From 2,300 finishers at 19 races
Average Half Iron Triathlon Time by Age and Gender
The median half iron triathlon time in the US is 6:07:03. Women finish in a median of 6:18:37 and men in 6:00:32. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.
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Half Iron Triathlon 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 | 6:13:03top 25%: 5:45:32, top 10%: 5:18:42 | 5:59:46top 25%: 5:24:46, top 10%: 4:53:16 |
| 30-39 | 6:16:06top 25%: 5:34:12, top 10%: 5:00:44 | 5:55:10top 25%: 5:19:24, top 10%: 4:43:45 |
| 40-49 | 6:20:12top 25%: 5:48:22, top 10%: 5:22:45 | 5:56:27top 25%: 5:23:55, top 10%: 4:58:49 |
| 50-59 | not enough data | 6:07:03top 25%: 5:28:51, top 10%: 5:08:45 |
Typical half iron triathlon splits in the US
Across 20 half iron triathlons in the US with published splits over the last three years, a middle-of-the-pack finisher took about 39:05 swim, 2:51:26 bike and 2:00:36 run. A top-quarter swim is 31:23 or faster.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 19:05 | 31:23 | 39:05 |
| T1 | 1:48 | 2:34 | 3:39 |
| Bike | 47:31 | 1:56:02 | 2:51:26 |
| T2 | 0:57 | 1:42 | 2:45 |
| Run | 15:38 | 1:30:33 | 2:00:36 |
Pooled from each race's published results, weighted by finishers (5,043 finishers on the longest-covered leg). Relay, team and kids entries are left out. Swim lengths vary from race to race, so compare a swim with its race's own distance.
What it takes to place in your age group
The third-place time in each group at a typical half iron triathlon (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.
| Age | Women, 3rd place | Men, 3rd place |
|---|---|---|
| 20-29 | 5:39:13 | 5:11:44 |
| 30-39 | 5:18:39 | 4:52:57 |
| 40-49 | 5:40:25 | 5:03:17 |
| 50-59 | n/a | 5:11:30 |
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Quick answers
- What is a good half iron triathlon time?
- Half of US finishers complete the half iron triathlon in 6:07:03 or faster, a quarter in 5:30:10 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 5:00:00. Under 5:30:10 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
- What is the average half iron triathlon time for women?
- The median for women is 6:18:37; the fastest tenth of women finish in 5:16:42 or better.
- What is the average half iron triathlon time for men?
- The median for men is 6:00:32; the fastest tenth of men finish in 4:57:37 or better.
- What are average half iron triathlon split times?
- The median splits are 39:05 for the swim, 2:51:26 for the bike, 2:00:36 for the run. The fastest quarter of the field takes 31:23 for the swim, 1:56:02 for the bike, 1:30:33 for the run or less.
- What is a good half iron triathlon time for a 40-year-old?
- For athletes 40 to 49, the median is 6:20:12 for women and 5:56:27 for men. A top-quarter time is 5:48:22 for women and 5:23:55 for men.
- Which age group is fastest at the half iron triathlon?
- Among adults, athletes 30 to 39 have the quickest median, 5:59:28. Medians include everyone who finished, first-timers too, so they are slower than club or race-winning times.
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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