Tougher Time - Sub 2 hour Oly vs. HM (Page 2)

I agree with Jorge; a 1:10 HM would indicate an open 10k of ~31:45 and a likely run split of ~33:30.  A 1:20 HM would indicate an open 10k of ~36:30 and a run split of ~38:00.  The first runner (assuming decent swim and bike fitness) is likely to be well under 2:00 while the second athlete is likely to just get there.

Consider a typical sub 2 performance:

Swim 20:00
T1 - 1:00
Bike - 1:00:00
T2 - :59
Run - 38:00
Finish - 1:59:59

Shane

Sorry, meant to quote another post but hit the wrong button.

Edited by cwpeters 2010-10-26 10:06 AM

So instead of an Oly PR, I really had my slowest sprint. That sucks! 

Unlike all other distances(IM, HIM, Oly all are very specific) , "Sprint" is a title that can mean a variety of distances. 

You could go much faster on a longer Sprint course and have a "slower" time.  But that would still be your fastest race.  Comparing times for two sprints is impossible, so don't waste your time!

Edited by AndrewMT 2010-10-26 10:10 AM

Well, I was going off personal experience and that of athletes I know that have gone under 2hrs for Oly. None of us has gone 1:10hrs HM (or run under 32:30 for 10K), but we all have run around 1:15-1:20hr open HM or 1:18-1:24hr on a 70.3 (33-34min for 10K). Still, I said it was a guess and just my opinion

This is my thought process exactly.  I've gone sub-2, and I couldn't do a 1:10 half marathon in my wildest dreams.  There are maybe ~10 other guys I race against locally who can also go under 2 hours on any given day, and only one of them has run a half marathon under 1:10, and he's a well known pro who goes ~1:50 for an Oly.  There are a couple other guys that probably could go sub-1:10 (ex-D1 runners), but they would have to change up their training to the point where their tri performances would suffer.  The rest of us... no chance.

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Plus, even at standard distances, such as Oly, HIM, IM, you still can't compare times at one race to another, because all courses are different.  Swim distances are notoriously inaccurate.  I even take comparisons of the same events from one year to the last with a grain of salt, because the weather conditions can vary from year-to-year, the transition area might be set up differently, and the aforementioned swim distance variations.