Triathlon Finish Time Estimator

What it does

The Finish Time Estimator stitches together the projected swim, T1, bike, T2, and run splits into a total race finish time. It is step 5 of the race planning wizard and pulls from earlier wizard outputs when run in that context.

URL: /calculators/ then open the Finish time entry. Direct path: /static/calculators/triathlon_finish_time_estimator.html.

Inputs the form asks for

Race distance

Select the distance: sprint, Olympic, 70.3, full distance, or custom. The calculator uses the distance to size each leg.

Per-leg inputs

Swim: pace per 100 m (from your CSS calculator result, race-pace adjusted).
T1: estimated transition time.
Bike: average speed or watts (from the Bike Power Plan).
T2: estimated transition time.
Run: pace per km (from your run threshold pace, race-pace adjusted).

Cut-offs (optional)

Swim cut off time in minutes from the gun.
Equivalent cut-offs for bike and run if your race enforces them.

Outputs

Total time (saved key output: total-time).
Swim time (swim-time).
Bike time (bike-time).
Run time (run-time).

These four outputs appear on the step 5 wizard card.

Goal time vs predicted time

If your athlete's goal time is on the race record, compare goal to projection. A wide gap is a signal to revisit underlying inputs (CSS, CP, run pace) rather than to fudge the predictor.

When to rerun

After any rerun of CSS, CP, CdA, or the bike power plan.
If the race distance changes (e.g. distance moved from full to 70.3).
When you want to dial in transition times closer to race day.