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Iron Man Times

  • 03-01-2011 6:18pm
    #1
    ocnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭


    I hear people say that there is a difference between completing a marathon and racing a marathon. Such as, 4hrs you complete it, sub2:20-30 your racing it.

    What would the time difference be between completing an iron man and racing one?
    I don't mean World Records or World Champs standard, but say a good time at say the equivalent of a 2:20-30 marathon time? Semi elite I suppose

    (I have no interest in doing a sprint, olympic, half, 75 or full ironman - just curious) :)


Comments

  • #2
    kingQuez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭kingQuez


    From my point of view....

    If you're racing it, then you want to win. Be faster than the other guy (and Chrissie). If you're in contention for a podium finish you're racing :)

    If you're racing it, but not really racing it, then you're probably trying to bag a qualification slot for Kona. See previous qualification times here:
    http://www.runtri.com/2010/07/ironman-kona-qualifying-times-comparing.html

    Anything other than the above and you've simply got a time in mind that is meaningless to anyone other than yourself, it will define some goal you have and you'll either get it or you wont. That will have to vary by person and you're instantly into the rats nest of identifying at what exact speed you are sprinting/running/jogging/walking (x3) ;)


  • #3
    griffin100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭griffin100


    It's somewhat pointless comparing race times from different ironman races. Courses vary greatly and because the race is so long these differences can give rise to relatively large time differences. For example in IM UK last year none of the professionals broke 5hrs on the bike, whilst in Austria, Germany and Roth the good age groupers would have broken 5hrs. Generally sub 10 hrs is taken to be a good benchmark. However IMHO rather than compare overall times a better comparison is relative position within your age group. Semi elite I suppose would be close to Kona qualification.


  • #4
    ocnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭ocnoc


    Looking at the Kona quali times, sub 10 appears to answer my question.

    Cheers


  • #5
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    griffin100 wrote: »
    It's somewhat pointless comparing race times from different ironman races. Courses vary greatly and because the race is so long these differences can give rise to relatively large time differences. For example in IM UK last year none of the professionals broke 5hrs on the bike, whilst in Austria, Germany and Roth the good age groupers would have broken 5hrs. Generally sub 10 hrs is taken to be a good benchmark. However IMHO rather than compare overall times a better comparison is relative position within your age group. Semi elite I suppose would be close to Kona qualification.

    UK hasn't got first tier pros - Bayliss is a nice guy but he is no Vanhoenacker, no Macca, no Crowie. There is no depth in IMUK either so no need to push on. Combined with English road surfaces. Roth is the best of the best and Frankfurt is the best IM field outside of Kona.
    ocnoc wrote: »
    Looking at the Kona quali times, sub 10 appears to answer my question.

    Cheers

    Sub ten is, in my eyes, more sub three than sub 2:30.

    sub 9:30 would be what i would equate to sub 2:30


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