From 2,094 finishers at 16 races

Average Sprint Triathlon Time in Connecticut by Age and Gender

The median sprint triathlon time in Connecticut is 1:30:38. Women finish in a median of 1:36:31 and men in 1:27:20. Across the US the median is 1:34:14. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.

1:30:38
median, everyone
1:36:31
median, women
1:27:20
median, men
1:11:36
fastest 10%

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Sprint 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
20-291:34:06top 25%: 1:25:06, top 10%: 1:17:341:24:53top 25%: 1:14:41, top 10%: 1:07:15
30-391:33:58top 25%: 1:22:10, top 10%: 1:14:471:26:02top 25%: 1:15:39, top 10%: 1:09:30
40-491:36:51top 25%: 1:26:39, top 10%: 1:20:211:25:51top 25%: 1:17:14, top 10%: 1:10:23
50-591:36:41top 25%: 1:26:57, top 10%: 1:19:361:25:12top 25%: 1:16:20, top 10%: 1:11:57
60-69not enough data1:32:32top 25%: 1:24:03, top 10%: 1:17:19

What it takes to place in your age group

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

AgeWomen, 3rd placeMen, 3rd place
20-291:22:411:10:48
30-391:21:501:10:54
40-491:23:371:14:09
50-591:24:071:13:51
60-69n/a1:20:53

Is my sprint triathlon time good?

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Quick answers

What is a good sprint triathlon time in Connecticut?
Half of Connecticut finishers complete the sprint triathlon in 1:30:38 or faster, a quarter in 1:19:33 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 1:11:36. Under 1:19:33 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
What is the average sprint triathlon time for women?
The median for women is 1:36:31; the fastest tenth of women finish in 1:18:18 or better.
What is the average sprint triathlon time for men?
The median for men is 1:27:20; the fastest tenth of men finish in 1:10:29 or better.
What is a good sprint triathlon time for a 40-year-old?
For athletes 40 to 49, the median is 1:36:51 for women and 1:25:51 for men. A top-quarter time is 1:26:39 for women and 1:17:14 for men.
Which age group is fastest at the sprint triathlon?
Among adults, athletes 30 to 39 have the quickest median, 1:28:08. 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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