A comparison of participation and performance in age-group finishers competing in and qualifying for Ironman Hawaii

Figures & data

Figure 1 Percentage distribution of female and male finishers in Ironman Hawaii and in the Ironman qualifier races.

Figure 2 Percentage distributions of female (A) and male (B) finishers per nation in Ironman Hawaii and in the Ironman qualifier races.

Note: Data are shown for the 20 nations with the overall highest number of finishers.
Abbreviations: ARG, Argentina; AUS, Australia; AUT, Austria; BEL, Belgium; BRA, Brazil; CAN, Canada; DEN, Denmark; ESP, Spain; FRA, France; GBR, Great Britain; GER, Germany; IRL, Ireland; ITA, Italy; JPN, Japan; MEX, Mexico; NED, The Netherlands; NZL, new Zealand; RSA, Republic of South Africa; SUI, Switzerland.

Table 1 Percentage distribution of women and men finishers per nation in the Ironman qualifier races and Ironman Hawaii

Nation	Women		Men
	Qualifier	Ironman Hawaii	Qualifier	Ironman Hawaii
USA	57.1%	54.9%	37.1%	41.5%
Germany	6.0%	7.6%	9.0%	12.4%
Canada	11.3%	7.0%	5.8%	4.2%
Great Britain	4.0%	4.4%	5.1%	2.9%
Australia	4.4%	8.2%	4.3%	7.7%
France	1.4%	0.8%	5.2%	3.1%
South Africa	3.1%	0.0%	3.6%	–
Austria	1.7%	1.2%	3.5%	2.3%
Spain	0.7%	0.6%	3.5%	1.5%
Brazil	1.3%	1.2%	2.9%	1.8%
New Zealand	2.4%	2.2%	1.7%	1.7%
Switzerland	1.5%	2.8%	1.8%	2.8%
Italy	0.5%	0.4%	1.7%	0.9%
Belgium	0.4%	0.8%	1.4%	3.2%
Argentina	0.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.8%
Japan	0.5%	2.4%	0.5%	3.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.2%	0.7%	0.1%
Mexico	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Denmark	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	1.3%
The Netherlands	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%
Others	2.1%	3.6%	9.8%	6.0%

Figure 3 Percentage distribution of female (A) and male (B) finishers per age group in Ironman Hawaii and in the Ironman qualifier races.

Table 2 Percentage distribution of men and women finishers per age group in the Ironman qualifier races and in Ironman Hawaii

Age group (years)	Women		Men
	Qualifier	Ironman Hawaii	Qualifier	Ironman Hawaii
18–24	2.1%	5.2%	2.5%	2.9%
25–29	12.2%	9.7%	8.7%	7.9%
30–34	19.7%	18.9%	15.9%	13.9%
35–39	20.8%	18.3%	21.3%	19.0%
40–44	19.1%	14.1%	22.1%	19.5%
45–49	14.5%	12.3%	15.2%	14.3%
50–54	7.6%	7.8%	8.5%	9.6%
55–59	2.6%	6.4%	3.5%	4.9%
60–64	0.8%	4.2%	1.5%	3.6%
65–69	0.1%	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
70–74	–	0.4%	0.2%	1.6%
75–79	–	0.2%	–	0.7%

Figure 4 Performance for the top ten women per age group in overall race time in the Ironman qualifier races and in Ironman Hawaii.

Notes: Asterisks above bars indicate significant differences in performance between the Ironman qualifier races and Ironman Hawaii: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.

Figure 5 Performance for the top ten women per age group in the swim split (A), the bike split (B), and the run split (C) in the Ironman qualifier races and in Ironman Hawaii.

Notes: Asterisks above bars indicate significant differences in performance between the Ironman qualifier races and Ironman Hawaii: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.

Figure 6 Performance for the top ten men per age group in overall race time in the Ironman qualifier races and in Ironman Hawaii.

Notes: Asterisks above bars indicate significant differences in performance between the Ironman qualifier races and Ironman Hawaii: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.

Figure 7 Performance for the top ten men per age group in the swim split (A), the bike split (B), and the run split (C) in the Ironman qualifier races and in Ironman Hawaii.

Notes: Asterisks above bars indicate significant differences in performance between the Ironman qualifier races and Ironman Hawaii: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.

Table 3 Ironman qualifiers and qualifying slots for Ironman Hawaii in 2012

Country	Race	Qualifying slots in 2012
USA	Ironman Arizona	65
	Ironman Coeur d’Alene	50
	Ironman Florida	65
	Ironman Lake Placid	50
	Ironman Louisville	50
	Ironman St George	50
	Ironman Texas	50
	Ironman Wisconsin	50
	Ironman New York	75
Germany	Ironman Germany	100
	Ironman Regensburg	50
Canada	Ironman Canada	50
Great Britain	Ironman UK	50
	Ironman Wales	50
Australia	Ironman Australia	40
	Ironman Western Australia	40
	Ironman Melbourne	75
	Ironman Cairns	40
France	Ironman France	50
South Africa	Ironman South Africa	30
Austria	Ironman Austria	50
Spain	Ironman Lanzarote	40
Brazil	Ironman Brazil	50
New Zealand	Ironman New Zealand	40
Switzerland	Ironman Switzerland	50
Korea	Ironman Korea	50
Mexico	Ironman Cozumel	50
Sweden	Ironman Sweden	40

Data from Britt.²⁶

BrittRRunTri [website on the Internet] Available from: http://www.runtri.comAccessed August 27, 2012

 Google Scholar