Average finishing times?

That's really hard to determine. Each course is different- flat, steep hills, rolling hills, mountains. There are too many varying factors- wind, temperature, humidity, elevation. Of course throw in male or female and then age.

Just because a race is label as a sprint doesn't mean that each part of the course is the same distance. For example, in the two sprint triathlons that I did this summer, I had the exact same time. However, the second tri had a longer swim and the first tri had a longer bike.

Unfortantely, my answer is... it depends.

If you are trying to figure out what your time should be for a particular race then check out last year's results. Find your sex and age group, then see what the average time was.

I wondered the same thing...

I found the times for my event last year and figured out the avg for my age group. That was my goal time for my first tri. I came close...

i would second what joe said. for my sprints, i hoped to finish in 1:30 or so. it depends on who you is racing, and also on the specific course. seems like sprints can really vary in distance. the two races i did were different. the first was swim 1/3 mile, bike 10.3 miles (very flat), run 2.5 miles which i finished in 1:23. the second was swim 1/3 mile, bike 10 miles (w/ a steep climb), run 4 miles, which i finished in 1:34. so, even thought my second race time was longer, it was actually a longer race. if you are looking at a specific race, you might be able to call or email the race officials and get average finishing time, to give you something to go by. i think most people here take their better than average times for each event addded together plus add in some time for transitions.