From 6,601 finishers at 115 races
Average Duathlon Time by Age and Gender
The median duathlon time in the US is 1:31:11. Women finish in a median of 1:36:04 and men in 1:24:43. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.
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Duathlon times by age and gender
Median finish time for each group, with the times that put you in its top quarter and fastest tenth.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 20-29 | not enough data | 1:20:48top 25%: 1:08:14, top 10%: 57:52 |
| 30-39 | 1:39:05top 25%: 1:24:16, top 10%: 1:14:49 | 1:23:20top 25%: 1:11:17, top 10%: 1:01:26 |
| 40-49 | 1:35:29top 25%: 1:23:22, top 10%: 1:14:59 | 1:23:43top 25%: 1:11:39, top 10%: 1:03:03 |
| 50-59 | 1:34:41top 25%: 1:22:26, top 10%: 1:12:37 | 1:27:35top 25%: 1:14:29, top 10%: 1:04:28 |
| 60-69 | 1:38:40top 25%: 1:26:43, top 10%: 1:18:33 | 1:26:18top 25%: 1:15:05, top 10%: 1:08:01 |
Typical duathlon splits in the US
Across 168 duathlons in the US with published splits over the last three years, a middle-of-the-pack finisher took about 15:53 run 1, 43:31 bike and 25:41 run. A top-quarter run 1 is 10:52 or faster.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 8:15 | 10:52 | 15:53 |
| T1 | 0:43 | 1:00 | 1:26 |
| Bike | 29:32 | 36:20 | 43:31 |
| T2 | 0:39 | 0:56 | 1:22 |
| Run | 12:31 | 18:09 | 25:41 |
Pooled from each race's published results, weighted by finishers (12,964 finishers on the longest-covered leg). Relay, team and kids entries are left out. Leg lengths vary from race to race, so compare a split with its race's own distances.
What it takes to place in your age group
The third-place time in each group at a typical duathlon (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.
| Age | Women, 3rd place | Men, 3rd place |
|---|---|---|
| 20-29 | n/a | 1:18:04 |
| 30-39 | 1:27:29 | 1:14:01 |
| 40-49 | 1:27:51 | 1:17:44 |
| 50-59 | 1:27:33 | 1:21:04 |
| 60-69 | 1:36:16 | 1:19:55 |
Is my duathlon time good?
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Quick answers
- What is a good duathlon time?
- Half of US finishers complete the duathlon in 1:31:11 or faster, a quarter in 1:17:07 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 1:06:10. Under 1:17:07 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
- What is the average duathlon time for women?
- The median for women is 1:36:04; the fastest tenth of women finish in 1:14:11 or better.
- What is the average duathlon time for men?
- The median for men is 1:24:43; the fastest tenth of men finish in 1:03:40 or better.
- What are average duathlon split times?
- The median splits are 15:53 for the first run, 43:31 for the bike, 25:41 for the second run. The fastest quarter of the field takes 10:52 for the first run, 36:20 for the bike, 18:09 for the second run or less.
- What is a good duathlon time for a 40-year-old?
- For athletes 40 to 49, the median is 1:35:29 for women and 1:23:43 for men. A top-quarter time is 1:23:22 for women and 1:11:39 for men.
- Which age group is fastest at the duathlon?
- Among adults, athletes 20 to 29 have the quickest median, 1:24:26. Medians include everyone who finished, first-timers too, so they are slower than club or race-winning times.
Median duathlon time by state
- Florida1:25:37
- New Jersey1:56:11
- North Carolina1:24:44
- Ohio1:28:23
- Pennsylvania1:36:13
- Texas1:23:47
- Virginia1:28:58
- Washington1:46:44
How these numbers are made
Each race's published results are reduced to percentile times for the whole field and for each gender and age group; names are never stored. Those curves are pooled across races of the last two years, weighted by finishers, so a big race counts for more than a small one. Relay, team and kids entries and results with impossible times are left out, and a group needs 100 finishers across 5 races before we show it. Course lengths vary more in triathlon than in running (a pool swim may be 300 yards, an open-water sprint 750 meters), so compare your time with races like yours. Medians include first-timers, so they are slower than club times.
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