From 3,640 finishers at 24 races
Average Sprint Triathlon Time in Maryland by Age and Gender
The median sprint triathlon time in Maryland is 1:35:52. Women finish in a median of 1:40:10 and men in 1:32:28. Across the US the median is 1:34:28. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.
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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.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | not enough data | 1:23:09top 25%: 1:08:14, top 10%: 59:17 |
| 20-29 | 1:36:16top 25%: 1:19:26, top 10%: 1:03:57 | 1:31:06top 25%: 1:18:08, top 10%: 1:06:14 |
| 30-39 | 1:42:42top 25%: 1:30:02, top 10%: 1:18:49 | 1:33:09top 25%: 1:19:23, top 10%: 1:07:59 |
| 40-49 | 1:40:42top 25%: 1:27:27, top 10%: 1:18:48 | 1:30:13top 25%: 1:15:51, top 10%: 1:05:12 |
| 50-59 | 1:44:13top 25%: 1:28:56, top 10%: 1:19:23 | 1:32:57top 25%: 1:19:15, top 10%: 1:07:56 |
| 60-69 | 1:38:21top 25%: 1:24:06, top 10%: 1:16:25 | 1:39:45top 25%: 1:25:47, top 10%: 1:17:08 |
Typical sprint triathlon splits in Maryland
Across 13 sprint triathlons in Maryland with published splits over the last three years, a middle-of-the-pack finisher took about 17:09 swim, 45:40 bike and 29:08 run. A top-quarter swim is 11:15 or faster.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Median vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 7:10 | 11:15 | 17:09 | 4:59 slower |
| T1 | 1:17 | 1:58 | 2:55 | same |
| Bike | 32:33 | 38:07 | 45:40 | 0:05 faster |
| T2 | 0:46 | 1:05 | 1:31 | 0:05 faster |
| Run | 22:06 | 25:07 | 29:08 | same |
Pooled from each race's published results, weighted by finishers (6,526 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 sprint triathlon in Maryland (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.
| Age | Women, 3rd place | Men, 3rd place |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | n/a | 1:10:48 |
| 20-29 | 1:29:14 | 1:21:38 |
| 30-39 | 1:27:05 | 1:17:09 |
| 40-49 | 1:26:10 | 1:22:53 |
| 50-59 | 1:36:05 | 1:18:18 |
| 60-69 | 1:22:55 | 1:25:25 |
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Quick answers
- What is a good sprint triathlon time in Maryland?
- Half of Maryland finishers complete the sprint triathlon in 1:35:52 or faster, a quarter in 1:21:06 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 1:08:28. Under 1:21:06 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
- What is the average sprint triathlon time for women?
- The median for women is 1:40:10; the fastest tenth of women finish in 1:13:15 or better.
- What is the average sprint triathlon time for men?
- The median for men is 1:32:28; the fastest tenth of men finish in 1:07:02 or better.
- What are average sprint triathlon split times in Maryland?
- The median splits are 17:09 for the swim, 45:40 for the bike, 29:08 for the run. The fastest quarter of the field takes 11:15 for the swim, 38:07 for the bike, 25:07 for the run or less.
- What is a good sprint triathlon time for a 40-year-old?
- For athletes 40 to 49, the median is 1:40:42 for women and 1:30:13 for men. A top-quarter time is 1:27:27 for women and 1:15:51 for men.
- Which age group is fastest at the sprint triathlon?
- Among adults, athletes 20 to 29 have the quickest median, 1:33:06. 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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