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2016 Ironman 70.3 Boulder

June 10, 2016 · Boulder, CO, United States

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
52
34 men · 18 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Joe Gambles won in 3:41:37 with a +1:02 margin. Chris Leiferman had the fastest run (1:15:40).

Women: Ellie Salthouse won in 4:11:43 with a +0:17 margin. Jeanni Metzler had the fastest run (1:27:20).

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Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Boulder 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Joe Gambles in 3:41:37

Margin: +1:02

Fastest bike: Michael Weiss - 1:55:20

Fastest run: Chris Leiferman - 1:15:40

Top points: Joe Gambles - 91.62 pts

Field: 31/34 finishers

Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Boulder 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Ellie Salthouse in 4:11:43

Margin: +0:17

Fastest bike: Ellie Salthouse - 2:11:33

Fastest run: Jeanni Metzler - 1:27:20

Top points: Ellie Salthouse - 84.14 pts

Field: 17/18 finishers

Men race summary

31 finishers from 34 starters

Winner
Joe Gambles
3:41:37
Winning margin
+1:02
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Rafael Goncalves · 24:08
Fastest bike
Michael Weiss · 1:55:20
Fastest run
Chris Leiferman · 1:15:40
Top points
Joe Gambles
91.62 pts

Women race summary

17 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Ellie Salthouse
4:11:43
Winning margin
+0:17
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Ellie Salthouse · 26:33
Fastest bike
Ellie Salthouse · 2:11:33
Fastest run
Jeanni Metzler · 1:27:20
Top points
Ellie Salthouse
84.14 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Rafael Goncalves
    Finish 29
    24:08
  2. 2
    Matt Chrabot
    Finish 5
    24:45
  3. 3
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 3
    24:49

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Michael Weiss
    Finish 6
    1:55:20
  2. 2
    Joe Gambles
    Finish 1
    1:56:19
  3. 3
    Matt Chrabot
    Finish 5
    1:56:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Chris Leiferman
    Finish 2
    1:15:40
  2. 2
    Joe Gambles
    Finish 1
    1:16:50
  3. 3
    Santiago Ascenco
    Finish 7
    1:17:25
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
    Ellie Salthouse
    Finish 1
    26:33
  2. 2
    Alicia Kaye
    Finish 4
    26:37
  3. 3
    Katy Blakemore
    Finish 5
    28:19

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Ellie Salthouse
    Finish 1
    2:11:33
  2. 2
    Alicia Kaye
    Finish 4
    2:11:40
  3. 3
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 2
    2:12:05

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 2
    1:27:20
  2. 2
    Lesley Smith
    Finish 3
    1:27:49
  3. 3
    Katy Blakemore
    Finish 5
    1:29:25
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: 3:41:37
🥇#1
AU
Joe Gambles
3:41:37
91.62 pts
🥈#2
US
Chris Leiferman
3:42:39
88.48 pts
🥉#3
AU
Sam Appleton
3:44:00
84.36 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:11:43
🥇#1
AU
Ellie Salthouse
4:11:43
84.14 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Jeanni Metzler
4:12:00
83.37 pts
🥉#3
US
Lesley Smith
4:19:12
63.85 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#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
Joe Gambles1Chris Leiferman2Sam Appleton3Rudy Von Berg4Matt Chrabot5Michael Weiss6Santiago Ascenco7Mark Bowstead8

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#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
Ellie Salthouse1Jeanni Metzler2Lesley Smith3Alicia Kaye4Katy Blakemore5Christen Brown6Christine Hammond7Uli Bromme8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

