Ironman Cozumel 2011 Results Analysis

In the third annual Ironman Cozumel, 2299 triathletes finished in an average time of 12 hours, 43 minutes. Nearly 2900 initially registered for the event, 19% did not start, and of those who began the race, 7% did not finish. The finish average of 12:43 will change Ironman Cozumel's position on our Top 25 Toughest Ironman Course Rankings List: the 13:11 time in 2009 placed it among the slightly more challenging races, but 2010 and 2011 times indicate Cozumel is more accurately ranked as about average in terms of difficulty.

The Long Run: Ironman Marathon vs Standalone Marathon

You've run a marathon, finished in a pretty decent time, and now have your sights set on racing an Ironman. What should you expect your ironman marathon time to be? We crunched the numbers and the results are in Triathlete Magazine's December 2011 issue.

A sneak peak is below. Short answer: add 20-30 minutes, for starters.

For more, see our comprehensive marathon and triathlon stats and analysis section.

Ironman Arizona 2011 Results Analysis

More than 2200 triathletes completed the 2011 Ironman Arizona in an average finish time of 12 hours, 55 minutes. Of 2974 registered to compete, 21% did not start; of those who began the race, 6% did not finish.

At an average finish time of 12:57 overall from 2009 to 2011, Ironman Arizona remains ranked in the middle of RunTri's Toughest 25 Ironman Races list.

With a welcoming flat and fast bike course, the average bike split is only 48% of overall time (50% is the norm), but time advantages gained on the bike are lost on the run. The average 26.2 mile run split of 5:04 is among the slower one compared to 25 Ironman races.

 Compared with Ironman Florida, Arizona's marathon split is 10 minutes slower and those 10 minutes represent the gap between finish times of both races. For more, see our complete Ironman Arizona coverage.