What is Good for an AG’er? What is Great for an AG’er?
41 good
36 great, imo
30, ITU
Dave
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I think that depends on what AG you are talking about. I feel what h2o said is a fair assessment for all AG under 45, but 36 may be miraculous for the 60+ AG.
Yep, just was making a general comment. But, Steve Chavez, 52, runs a 10k at the back on a tri under 40. Guy is just a stud.
His open might be towards 36
Dave
My tri 10k is faster than my open 10k…yeah I’m weird I know
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That is pretty studly.
Decent 42-45
Good 38-42
Great <38
Taken from what the run splits are here in Austin for the age groupers, IMO. FYI, I’m good, shooting for great on my next race. 
What is Good for an AG’er? What is Great for an AG’er?
Well, in most Olympic triathlons, going under 40 mins on the run will get you on the podium. Is that good or great?
We didn’t see you run very fast at IMLP…
What is Good for an AG’er? What is Great for an AG’er?
Well, in most Olympic triathlons, going under 40 mins on the run will get you on the podium. Is that good or great?
Maybe if you are a bike or swim stud. If you are more balanced, like say 23 swim/63 bike/38 run, it is going to take a lot more than a 40 minute run to get on the podium (and I mean AG podium) at anything other than some little local event.
As to the original poster, I would agree with the
41 good
38 very good
36 AG stud
31 ITU material
What is Good for an AG’er? What is Great for an AG’er?
Well, in most Olympic triathlons, going under 40 mins on the run will get you on the podium. Is that good or great?
Maybe if you are a bike or swim stud. If you are more balanced, like say 23 swim/63 bike/38 run, it is going to take a lot more than a 40 minute run to get on the podium (and I mean AG podium) at anything other than some little local event.
Well if you are talking top 3 overall maybe, but I am talking top 3 in your age group. Look up the results for the LA Triathlon, just a tad bigger than a little local event. I would image the Chicago triathlon is similar. Sub 40 min is great.
What is Good for an AG’er? What is Great for an AG’er?
Well, in most Olympic triathlons, going under 40 mins on the run will get you on the podium. Is that good or great?
Maybe if you are a bike or swim stud. If you are more balanced, like say 23 swim/63 bike/38 run, it is going to take a lot more than a 40 minute run to get on the podium (and I mean AG podium) at anything other than some little local event.
Well if you are talking top 3 overall maybe, but I am talking top 3 in your age group. Look up the results for the LA Triathlon, just a tad bigger than a little local event. I would image the Chicago triathlon is similar. Sub 40 min is great.
I ran 37:XX in my last two Olympics and went 2:06 to 2:08 overall. Made in onto the AG podium, but did not win and these were smaller local events with winning times of around 2:00 - 2:02 on courses that were hilly and for the most part correct (not short). I did not even have the fastest run time at either event 3rd or 4th fastest (at a local event), so I would have a hard time saying this is “great” running. I would assume at national events like Chicago (with a pancake flat bike full of drafting) and LA it would take a lot more to get on the AG podium, but I according to you I am wrong.
Just for clarification I am talking about an open men’s type time (men 50 or under). For women or older dudes I would say sub 40 is pretty good, although I have a buddy who is 50 and usually edges me out in most races (he has beaten me by about 5 - 20 seconds in 4 straight events) and runs almost as fast as I do;)
I ran 37:XX in my last two Olympics and went 2:06 to 2:08 overall. Made in onto the AG podium, but did not win and these were smaller local events with winning times of around 2:00 - 2:02 on courses that were hilly and for the most part correct (not short)…
What race? 2:00-2:02 can’t be that hilly. Only the top 9 at Columbia went sub 2:02 (PROs). 2:03 was the top AGer. THAT is a hilly course.
At smaller local events (200-400 people) around a 2:08 will win overall olympic events I have done (hilly).
Our local Olympic race last weekend had top four overall times of:
2:00:06 - 35:29 run time including T2 (~1 min)
2:02:20 - 38:02 run time including T2 (~1 min)
2:02:53 - 38:26 run time including T2 (~1 min)
2:04:02 - 38:21 run time including T2 (~1 min)
The course was not hilly but nobody broke an hour on the bike, the bike was slightly rolling but technical.
There was an extended run into T1 (~1min) from the swim.
There were only 63 finishers.
if 36-38 is studly then I can’t get laid in a whorehouse with a fist full of 100s!
No courses are the same, it’s usually best to stick with a comparison to the people in the race, and where they finish at other local races.
I can only assume from your other post that you were at the St. Paul Tri. The top runner at that race from a quick search has been about the 10-15 runner at larger MN races.
If you were within 1 minute of St. Paul Tris best runner you’re doing very well, but I would expect you would lose a lot of ground at other area races on the run.
We didn’t see you run very fast at IMLP…
Just pulled off a 37:52 this last Sunday at the Oly I did…
We didn’t see you run very fast at IMLP…
Just pulled off a 37:52 this last Sunday at the Oly I did…
That’s a pretty good time considering you were probably still crying from not having a bottle hand up on the bike course.
Perhaps I’m not elitist enough but at a reasonable sized Virginia Triathalon in April (283 male competitors):
41 minutes gets you the 13 th ranked run, top half a percent.
37 minutes gets you the best run
45 minutes gets you the 57 the ranked run, top 20 perecent.
50 minutes gest you the 107 ranked run, top 37 percent.
Is this indicative of what is going on at most decent sized regional events, probably, of course at a big race you are going to get more fast guys but you will also get more slow guys to so who knows the trend might hold.
Anyway if your under 45 minutes your good, if your 40 your very good, if your under 40 you roock and if you are under 35 then you are a borderline pro. Under 50 your still better than most
We didn’t see you run very fast at IMLP…
Just pulled off a 37:52 this last Sunday at the Oly I did…
That’s a pretty good time considering you were probably still crying from not having a bottle hand up on the bike course.
I was so freakin thirsty and hungry that I had to run fast and finish so I could eat some chex mix, gogurt, and drink some water.