2016 Ironman 70.3 Busselton

April 30, 2016 · Busselton, Australia

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
32
22 men · 10 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Craig Alexander won in 3:43:00 with a +1:36 margin. Craig Alexander had the fastest run (1:12:22).

Women: Annabel Luxford won in 4:12:34 with a +1:52 margin. Leah Lassche had the fastest run (1:21:50).

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Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Craig Alexander in 3:43:00

Margin: +1:36

Fastest bike: Matt Burton - 2:00:34

Fastest run: Craig Alexander - 1:12:22

Top points: Craig Alexander - 62.75 pts

Field: 20/22 finishers

Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Busselton 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Annabel Luxford in 4:12:34

Margin: +1:52

Fastest bike: Annabel Luxford - 2:21:37

Fastest run: Leah Lassche - 1:21:50

Top points: Annabel Luxford - 56.96 pts

Field: 9/10 finishers

Men race summary

20 finishers from 22 starters

Winner
Craig Alexander
3:43:00
Winning margin
+1:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Peter Kerr · 21:34
Fastest bike
Matt Burton · 2:00:34
Fastest run
Craig Alexander · 1:12:22
Top points
Craig Alexander
62.75 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Annabel Luxford
4:12:34
Winning margin
+1:52
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Annabel Luxford · 24:00
Fastest bike
Annabel Luxford · 2:21:37
Fastest run
Leah Lassche · 1:21:50
Top points
Annabel Luxford
56.96 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Peter Kerr
    Finish 7
    21:34
  2. 2
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 13
    21:37
  3. 22:39

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Matt Burton
    Finish 12
    2:00:34
  2. 2
    Lachlan Kerin
    Finish 15
    2:03:28
  3. 2:03:47

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:12:22
  2. 1:12:53
  3. 1:13:58
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. 24:00
  2. 24:05
  3. 3
    Katey Gibb
    Finish 3
    25:25

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:21:37
  2. 2
    Leah Lassche
    Finish 2
    2:23:16
  3. 2:23:19

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Leah Lassche
    Finish 2
    1:21:50
  2. 2
    Katey Gibb
    Finish 3
    1:22:32
  3. 3
    Kate Pedley
    Finish 6
    1:22:50
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: 3:43:00
🥇#1
AU
Craig Alexander
3:43:00
62.75 pts
🥈#2
AU
Mitchell Robins
3:44:36
57.70 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Callum Millward
3:45:29
54.91 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:12:34
🥇#1
AU
Annabel Luxford
4:12:34
56.96 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Leah Lassche
4:14:26
51.72 pts
🥉#3
AU
Katey Gibb
4:15:04
49.94 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

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

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

22 participants

3:43:00
Swim
22:45
Bike
2:04:58
Run
1:12:22
3:44:36
Swim
22:46
Bike
2:04:58
Run
1:13:58
3:45:29
Swim
22:39
Bike
2:05:00
Run
1:14:51
3:45:41
Swim
22:49
Bike
2:05:00
Run
1:14:55
3:46:53
Swim
23:11
Bike
2:03:47
Run
1:17:23
3:47:27
Swim
22:39
Bike
2:03:59
Run
1:17:56
3:47:32
Swim
21:34
Bike
2:07:34
Run
1:15:26
Swim
24:08
Bike
2:08:07
Run
1:12:53
3:47:58
Swim
22:42
Bike
2:04:56
Run
1:17:08
3:48:14
Swim
22:42
Bike
2:04:02
Run
1:18:41
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Craig AlexanderAU3:43:00Winner22:452:04:581:12:2262.75
2Mitchell RobinsAU3:44:3622:462:04:581:13:5857.70
3Callum MillwardNZ3:45:2922:392:05:001:14:5154.91
4Tim GeorgeAU3:45:4122:492:05:001:14:5554.28
5Matthew PellowAU3:46:5323:112:03:471:17:2350.49
6Mike PhillipsNZ3:47:2722:392:03:591:17:5648.71
7Peter KerrAU3:47:3221:342:07:341:15:2648.44
8David MainwaringAU3:47:5024:082:08:071:12:5347.50
9Giles ClaytonAU3:47:5822:422:04:561:17:0847.07
10Guy CrawfordNZ3:48:1422:422:04:021:18:4146.23
11Alexander PolizziAU3:49:0022:402:05:011:18:2143.81
12Matt BurtonAU3:49:4226:022:00:341:20:0941.60
13Pete JacobsAU3:50:5321:372:07:281:19:0337.87
14Daniel SteinAU3:52:1224:142:07:521:17:0133.71
15Lachlan KerinAU3:52:5423:342:03:281:22:4031.50
16Mitchell KibbyAU3:54:5323:402:08:361:19:4925.24
17Nick BaldwinSC3:56:0124:112:07:431:20:4021.66
18Stephen ThompsonIE4:00:2424:152:07:591:24:017.83
19Brad WauerAU4:03:1123:492:08:111:27:45
20Simon BilleauFR4:03:2826:102:11:091:23:07
DNFJohan BorgAUDNF26:102:15:58
DNFAllister CairdAUDNF27:04

Female Pro Results

10 participants

4:12:34
Swim
24:00
Bike
2:21:37
Run
1:23:41
4:14:26
Swim
25:55
Bike
2:23:16
Run
1:21:50
4:15:04
Swim
25:25
Bike
2:23:54
Run
1:22:32
4:18:10
Swim
26:00
Bike
2:23:19
Run
1:25:31
4:18:33
Swim
24:05
Bike
2:25:20
Run
1:25:54
4:19:46
Swim
29:04
Bike
2:24:34
Run
1:22:50
Swim
28:37
Bike
2:24:13
Run
1:28:23
4:25:31
Swim
26:19
Bike
2:26:54
Run
1:28:58
4:25:36
Swim
29:05
Bike
2:27:33
Run
1:25:13
Swim
26:01
Bike
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Annabel LuxfordAU4:12:34Winner24:002:21:371:23:4156.96
2Leah LasscheNZ4:14:2625:552:23:161:21:5051.72
3Katey GibbAU4:15:0425:252:23:541:22:3249.94
4Kate BevilaquaAU4:18:1026:002:23:191:25:3141.22
5Alise SelsmarkAU4:18:3324:052:25:201:25:5440.15
6Kate PedleyAU4:19:4629:042:24:341:22:5036.73
7Jessica MitchellAU4:25:2128:372:24:131:28:2321.04
8Renee BakerAU4:25:3126:192:26:541:28:5820.57
9Rebecca FogartyNZ4:25:3629:052:27:331:25:1320.34
DNFCourtney GilfillanAUDNF26:01