2023 Challenge Wanaka Half

February 17, 2023 · Wanaka, New Zealand

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
15
11 men · 4 women
Men SOF
68.62
Women SOF
63.10

Race story in the data

Men: Jack Moody won in 3:58:01 with a +2:21 margin. Jack Moody had the fastest run (1:18:32).

Women: Grace Thek won in 4:32:30 with a +2:29 margin. Grace Thek had the fastest run (1:31:04).

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Race summary

2023 Challenge Wanaka Half 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Jack Moody in 3:58:01

Margin: +2:21

Fastest bike: Mike Phillips - 2:07:53

Fastest run: Jack Moody - 1:18:32

Top points: Jack Moody - 71.20 pts

Field: 11/11 finishers, SOF 68.62

Race summary

2023 Challenge Wanaka Half 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Grace Thek in 4:32:30

Margin: +2:29

Fastest bike: Els Visser - 2:30:28

Fastest run: Grace Thek - 1:31:04

Top points: Grace Thek - 66.90 pts

Field: 4/4 finishers, SOF 63.10

Men race summary

11 finishers from 11 starters · SOF 68.62

Winner
Jack Moody
3:58:01
Winning margin
+2:21
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mike Phillips · 24:04
Fastest bike
Mike Phillips · 2:07:53
Fastest run
Jack Moody · 1:18:32
Top points
Jack Moody
71.20 pts

Women race summary

4 finishers from 4 starters · SOF 63.10

Winner
Grace Thek
4:32:30
Winning margin
+2:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Rebecca Clarke · 24:44
Fastest bike
Els Visser · 2:30:28
Fastest run
Grace Thek · 1:31:04
Top points
Grace Thek
66.90 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Mike Phillips
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    24:04
  2. 2
    Caleb Noble
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    24:05
  3. 3
    Sam Osborne
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    24:06

T1

  1. 1
    Sam Osborne
    Finish 5
    1:40
  2. 2
    Jack Moody
    Finish 1
    1:41
  3. 3
    Caleb Noble
    Finish 4
    1:46

Bike

  1. 1
    Mike Phillips
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    2:07:53
  2. 2
    Matt Burton
    Finish 6 · split rank #2
    2:08:29
  3. 3
    Sebastian Kienle
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    2:08:40

T2

  1. 1
    Jack Moody
    Finish 1
    1:22
  2. 2
    Sam Osborne
    Finish 5
    1:22
  3. 3
    1:25

Run

  1. 1
    Jack Moody
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:18:32
  2. 2
    Sam Osborne
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    1:24:38
  3. 3
    Mike Phillips
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    1:24:58
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
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 3 · split rank #1
    24:44
  2. 2
    Grace Thek
    Finish 1 · split rank #3
    26:40
  3. 3
    Els Visser
    Finish 2 · split rank #4
    27:09

T1

  1. 1
    Grace Thek
    Finish 1
    1:58
  2. 2
    Els Visser
    Finish 2
    2:00
  3. 2:00

Bike

  1. 1
    Els Visser
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    2:30:28
  2. 2
    Grace Thek
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    2:31:12
  3. 3
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    2:32:56

T2

  1. 1
    Grace Thek
    Finish 1
    1:34
  2. 1:34
  3. 1:43

Run

  1. 1
    Grace Thek
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:31:04
  2. 2
    Els Visser
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:33:35
  3. 3
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    1:38:48
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: 3:58:01
🥇#1
NZ
Jack Moody
3:58:01
71.20 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Mike Phillips
4:00:22
66.36 pts
🥉#3
DE
Sebastian Kienle
4:02:57
61.69 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:32:30
🥇#1
AU
Grace Thek
4:32:30
66.90 pts
🥈#2
NL
Els Visser
4:34:59
62.17 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Rebecca Clarke
4:40:04
56.08 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#5#1#1#1#1#3#2#8#3#4#3#2#4#7#4#3#7#2#5#7#2#9#6#4#6#8#7#9#10#6#8

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#3#2#1#1#4#1#2#2#1#3#3#3#5#4#4#4

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

11 participants

3:58:01
Swim
24:08
Bike
2:12:17
Run
1:18:32
4:00:22
Swim
24:04
Bike
2:07:53
Run
1:24:58
Swim
25:39
Bike
2:08:40
Run
1:25:11
4:06:44
Swim
24:05
Bike
2:11:36
Run
1:27:46
4:08:33
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:16:44
Run
1:24:38
4:11:40
Swim
25:36
Bike
2:08:29
Run
1:33:56
4:12:56
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:16:43
Run
1:28:53
4:17:35
Swim
25:41
Bike
2:20:46
Run
1:27:00
4:17:49
Swim
27:52
Bike
2:20:17
Run
1:25:32
4:27:43
Swim
27:34
Bike
2:20:32
Run
1:35:39
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jack MoodyNZ3:58:01Winner24:08#51:412:12:17#51:221:18:32#171.20
2Mike PhillipsNZ4:00:2224:04#12:002:07:53#11:251:24:58#366.36
3Sebastian KienleDE4:02:5725:39#81:582:08:40#31:271:25:11#461.69
4Caleb NobleAU4:06:4424:05#21:462:11:36#41:301:27:46#756.42
5Sam OsborneNZ4:08:3324:06#31:402:16:44#71:221:24:38#252.88
6Matt BurtonAU4:11:4025:36#72:062:08:29#21:311:33:56#948.62
7Guy CrawfordNZ4:12:5624:06#41:462:16:43#61:261:28:53#845.95
8Kieran StorchAU4:17:3525:41#92:142:20:46#101:521:27:00#640.94
9Scott HarphamNZ4:17:4927:52#132:112:20:17#81:551:25:32#539.40
10Jayden KuijpersNZ4:27:4327:34#122:232:20:32#91:331:35:39#1030.78
11Tom SomervilleNZ4:32:1125:43#102:182:21:20#111:541:40:54#1129.32

Female Pro Results

4 participants

4:32:30
Swim
26:40
Bike
2:31:12
Run
1:31:04
4:34:59
Swim
27:09
Bike
2:30:28
Run
1:33:35
4:40:04
Swim
24:44
Bike
2:32:56
Run
1:38:48
Swim
27:26
Bike
2:49:05
Run
1:44:50
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Grace ThekAU4:32:30Winner26:40#31:582:31:12#21:341:31:04#166.90
2Els VisserNL4:34:5927:09#42:002:30:28#11:451:33:35#262.17
3Rebecca ClarkeNZ4:40:0424:44#12:002:32:56#31:341:38:48#356.08
4Courtney GilfillanAU5:05:3127:26#52:252:49:05#41:431:44:50#438.67