2026 Challenge Israman

January 29, 2026 · Eilat, Israel

Data: PTO Stats · Updated 5/21/2026 · Quality: partialHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
8
4 men · 4 women
Men SOF
20.39
Women SOF
6.42

Race story in the data

Men: Marcel Bolbat won in 4:13:37 with a +3:08 margin. Marcel Bolbat had the fastest run (1:12:07).

Women: Hadas Mazar won in 5:33:25 with a +22:14 margin. Hadas Mazar had the fastest run (1:32:50).

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Race summary

2026 Challenge Israman 2026 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Marcel Bolbat in 4:13:37

Margin: +3:08

Fastest bike: Itamar Eshed - 2:34:42

Fastest run: Marcel Bolbat - 1:12:07

Top points: Marcel Bolbat - 53.18 pts

Field: 4/4 finishers, SOF 20.39

Race summary

2026 Challenge Israman 2026 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Hadas Mazar in 5:33:25

Margin: +22:14

Fastest bike: Hadas Mazar - 3:19:10

Fastest run: Hadas Mazar - 1:32:50

Top points: Hadas Mazar - 46.89 pts

Field: 4/4 finishers, SOF 6.42

Men race summary

4 finishers from 4 starters · SOF 20.39

Winner
Marcel Bolbat
4:13:37
Winning margin
+3:08
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Shachar Agur · 23:16
Fastest bike
Itamar Eshed · 2:34:42
Fastest run
Marcel Bolbat · 1:12:07
Top points
Marcel Bolbat
53.18 pts

Women race summary

4 finishers from 4 starters · SOF 6.42

Winner
Hadas Mazar
5:33:25
Winning margin
+22:14
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Hadar Shahar · 34:26
Fastest bike
Hadas Mazar · 3:19:10
Fastest run
Hadas Mazar · 1:32:50
Top points
Hadas Mazar
46.89 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Shachar Agur
    Finish 3
    23:16
  2. 2
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2
    23:19
  3. 3
    23:21

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2
    2:34:42
  2. 2
    2:34:45
  3. 3
    Shachar Agur
    Finish 3
    2:45:08

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    1:12:07
  2. 2
    Itamar Eshed
    Finish 2
    1:14:52
  3. 3
    Shachar Agur
    Finish 3
    1:18:06
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
    Hadar Shahar
    Finish 3
    34:26
  2. 2
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 2
    34:30
  3. 3
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 1
    34:33

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 1
    3:19:10
  2. 2
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 2
    3:31:19
  3. 3
    Hadar Shahar
    Finish 3
    3:46:23

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Hadas Mazar
    Finish 1
    1:32:50
  2. 2
    Inbar Zahavi
    Finish 2
    1:43:06
  3. 3
    Hadar Shahar
    Finish 3
    1:43:37
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: 4:13:37
🥇#1
DE
Marcel Bolbat
4:13:37
53.18 pts
🥈#2
IL
Itamar Eshed
4:16:45
48.39 pts
🥉#3
IL
Shachar Agur
4:30:27
36.32 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 5:33:25
🥇#1
IL
Hadas Mazar
5:33:25
46.89 pts
🥈#2
IL
Inbar Zahavi
5:55:39
32.33 pts
🥉#3
IL
Hadar Shahar
6:09:20
29.01 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 4
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4

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 4
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

4 participants

4:13:37
Swim
23:21
Bike
2:34:45
Run
1:12:07
4:16:45
Swim
23:19
Bike
2:34:42
Run
1:14:52
4:30:27
Swim
23:16
Bike
2:45:08
Run
1:18:06
4:53:10
Swim
23:35
Bike
3:05:41
Run
1:19:24
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Marcel BolbatDE4:13:37Winner23:212:34:451:12:0753.18
2Itamar EshedIL4:16:4523:192:34:421:14:5248.39
3Shachar AgurIL4:30:2723:162:45:081:18:0636.32
4Yoav MaliarIL4:53:1023:353:05:411:19:2431.04

Female Pro Results

4 participants

5:33:25
Swim
34:33
Bike
3:19:10
Run
1:32:50
5:55:39
Swim
34:30
Bike
3:31:19
Run
1:43:06
6:09:20
Swim
34:26
Bike
3:46:23
Run
1:43:37
6:27:30
Swim
36:01
Bike
3:55:02
Run
1:48:47
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Hadas MazarIL5:33:25Winner34:333:19:101:32:5046.89
2Inbar ZahaviIL5:55:3934:303:31:191:43:0632.33
3Hadar ShaharIL6:09:2034:263:46:231:43:3729.01
4Noa CafriIL6:27:3036:013:55:021:48:4726.85