2024 Challenge Wanaka

February 16, 2024 · Wanaka, New Zealand

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
18
9 men · 9 women
Men SOF
75.41
Women SOF
58.57

Race story in the data

Men: Kyle Smith won in 3:53:08 with a +5:03 margin. Jack Moody had the fastest run (1:17:12).

Women: Els Visser won in 4:34:46 with a +8:43 margin. Els Visser had the fastest run (1:33:27).

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Race summary

2024 Challenge Wanaka 2024 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Kyle Smith in 3:53:08

Margin: +5:03

Fastest bike: Kyle Smith - 2:08:04

Fastest run: Jack Moody - 1:17:12

Top points: Kyle Smith - 75.54 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers, SOF 75.41

Race summary

2024 Challenge Wanaka 2024 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Els Visser in 4:34:46

Margin: +8:43

Fastest bike: Els Visser - 2:28:34

Fastest run: Els Visser - 1:33:27

Top points: Els Visser - 68.77 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers, SOF 58.57

Men race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters · SOF 75.41

Winner
Kyle Smith
3:53:08
Winning margin
+5:03
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Kyle Smith · 23:08
Fastest bike
Kyle Smith · 2:08:04
Fastest run
Jack Moody · 1:17:12
Top points
Kyle Smith
75.54 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters · SOF 58.57

Winner
Els Visser
4:34:46
Winning margin
+8:43
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Rebecca Clarke · 24:27
Fastest bike
Els Visser · 2:28:34
Fastest run
Els Visser · 1:33:27
Top points
Els Visser
68.77 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Kyle Smith
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    23:08
  2. 2
    Benjamin Zorgnotti
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    24:06
  3. 3
    Valentino Agnelli
    Finish 9 · split rank #3
    24:10

T1

  1. 1
    Kyle Smith
    Finish 1
    1:42
  2. 1:52
  3. 3
    Colin Szuch
    Finish 5
    1:55

Bike

  1. 1
    Kyle Smith
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:08:04
  2. 2
    Jack Moody
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:15:33
  3. 3
    Benjamin Zorgnotti
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    2:15:47

T2

  1. 1
    Jack Moody
    Finish 3
    1:25
  2. 2
    Kyle Smith
    Finish 1
    1:28
  3. 3
    Colin Szuch
    Finish 5
    1:29

Run

  1. 1
    Jack Moody
    Finish 3 · split rank #1
    1:17:12
  2. 2
    Kyle Smith
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    1:18:43
  3. 3
    Brett Clifford
    Finish 8 · split rank #3
    1:25:31
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. 24:27
  2. 2
    Aleisha Wesley
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    25:35
  3. 3
    Kiri Atkin
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    26:25

T1

  1. 2:03
  2. 2
    Els Visser
    Finish 1
    2:06
  3. 2:06

Bike

  1. 1
    Els Visser
    Finish 1
    2:28:34
  2. 2
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    2:35:04
  3. 3
    Aleisha Wesley
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    2:37:15

T2

  1. 1:29
  2. 2
    1:36
  3. 1:42

Run

  1. 1
    Els Visser
    Finish 1
    1:33:27
  2. 2
    Laura Siddall
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    1:33:27
  3. 3
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    1:40:11
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: 3:53:08
🥇#1
NZ
Kyle Smith
3:53:08
75.54 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Mike Phillips
3:58:11
68.62 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Jack Moody
4:00:21
64.24 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:34:46
🥇#1
NL
Els Visser
4:34:46
68.77 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Rebecca Clarke
4:43:29
60.10 pts
🥉#3
GB
Laura Siddall
4:44:22
56.79 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#1#1#2#1#2#4#2#1#3#2#3#4#4#6#4#5#5#5#6#7#6#7#5#6#7#8#7#3#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 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#5#1#2#3#2#6#4#2#3#3#5#4#4#2#3#9#5#8#8#5#6#7#7#7#7#4#6#8#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

9 participants

3:53:08
Swim
23:08
Bike
2:08:04
Run
1:18:43
3:58:11
Swim
Bike
Run
4:00:21
Swim
24:12
Bike
2:15:33
Run
1:17:12
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:15:47
Run
1:25:41
4:12:31
Swim
25:37
Bike
2:17:39
Run
1:25:49
4:19:03
Swim
24:19
Bike
2:20:59
Run
1:30:00
4:19:41
Swim
26:44
Bike
2:20:49
Run
1:28:21
4:24:34
Swim
28:09
Bike
2:26:56
Run
1:25:31
Swim
24:10
Bike
2:27:12
Run
1:40:12
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kyle SmithNZ3:53:08Winner23:08#11:422:08:04#11:281:18:43#275.54
2Mike PhillipsNZ3:58:1168.62
3Jack MoodyNZ4:00:2124:12#41:572:15:33#21:251:17:12#164.24
4Benjamin ZorgnottiPF4:09:0224:06#21:522:15:47#31:351:25:41#455.21
5Colin SzuchUS4:12:3125:37#61:552:17:39#41:291:25:49#550.39
6Nick ThompsonAU4:19:0324:19#51:592:20:59#61:441:30:00#743.51
7Tom SomervilleNZ4:19:4126:44#72:092:20:49#51:361:28:21#641.30
8Brett CliffordNZ4:24:3428:09#82:262:26:56#71:301:25:31#336.07
9Valentino AgnelliAR4:35:0924:10#31:572:27:12#81:361:40:12#833.65

Female Pro Results

9 participants

4:34:46
Swim
28:51
Bike
2:28:34
Run
1:33:27
4:43:29
Swim
24:27
Bike
2:35:04
Run
1:40:11
4:44:22
Swim
28:53
Bike
2:37:23
Run
1:33:27
4:56:52
Swim
26:25
Bike
2:45:01
Run
1:41:27
5:06:45
Swim
25:35
Bike
2:37:15
Run
1:59:59
5:08:24
Swim
32:05
Bike
2:49:53
Run
1:42:33
5:10:49
Swim
31:08
Bike
2:49:10
Run
1:46:05
5:12:34
Swim
26:28
Bike
2:47:03
Run
1:55:01
5:14:59
Swim
32:43
Bike
2:54:36
Run
1:43:20
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Els VisserNL4:34:46Winner28:51#52:062:28:341:471:33:2768.77
2Rebecca ClarkeNZ4:43:2924:272:032:35:04#21:421:40:11#360.10
3Laura SiddallGB4:44:2228:53#63:012:37:23#41:361:33:27#256.79
4Kiri AtkinNZ4:56:5226:25#32:102:45:01#51:471:41:27#446.34
5Aleisha WesleyAU5:06:4525:35#22:062:37:15#31:471:59:59#937.84
6Kathryn KroschAU5:08:2432:05#82:242:49:53#81:291:42:33#534.85
7Heather NeillNZ5:10:4931:08#72:302:49:10#71:541:46:05#731.58
8Laura WoodNZ5:12:3426:28#42:182:47:03#61:421:55:01#829.96
9Sarah ThomasAU5:14:5932:43#92:352:54:36#91:441:43:20#628.60