Ironman Kona Hawaii By The Numbers: Statistics/Analysis

By Raymond Britt -- We've qualified for and competed at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and are proud to be among the finishers in our race results and analysis archives. These links provide complete race results since 2002, plus interesting analysis that slices and dices the data to present the dynamics that emerge from year to year. For everything else you want to know, see our Complete Ironman Kona Coverage  and our Qualifying for Kona Advice.


Qualifying

• Qualifying Times by Event -- 25 Races -- 2009-2010
• Qualifying Slots by Event  -- 25 Races -- 2009-2010
• Qualifying Triathletes and Qualifying Times by Event 2009-2010
• Global Slot Allocation Chart: By Age Group 2009-2010
• Global Slot Allocation Chart: By Ironman Event 2009-2010

Kona Stats and Performance Analysis

• Results 2010
• Finish Time Averages by Age Group 2002 to 2010
• Overall Swim, Bike, Run, Finish Times 2002 to 2010
• Average Swim, Bike, Run, Finish Times by Age Group 2009 and 2010
• North American Ironman DNF Rates 2009-2010
• Kona DNS and DNF Rates 2002 to 2010
• DNS and DNF Rates: Qualifiers vs Lottery Winners
• Correlation Between DNF Rates and Finish Times 2002 to 2010
• Correlation Between Run and Bike Splits 2009 and 2010

Comparisons with Other Ironman Races

• Finish Times: Toughest Ironman Race Rankings
• Swim Times: Toughest Ironman Race Rankings
• Bike Times: Toughest Ironman Race Rankings
• Run Times: Toughest Ironman Race Rankings
• Detailed Analysis, Swim, Bike, Run, Finish Times, Kona Slots for 25 Races
• Ironman Triathlon Finishers 2009-2010: 41,000+

Ironman Western Australia Results Analysis and Kona Qualifying Times

Congratulations to all finishers at the 2010 Ironman Western Australia in Busselton. Average finish time overall was 11:48, with a 3% DNF rate. Full list of finishers at ironman.com; see our analysis of average finish time by race division. Also see our list of Kona Qualifiers.

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