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2015 Ironman 70.3 Cairns

June 13, 2015 · Cairns, Australia

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/7/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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20152014
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
36
23 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Sam Appleton won in 3:48:55 with a +4:02 margin. Sam Appleton had the fastest run (1:14:16).

Women: Caroline Steffen won in 4:19:41 with a +7:15 margin. Caroline Steffen had the fastest run (1:23:45).

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Race summary

2015 Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2015 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Sam Appleton in 3:48:55

Margin: +4:02

Fastest bike: Sam Appleton - 2:08:21

Fastest run: Sam Appleton - 1:14:16

Top points: Sam Appleton - 90.10 pts

Field: 17/23 finishers

Race summary

2015 Ironman 70.3 Cairns 2015 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Caroline Steffen in 4:19:41

Margin: +7:15

Fastest bike: Caroline Steffen - 2:26:36

Fastest run: Caroline Steffen - 1:23:45

Top points: Caroline Steffen - 83.42 pts

Field: 12/13 finishers

Men race summary

17 finishers from 23 starters

Winner
Sam Appleton
3:48:55
Winning margin
+4:02
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Eric Watson · 22:51
Fastest bike
Sam Appleton · 2:08:21
Fastest run
Sam Appleton · 1:14:16
Top points
Sam Appleton
90.10 pts

Women race summary

12 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Caroline Steffen
4:19:41
Winning margin
+7:15
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Annabel Luxford · 25:30
Fastest bike
Caroline Steffen · 2:26:36
Fastest run
Caroline Steffen · 1:23:45
Top points
Caroline Steffen
83.42 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Eric Watson
    Finish 16
    22:51
  2. 2
    Clayton Fettell
    Finish 9
    22:54
  3. 3
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    22:58

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    2:08:21
  2. 2
    Tim Reed
    Finish 3
    2:10:46
  3. 3
    Craig Alexander
    Finish 2
    2:10:51

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    1:14:16
  2. 2
    Craig Alexander
    Finish 2
    1:15:46
  3. 3
    Tim Reed
    Finish 3
    1:18:20
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.

Women split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 2
    25:30
  2. 2
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 1
    25:45
  3. 3
    Katey Gibb
    Finish 4
    27:24

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 1
    2:26:36
  2. 2
    Jessica Mitchell
    Finish 5
    2:28:41
  3. 3
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 2
    2:29:47

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 1
    1:23:45
  2. 2
    Katey Gibb
    Finish 4
    1:26:58
  3. 3
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 2
    1:28:02
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: 3:48:55
🥇#1
AU
Sam Appleton
3:48:55
90.10 pts
🥈#2
AU
Craig Alexander
3:52:57
78.18 pts
🥉#3
AU
Tim Reed
3:55:39
70.20 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:19:41
🥇#1
CH
Caroline Steffen
4:19:41
83.42 pts
🥈#2
AU
Annabel Luxford
4:26:56
64.35 pts
🥉#3
AU
Katy Duffield
4:32:47
48.96 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
Sam Appleton1Craig Alexander2Tim Reed3Tim Van Berkel4Ben Wriede5Nicholas Hull6Todd Israel7Ricky Swindale8

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
Caroline Steffen1Annabel Luxford2Katy Duffield3Katey Gibb4Jessica Mitchell5Michelle Duffield6Anna Russell7Polly Mosley8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

