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Average Olympic Triathlon Time in Pennsylvania by Age and Gender

The median olympic triathlon time in Pennsylvania is 2:48:18. Women finish in a median of 2:57:42 and men in 2:43:30. Across the US the median is 3:00:13. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.

2:48:18
median, everyone
2:57:42
median, women
2:43:30
median, men
2:18:58
fastest 10%

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Olympic 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.

AgeWomenMen
20-29not enough data2:40:47top 25%: 2:23:00, top 10%: 2:11:41
30-392:54:22top 25%: 2:36:32, top 10%: 2:22:432:36:47top 25%: 2:23:37, top 10%: 2:12:45
40-49not enough data2:47:46top 25%: 2:31:19, top 10%: 2:21:38
50-59not enough data2:48:50top 25%: 2:32:53, top 10%: 2:23:26

What it takes to place in your age group

The third-place time in each group at a typical olympic triathlon in Pennsylvania (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.

AgeWomen, 3rd placeMen, 3rd place
20-29n/a2:10:16
30-392:28:062:12:05
40-49n/a2:21:17
50-59n/a2:28:19

Is my olympic triathlon time good?

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Quick answers

What is a good olympic triathlon time in Pennsylvania?
Half of Pennsylvania finishers complete the olympic triathlon in 2:48:18 or faster, a quarter in 2:30:47 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 2:18:58. Under 2:30:47 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
What is the average olympic triathlon time for women?
The median for women is 2:57:42; the fastest tenth of women finish in 2:27:12 or better.
What is the average olympic triathlon time for men?
The median for men is 2:43:30; the fastest tenth of men finish in 2:16:13 or better.
Which age group is fastest at the olympic triathlon?
Among adults, athletes 30 to 39 have the quickest median, 2:41:48. 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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