Race Run Times: How Fast Is Good?
Men Open finishers around 1:30:00 typically take 43:16 for the 8 × 1 km runs; the top 25% at that finish are under 41:13 and the top 10% under 39:12. Women Open around 1:30:00: typical 44:39. A 1:00:00 finisher is typically at 30:16 and a 2:00:00 finisher at 56:39 (Men Open). Even 1 km splits win: the runs come straight off a station, so the first two runs should feel easy.
Your running
That is 5:38 per km on average.
Blank = the typical Men Open finish, 1:27:00.
How it ranks
Your 45:00 of running is faster than 15% of Men Open finishers around 1:27:00.
This costs you about 3:01 against a typical finisher at this time; reaching the top-25% time would save 4:56.
Spread from 32,749 finishers around 1:27:00 (aggregated percentiles only).
Typical race run times by finish
Typical (median) time for finishers around each finish, with the top-25% time below it. Singles, Open weights.
| Finish | Men Open | Women Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00:00 | 30:16 · 3:47/km top 25% 29:16 | 31:28 · 3:56/km top 25% 30:43 |
| 1:15:00 | 36:45 · 4:36/km top 25% 35:17 | 37:34 · 4:42/km top 25% 36:10 |
| 1:30:00 | 43:16 · 5:24/km top 25% 41:13 | 44:39 · 5:35/km top 25% 42:50 |
| 1:45:00 | 49:42 · 6:13/km top 25% 47:07 | 51:15 · 6:24/km top 25% 48:56 |
| 2:00:00 | 56:39 · 7:05/km top 25% 53:06 | 57:52 · 7:14/km top 25% 54:53 |
How it works
- Your time is compared with finishers who finish in about the same overall time as you (or as the typical finisher in your division if you leave the finish blank), not the whole field.
- For each station we hold five percentiles of those finishers (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%) and a count. Your time is placed between them, with smooth tails past the ends, giving the share of finishers slower than you.
- Typical is the median; top 25% and top 10% are the times those finishers beat.
- Running is the total of all 8 runs (transitions not included).
- Doubles, or if the data cannot be loaded: an estimated spread from our published model, clearly labelled.
Check your whole race with where would I place?, or plan every split with the pace calculator.
Last updated by Hybrid Racing Platform.
Questions
What is a good race run time?
For Men Open finishers around 1:30:00 the typical time is 43:16, the top 25% are under 41:13 and the top 10% under 39:12. For Women Open around 1:30:00 typical is 44:39. Faster finishers are faster here too: about 30:16 at a 1:00:00 finish and 56:39 at 2:00:00 (Men Open).
How do I get faster at the runs?
Even 1 km splits win: the runs come straight off a station, so the first two runs should feel easy.
What does "faster than 60%" mean here?
It is the share of finishers with about the same overall finish as you whose time on this section was slower than yours. Faster than 60% means it is a slight strength for your level; under 50% means it costs you time against people you finish with.
Where do the benchmark times come from?
Singles Open and Pro use aggregated percentiles (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%) of finishers around each finish time, with no individual results. Doubles, and any time the data cannot be loaded, use an estimated spread from our published model, and the page says so.
Test it on a real course
A sim at a gym near you runs the full 8 runs and 8 stations with every split timed, so you get your real numbers instead of an estimate. A free account keeps every result and shows where your time goes.