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2025 Challenge Israman

January 30, 2025 · Eilat, Israel

Data: Challenge™ · Updated 7/3/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
15
9 men · 6 women
Men SOF
26.64
Women SOF
5.99

Race story in the data

Men: Marcel Bolbat won in 4:13:41 with a +4:13 margin. Almog Elazary had the fastest run (1:09:36).

Women: Sofia Korzunina won in 5:23:35 with a +4:53 margin. Sofia Korzunina had the fastest run (1:26:24).

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Race summary

2025 Challenge Israman 2025 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Marcel Bolbat in 4:13:41

Margin: +4:13

Fastest bike: Marcel Bolbat - 2:33:52

Fastest run: Almog Elazary - 1:09:36

Top points: Marcel Bolbat - 58.60 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers, SOF 26.64

Race summary

2025 Challenge Israman 2025 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Sofia Korzunina in 5:23:35

Margin: +4:53

Fastest bike: Hadas Mazar - 3:16:06

Fastest run: Sofia Korzunina - 1:26:24

Top points: Sofia Korzunina - 48.05 pts

Field: 6/6 finishers, SOF 5.99

Men race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters · SOF 26.64

Winner
Marcel Bolbat
4:13:41
Winning margin
+4:13
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Michele Sarzilla · 23:27
Fastest bike
Marcel Bolbat · 2:33:52
Fastest run
Almog Elazary · 1:09:36
Top points
Marcel Bolbat
58.60 pts

Women race summary

6 finishers from 6 starters · SOF 5.99

Winner
Sofia Korzunina
5:23:35
Winning margin
+4:53
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Sofia Korzunina · 32:49
Fastest bike
Hadas Mazar · 3:16:06
Fastest run
Sofia Korzunina · 1:26:24
Top points
Sofia Korzunina
48.05 pts

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Michele Sarzilla
    Finish 5
    23:27
  2. 2
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    23:30
  3. 3
    Almog Elazary
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    23:30

T1

  1. 1
    Marcel Bolbat
    Finish 1
    2:47
  2. 2
    Michele Sarzilla
    Finish 5
    2:53
  3. 3
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2
    2:54

Bike

  1. 1
    Marcel Bolbat
    Finish 1
    2:33:52
  2. 2
    Wojciech Kopycinski
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:34:53
  3. 3
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:35:17

T2

  1. 1
    Itamar Levanon
    Finish 6
    00:44
  2. 2
    Marcel Bolbat
    Finish 1
    00:48
  3. 3
    Michele Sarzilla
    Finish 5
    00:49

Run

  1. 1
    Almog Elazary
    Finish 4
    1:09:36
  2. 2
    Marcel Bolbat
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    1:12:02
  3. 3
    Michele Sarzilla
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    1:14:23
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Sofia Korzunina
    Finish 1
    32:49
  2. 2
    Hadar Shahar
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    32:49
  3. 3
    Aya Avigad
    Finish 6 · split rank #3
    32:54

T1

  1. 1
    Sofia Korzunina
    Finish 1
    4:20
  2. 2
    Hadar Shahar
    Finish 4
    4:26
  3. 3
    Aya Avigad
    Finish 6
    4:37

Bike

  1. 1
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 2
    3:16:06
  2. 2
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    3:17:27
  3. 3
    Sofia Korzunina
    Finish 1 · split rank #3
    3:19:07

T2

  1. 1
    Sofia Korzunina
    Finish 1
    00:57
  2. 2
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 2
    1:04
  3. 3
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 3
    1:21

Run

  1. 1
    Sofia Korzunina
    Finish 1
    1:26:24
  2. 2
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:32:37
  3. 3
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    1:43:10
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 4:13:41
🥇#1
DE
Marcel Bolbat
4:13:41
58.60 pts
🥈#2
IL
Itamar Eshed
4:17:54
53.09 pts
🥉#3
PL
Wojciech Kopycinski
4:20:40
48.80 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 5:23:35
🥇#1
IL
Sofia Korzunina
5:23:35
48.05 pts
🥈#2
IL
Hadas Mazar
5:28:28
42.79 pts
🥉#3
IL
Inbar Zahavi
5:39:58
34.09 pts

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#5#2#1#2#3#4#2#6#2#5#3#3#4#4#5#3#5#7#6#7#6#4#7#6#7#8#8#8#8
Marcel Bolbat1Itamar Eshed2Wojciech Kopycinski3Almog Elazary4Michele Sarzilla5Itamar Levanon6Maayan Glantz7Dan Kony Ovchinikov8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 6
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#3#1#5#2#2#4#2#3#3#2#4#4#4#6#5#5#5#3#6#6#6
Sofia Korzunina1Hadas Mazar2Inbar Zahavi3Hadar Shahar4Noa Cafri5Aya Avigad6

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

9 participants

4:13:41
Swim
24:13
Bike
2:33:52
Run
1:12:02
4:17:54
Swim
23:30
Bike
2:35:17
Run
1:14:44
4:20:40
Swim
25:43
Bike
2:34:53
Run
1:15:26
4:23:49
Swim
23:30
Bike
2:46:15
Run
1:09:36
4:28:32
Swim
23:27
Bike
2:47:01
Run
1:14:23
4:37:36
Swim
25:48
Bike
2:47:56
Run
1:19:33
4:37:48
Swim
23:31
Bike
2:52:22
Run
1:17:23
5:07:07
Swim
27:41
Bike
3:03:40
Run
1:30:00
5:39:16
Swim
28:19
Bike
3:24:22
Run
1:40:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Marcel BolbatDE4:13:41Winner24:13#52:472:33:5200:481:12:02#258.60
2Itamar EshedIL4:17:54—23:30#22:542:35:17#31:311:14:44#453.09
3Wojciech KopycinskiPL4:20:40—25:43#63:322:34:53#21:071:15:26#548.80
4Almog ElazaryIL4:23:49—23:30#33:312:46:15#400:591:09:3644.43
5Michele SarzillaIT4:28:32—23:272:532:47:01#500:491:14:23#339.14
6Itamar LevanonIL4:37:36—25:48#73:372:47:56#600:441:19:33#730.97
7Maayan GlantzIL4:37:48—23:31#43:272:52:22#71:081:17:23#629.14
8DanKony OvchinikovIL5:07:07—27:41#84:503:03:40#800:571:30:00#825.84
9Tomas BednarCZ5:39:16—28:19#93:503:24:22#92:031:40:45#924.42

Female Pro Results

6 participants

5:23:35
Swim
32:49
Bike
3:19:07
Run
1:26:24
5:28:28
Swim
32:58
Bike
3:16:06
Run
1:32:37
5:39:58
Swim
32:55
Bike
3:17:27
Run
1:43:10
6:08:58
Swim
32:49
Bike
3:41:50
Run
1:48:09
6:29:38
Swim
37:50
Bike
3:49:38
Run
1:52:24
6:35:35
Swim
32:54
Bike
3:59:43
Run
1:53:59
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sofia KorzuninaIL5:23:35Winner32:494:203:19:07#300:571:26:2448.05
2Hadas MazarIL5:28:28—32:58#55:453:16:061:041:32:37#242.79
3Inbar ZahaviIL5:39:58—32:55#45:073:17:27#21:211:43:10#334.09
4Hadar ShaharIL6:08:58—32:49#24:263:41:50#41:461:48:09#426.72
5Noa CafriIL6:29:38—37:50#66:483:49:38#52:591:52:24#524.72
6Aya AvigadIL6:35:35—32:54#34:373:59:43#64:221:53:59#622.89