34 participants

3:41:37
Swim
24:58
Bike
1:56:19
Run
1:16:50
3:42:39
Swim
27:06
Bike
1:56:44
Run
1:15:40
3:44:00
Swim
24:49
Bike
1:56:36
Run
1:19:13
3:45:15
Swim
24:50
Bike
1:57:18
Run
1:20:00
3:46:23
Swim
24:45
Bike
1:56:28
Run
1:21:24
3:46:56
Swim
28:12
Bike
1:55:20
Run
1:19:10
3:48:44
Swim
26:54
Bike
2:00:58
Run
1:17:25
3:49:27
Swim
26:07
Bike
1:57:14
Run
1:22:27
3:49:55
Swim
26:51
Bike
1:57:27
Run
1:21:32
3:52:27
Swim
24:52
Bike
2:01:51
Run
1:21:56
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Joe GamblesAU3:41:37Winner24:58—1:56:19—1:16:5091.62
2Chris LeifermanUS3:42:39—27:06—1:56:44—1:15:4088.48
3Sam AppletonAU3:44:00—24:49—1:56:36—1:19:1384.36
4Rudy Von BergUS3:45:15—24:50—1:57:18—1:20:0080.56
5Matt ChrabotUS3:46:23—24:45—1:56:28—1:21:2477.10
6Michael WeissAT3:46:56—28:12—1:55:20—1:19:1075.43
7Santiago AscencoBR3:48:44—26:54—2:00:58—1:17:2569.95
8Mark BowsteadNZ3:49:27—26:07—1:57:14—1:22:2767.76
9Steve MantellUS3:49:55—26:51—1:57:27—1:21:3266.34
10Jake MontgomeryAU3:52:27—24:52—2:01:51—1:21:5658.63
11Robbie WadeIE3:54:31—29:31—1:59:29—1:22:0152.33
12Leon GriffinAU3:56:10—26:09—2:02:43—1:23:5447.30
13Richie CunninghamAU3:56:29—27:36—1:58:28—1:27:0046.34
14Patrick EvoeUS3:57:02—29:10—2:00:25—1:23:2744.66
15Brandon RakitaUS3:57:36—26:03—2:02:57—1:24:2542.94
16Justin DaerrUS3:57:46—27:20—2:03:14—1:23:1642.43
17Sam LongUS3:57:58—31:00—1:57:48—1:25:3841.82
18Tripp HippleUS3:58:10—28:08—2:02:31—1:23:4141.21
19Justin MetzlerUS3:58:50—26:06—2:02:36—1:26:2239.18
20Chris McDonaldAU4:00:23—27:18—2:02:40—1:26:3234.46
21Vinicio IbarraMX4:01:34—26:08—2:07:26—1:24:1930.86
22Josh TerwoordUS4:04:31—31:48—2:07:21—1:21:1021.87
23Sam HolmesUS4:07:12—26:12—2:07:55—1:29:1613.70
24Colin LaugheryUS4:08:45—31:00—2:05:59—1:27:248.98
25Kennett PetersonUS4:10:12—31:02—1:57:42—1:37:534.56
26Nicholas GranetFR4:14:58—27:04—2:10:07—1:33:25—
27Daniel TigertUS4:23:16—27:15—2:11:59—1:40:30—
28Jeremiah MitchellUS4:31:37—30:57—2:12:17—1:44:20—
29Rafael GoncalvesBR4:31:40—24:08—2:26:34—1:36:34—
30Brian HrynkowCA5:08:38—31:37—2:05:52—2:25:58—
31Steven ZawaskiUS5:08:39—28:06—2:08:13—2:27:54—
DNFDan FeeneyUSDNF—26:06—2:10:37———
DNFPaul MatthewsAUDNF—24:53—1:59:35———
DNFPaul AmbroseAUDNF—26:42—2:06:14———

Female Pro Results

18 participants

4:11:43
Swim
26:33
Bike
2:11:33
Run
1:29:49
4:12:00
Swim
28:39
Bike
2:12:05
Run
1:27:20
4:19:12
Swim
29:27
Bike
2:17:21
Run
1:27:49
4:21:29
Swim
26:37
Bike
2:11:40
Run
1:39:23
4:21:58
Swim
28:19
Bike
2:19:55
Run
1:29:25
4:26:02
Swim
28:37
Bike
2:18:57
Run
1:33:45
4:28:02
Swim
29:15
Bike
2:19:27
Run
1:35:05
4:29:57
Swim
34:27
Bike
2:15:11
Run
1:35:25
4:30:52
Swim
36:54
Bike
2:20:06
Run
1:29:29
4:33:14
Swim
36:18
Bike
2:21:10
Run
1:30:46
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ellie SalthouseAU4:11:43Winner26:33—2:11:33—1:29:4984.14
2Jeanni MetzlerZA4:12:00—28:39—2:12:05—1:27:2083.37
3Lesley SmithUS4:19:12—29:27—2:17:21—1:27:4963.85
4Alicia KayeUS4:21:29—26:37—2:11:40—1:39:2357.66
5Katy BlakemoreUS4:21:58—28:19—2:19:55—1:29:2556.34
6Christen BrownUS4:26:02—28:37—2:18:57—1:33:4545.32
7Christine HammondUS4:28:02—29:15—2:19:27—1:35:0539.90
8Uli BrommeUS4:29:57—34:27—2:15:11—1:35:2534.70
9Ashley PaulsonUS4:30:52—36:54—2:20:06—1:29:2932.21
10Sarah GravesUS4:33:14—36:18—2:21:10—1:30:4625.80
11Bailey HinzUS4:34:52—29:32—2:20:44—1:39:5021.37
12Jocelyn McCauleyUS4:35:27—29:38—2:15:48—1:44:3919.78
13Katy CargiuloUS4:43:48—33:24—2:28:38—1:36:59—
14Alise SelsmarkAU4:44:12—28:55—2:29:00—1:41:56—
15Sarah BayUS4:51:52—38:57—2:23:50—1:38:39—
16Lauren ThompsonUS5:04:13—33:14—2:38:35—1:46:22—
17Pip MeoNZ5:08:50—35:54—2:33:37—1:54:54—
DNFMonica JuhartAUDNF—29:20—2:21:01———