23 participants

3:48:55
Swim
22:58
Bike
2:08:21
Run
1:14:16
3:52:57
Swim
23:09
Bike
2:10:51
Run
1:15:46
3:55:39
Swim
23:17
Bike
2:10:46
Run
1:18:20
3:57:55
Swim
23:19
Bike
2:12:14
Run
1:19:00
4:06:31
Swim
24:01
Bike
2:11:36
Run
1:26:50
4:11:06
Swim
24:36
Bike
2:17:28
Run
1:25:22
4:11:09
Swim
24:34
Bike
2:18:36
Run
1:24:12
4:11:49
Swim
24:36
Bike
2:21:21
Run
1:21:17
4:12:49
Swim
22:54
Bike
2:19:18
Run
1:27:15
4:13:38
Swim
23:18
Bike
2:19:59
Run
1:26:40
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sam AppletonAU3:48:55Winner22:58—2:08:21—1:14:1690.10
2Craig AlexanderAU3:52:57—23:09—2:10:51—1:15:4678.18
3Tim ReedAU3:55:39—23:17—2:10:46—1:18:2070.20
4Tim Van BerkelAU3:57:55—23:19—2:12:14—1:19:0063.50
5Ben WriedeAU4:06:31—24:01—2:11:36—1:26:5038.08
6Nicholas HullAU4:11:06—24:36—2:17:28—1:25:2224.54
7Todd IsraelAU4:11:09—24:34—2:18:36—1:24:1224.39
8Ricky SwindaleAU4:11:49—24:36—2:21:21—1:21:1722.42
9Clayton FettellAU4:12:49—22:54—2:19:18—1:27:1519.46
10Tim GreenAU4:13:38—23:18—2:19:59—1:26:4017.05
11Dylan HillAU4:14:10—28:29—2:20:04—1:21:2015.47
12John PolsonAU4:14:40—23:10—2:18:45—1:29:2313.99
13Lindsey WallAU4:15:19—23:18—2:18:34—1:30:0112.07
14Matt FranklinNZ4:15:49—23:15—2:12:37—1:36:2710.60
15Stephen ThompsonIE4:16:53—24:47—2:21:05—1:25:547.44
16Eric WatsonBN4:26:11—22:51—2:31:19—1:28:21—
17Dan McGuiganAU4:48:21—30:24—2:30:37—1:39:30—
DNFGiles ClaytonAUDNF—23:16—2:18:16———
DNFAlex ReithmeierAUDNF—23:55—2:41:02———
DNFDavid MainwaringAUDNF—24:31—————
DNFMatty WhiteAUDNF—24:43—2:17:30———
DNFJamie StanleyAUDNF—24:36—————
DNFLeigh StabrylaAUDNF—24:42—2:28:14———

Female Pro Results

13 participants

4:19:41
Swim
25:45
Bike
2:26:36
Run
1:23:45
4:26:56
Swim
25:30
Bike
2:29:47
Run
1:28:02
4:32:47
Swim
28:57
Bike
2:31:03
Run
1:28:42
4:37:26
Swim
27:24
Bike
2:39:19
Run
1:26:58
4:37:36
Swim
30:45
Bike
2:28:41
Run
1:33:03
4:37:54
Swim
29:32
Bike
2:34:29
Run
1:30:01
4:38:54
Swim
28:28
Bike
2:31:36
Run
1:34:29
4:45:08
Swim
27:27
Bike
2:45:13
Run
1:28:20
4:48:22
Swim
34:16
Bike
2:34:59
Run
1:33:03
4:49:32
Swim
30:14
Bike
2:43:14
Run
1:31:28
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Caroline SteffenCH4:19:41Winner25:45—2:26:36—1:23:4583.42
2Annabel LuxfordAU4:26:56—25:30—2:29:47—1:28:0264.35
3Katy DuffieldAU4:32:47—28:57—2:31:03—1:28:4248.96
4Katey GibbAU4:37:26—27:24—2:39:19—1:26:5836.72
5Jessica MitchellAU4:37:36—30:45—2:28:41—1:33:0336.28
6Michelle DuffieldAU4:37:54—29:32—2:34:29—1:30:0135.50
7Anna RussellNZ4:38:54—28:28—2:31:36—1:34:2932.86
8Polly MosleyAU4:45:08—27:27—2:45:13—1:28:2016.46
9Kendra GoffredoUS4:48:22—34:16—2:34:59—1:33:037.96
10Erin FurnessNZ4:49:32—30:14—2:43:14—1:31:284.89
11Hannah LawrenceNZ4:51:19—30:36—2:41:19—1:34:180.20
12Marina JurjevicAU5:08:17—31:33—2:33:40—1:58:06—
DNFCourtney GilfillanAUDNF—26:23—————