2023 Challenge Wales

June 10, 2023 · Fishguard, United Kingdom

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
11
6 men · 5 women
Men SOF
58.46
Women SOF
46.74

Race story in the data

Men: Thomas Bishop won in 3:56:28 with a +7:22 margin. Harry Palmer had the fastest run (1:16:07).

Women: Lucy Byram won in 4:25:07 with a +12:19 margin. Lucy Byram had the fastest run (1:26:11).

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Race summary

2023 Challenge Wales 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Thomas Bishop in 3:56:28

Margin: +7:22

Fastest bike: Thomas Bishop - 2:12:41

Fastest run: Harry Palmer - 1:16:07

Top points: Thomas Bishop - 73.07 pts

Field: 6/6 finishers, SOF 58.46

Race summary

2023 Challenge Wales 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lucy Byram in 4:25:07

Margin: +12:19

Fastest bike: Lucy Byram - 2:27:43

Fastest run: Lucy Byram - 1:26:11

Top points: Lucy Byram - 69.13 pts

Field: 5/5 finishers, SOF 46.74

Men race summary

6 finishers from 6 starters · SOF 58.46

Winner
Thomas Bishop
3:56:28
Winning margin
+7:22
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andrew Horsfall-Turner · 25:20
Fastest bike
Thomas Bishop · 2:12:41
Fastest run
Harry Palmer · 1:16:07
Top points
Thomas Bishop
73.07 pts

Women race summary

5 finishers from 5 starters · SOF 46.74

Winner
Lucy Byram
4:25:07
Winning margin
+12:19
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Rosie Weston · 29:03
Fastest bike
Lucy Byram · 2:27:43
Fastest run
Lucy Byram · 1:26:11
Top points
Lucy Byram
69.13 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Andrew Horsfall-Turner
    Finish 4 · split rank #1
    25:20
  2. 2
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    25:23
  3. 3
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    26:49

T1

  1. 00:42
  2. 2
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 2
    00:43
  3. 3
    Liam Lloyd
    Finish 3
    00:44

Bike

  1. 1
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:12:41
  2. 2
    Liam Lloyd
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:18:56
  3. 3
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:19:16

T2

  1. 1
    Liam Lloyd
    Finish 3
    00:44
  2. 2
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 2
    00:53
  3. 3
    00:55

Run

  1. 1
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    1:16:07
  2. 2
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    1:16:37
  3. 3
    Liam Lloyd
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    1:22:09
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
    Rosie Weston
    Finish 5 · split rank #1
    29:03
  2. 2
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    29:43
  3. 3
    Abigail Bedwell
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    29:45

T1

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1
    00:41
  2. 2
    00:44
  3. 3
    Rosie Weston
    Finish 5
    00:49

Bike

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:27:43
  2. 2
    Lizzie Rayner
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    2:36:22
  3. 3
    Renee Kiley
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    2:36:44

T2

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1
    00:48
  2. 1:01
  3. 3
    1:06

Run

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:26:11
  2. 2
    Lizzie Rayner
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:29:24
  3. 3
    Abigail Bedwell
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    1:33:20
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: 3:56:28
🥇#1
GB
Thomas Bishop
3:56:28
73.07 pts
🥈#2
GB
Harry Palmer
4:03:50
64.99 pts
🥉#3
GB
Liam Lloyd
4:09:35
58.32 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:25:07
🥇#1
GB
Lucy Byram
4:25:07
69.13 pts
🥈#2
GB
Lizzie Rayner
4:37:26
58.39 pts
🥉#3
AU
Renee Kiley
4:48:39
48.59 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 6
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#2#1#2#1#3#3#1#2#4#2#3#3#1#4#4#4#6#5#5#5#7#6#6#6

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

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

6 participants

3:56:28
Swim
25:23
Bike
2:12:41
Run
1:16:37
4:03:50
Swim
26:49
Bike
2:19:16
Run
1:16:07
4:09:35
Swim
27:00
Bike
2:18:56
Run
1:22:09
Swim
25:20
Bike
2:23:13
Run
1:26:09
4:25:18
Swim
27:09
Bike
2:25:31
Run
1:30:35
4:34:32
Swim
29:45
Bike
2:29:45
Run
1:32:54
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Thomas BishopGB3:56:28Winner25:23#200:502:12:41#100:551:16:37#273.07
2Harry PalmerGB4:03:5026:49#300:432:19:16#300:531:16:07#164.99
3Liam LloydGB4:09:3527:00#400:442:18:56#200:441:22:09#358.32
4Andrew Horsfall-TurnerGB4:16:3225:20#100:422:23:13#41:061:26:09#450.95
5Kit WalkerGB4:25:1827:09#600:492:25:31#51:121:30:35#542.38
6Brett HalliwellGB4:34:3229:45#700:452:29:45#61:211:32:54#638.63

Female Pro Results

5 participants

4:25:07
Swim
29:43
Bike
2:27:43
Run
1:26:11
4:37:26
Swim
29:49
Bike
2:36:22
Run
1:29:24
4:48:39
Swim
30:33
Bike
2:36:44
Run
1:39:09
4:51:40
Swim
29:45
Bike
2:46:35
Run
1:33:20
5:00:16
Swim
29:03
Bike
2:50:11
Run
1:39:01
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lucy ByramGB4:25:07Winner29:43#200:412:27:43#100:481:26:11#169.13
2Lizzie RaynerGB4:37:2629:49#400:442:36:22#21:061:29:24#258.39
3Renee KileyAU4:48:3930:33#500:572:36:44#31:151:39:09#548.59
4Abigail BedwellGB4:51:4029:45#300:592:46:35#41:011:33:20#344.43
5Rosie WestonGB5:00:1629:03#100:492:50:11#51:101:39:01#436.95