Results and finish times

Tri Santa Cruz results

Finish-time statistics for 2 years of Tri Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, aggregated from official results. Names are not published here.

How fast is it?

Faster than most US olympic triathlons

The fastest quarter of the 2021 olympic triathlon field finished under 2:37:37, against 2:43:48 in a typical US olympic triathlon, so times here run 4 percent faster.

  • Sprint Triathlon: About average for US sprint triathlons. The fastest quarter of the 2021 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:24:46, against 1:24:09 in a typical US sprint triathlon, so times here are about average.

Compares the fastest quarter of each field, so walkers and first-timers do not skew it. It reflects the course and the field together: a flat course, cool weather, or a competitive crowd all make times faster.

2022

Aug 7, 2022

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
International Triathlon2362:02:552:51:572:31:53 to 3:13:023:04:312:44:56
Sprint Triathlon1621:02:261:37:241:26:43 to 1:50:571:40:331:37:00
Family & Friends Sprint191:40:021:56:021:44:48 to 2:05:161:56:131:48:00
Sprint Plus Duathlon181:16:251:42:251:29:47 to 1:47:381:47:341:33:03
International Aquabike141:23:501:48:171:36:25 to 2:04:561:50:001:43:32
Sprint Aquathlon1434:3448:0738:48 to 59:0455:4442:56
International Duathlon111:31:242:04:311:50:25 to 2:22:362:22:292:02:50
International Aquathlon81:10:381:31:001:17:29 to 1:44:231:24:581:38:25
Sprint Aquabike454:451:14:151:06:04 to 1:20:191:02:181:21:59
Sprint Clydesdales & Athena31:54:582:13:582:04:28 to 2:15:23–2:13:58
International Mixed Relay Team32:16:392:37:202:27:00 to 2:44:09–2:37:20
Sprint Mixed Relay Team31:34:491:35:101:35:00 to 1:57:391:35:10–

International Triathlon

median 2:51:572:04:524:04:54
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+23:21:59
20-29562:43:59
30-39822:52:14
40-49482:53:28
50-59352:56:59
60-6973:14:26
Under 2062:29:01

Finishers and median time per group.

Sprint Triathlon

median 1:37:241:08:042:41:51
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+102:05:27
20-29291:39:41
30-39481:35:54
40-49271:36:15
50-59221:43:28
60-69101:44:49
Under 20161:24:07

Finishers and median time per group.

2021

Aug 8, 2021

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
International Distance Triathlon2172:07:382:54:502:37:37 to 3:17:303:14:362:48:52
Sprint Distance Triathlon1611:06:311:37:561:24:46 to 1:48:161:42:041:34:28
Family & Friends Sprint Triathlon Wave291:44:132:12:171:59:11 to 2:46:512:38:052:09:40
Sprint Plus Duathlon221:22:381:44:591:31:51 to 1:56:281:50:541:39:08
International Distance Aquabike191:24:452:01:451:50:21 to 2:19:202:20:171:52:27
International Distance Duathlon151:55:112:20:502:06:11 to 2:29:372:22:262:19:14
Sprint Distance Aquathlon1435:0043:1340:48 to 47:5143:0044:32
International Distance Aquathlon81:01:031:22:491:10:15 to 1:40:411:24:121:22:49
International Clydesdale and Athena82:37:533:37:293:21:17 to 3:53:583:45:223:06:57
Sprint Clydesdale and Athena81:22:511:55:241:43:12 to 2:08:092:00:071:51:30
Sprint Distance Aquabike559:201:17:331:15:39 to 1:28:531:28:531:16:36

International Distance Triathlon

median 2:54:502:12:374:18:53
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+43:09:17
20-29372:52:28
30-39662:52:46
40-49482:55:01
50-59412:59:55
60-69143:40:07
Under 2022:32:44

Finishers and median time per group.

Sprint Distance Triathlon

median 1:37:561:06:532:59:27
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+92:24:39
20-29311:33:19
30-39371:40:38
40-49271:37:39
50-59321:31:31
60-69131:42:12
Under 20121:27:19

Finishers and median time per group.

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