1/2 im race pace compared to oly

My olympic distances i did last year were all just under 3 hours and my 1/2 last year was 6:10.....so a little longer than double... My swim time was about the same relative to distance change.....my bike average was the same (even though the distance was was twic as long). I fell off a little in my run (the course was a little hillier than I thought and I had a little leg injury I was nursing). Hoping to improve all my times this year with more swim training and injury free. I really enjoy the 1/2 distance. I love the cycling the the longer distance really gave me time to catch up and pass people. All in all the times stayed relative to the olympic distance, but I am definatley more of a long course racer......I'm not much of a sprinter.

Good Luck.

For MOP to FOP of people, the speeds are probably close to the same.

For BOP people, they are probably all over the place as some will come into their element in the longer race, while others will completely blow up. Of course there will be those in the "faster" groups as well, but probably much less of them.

thanks for the replies. i tend to like longer distances as well. i guess i just take a while to really 'warm up' and find a good pace. i am doing an oly in early june, 7 weeks before my 1/2 im. hopefully that will give me a good gauge about my possible speed.