good, Excellent, and Elite.
But anything below average is Poor. That’s harsh.
You could do below average, mediocre, poor, you suck, and WTF are you even doing in a tri???
John
Is that graph just for Men? Or are women included?