2016 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside

April 1, 2016 · Oceanside, CA, United States

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/5/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance

Half-Iron (70.3 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

66

39 men · 27 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Lionel Sanders won in 3:51:17 with a +0:39 margin. Lionel Sanders had the fastest run (1:11:42).

Women: Heather Wurtele won in 4:16:17 with a +1:22 margin. Caroline Steffen had the fastest run (1:21:14).

Men race summary

33 finishers from 39 starters

Winner

Lionel Sanders

3:51:17

Winning margin

+0:39

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Chris Braden · 23:28

Fastest bike

Lionel Sanders · 2:07:47

Fastest run

Lionel Sanders · 1:11:42

Top points

Lionel Sanders

86.52 pts

Women race summary

25 finishers from 27 starters

Winner

Heather Wurtele

4:16:17

Winning margin

+1:22

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Holly Lawrence · 25:01

Fastest bike

Heather Wurtele · 2:22:17

Fastest run

Caroline Steffen · 1:21:14

Top points

Heather Wurtele

95.77 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Chris Braden
Finish 21
23:28
2
Andy Potts
Finish 4
23:32
3
Nick Kastelein
Finish 9
23:37

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Lionel Sanders
Finish 1
2:07:47
2
Andreas Dreitz
Finish 2
2:07:51
3
Jesse Thomas
Finish 6
2:09:20

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Lionel Sanders
Finish 1
1:11:42
2
Matt Hanson
Finish 11
1:12:23
3
Tim Reed
Finish 3
1:12:57

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
Holly Lawrence
Finish 4
25:01
2
Mary Beth Ellis
Finish 8
25:03
3
Jennifer Spieldenner
Finish 10
25:06

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Heather Wurtele
Finish 1
2:22:17
2
Heather Jackson
Finish 3
2:24:30
3
Holly Lawrence
Finish 4
2:24:37

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Caroline Steffen
Finish 2
1:21:14
2
Malindi Elmore
Finish 9
1:21:30
3
Heather Wurtele
Finish 1
1:21:33

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: 3:51:17

🥇#1

CA

Lionel Sanders

3:51:17

86.52 pts

🥈#2

DE

Andreas Dreitz

3:51:56

84.61 pts

🥉#3

AU

Tim Reed

3:52:40

82.45 pts

🥈#2

DE

Andreas Dreitz

3:51:56

84.61 pts

🥇#1

CA

Lionel Sanders

3:51:17

86.52 pts

🥉#3

AU

Tim Reed

3:52:40

82.45 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:16:17

🥇#1

CA

Heather Wurtele

4:16:17

95.77 pts

🥈#2

CH

Caroline Steffen

4:17:39

92.19 pts

🥉#3

US

Heather Jackson

4:18:32

89.88 pts

🥈#2

CH

Caroline Steffen

4:17:39

92.19 pts

🥇#1

CA

Heather Wurtele

4:16:17

95.77 pts

🥉#3

US

Heather Jackson

4:18:32

89.88 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

Lionel Sanders1 Andreas Dreitz2 Tim Reed3 Andy Potts4 Eneko Llanos5 Jesse Thomas6 Trevor Wurtele7 Sam Appleton8

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

Heather Wurtele1 Caroline Steffen2 Heather Jackson3 Holly Lawrence4 Camilla Pedersen5 Alicia Kaye6 Laura Philipp7 Mary Beth Ellis8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

39 participants

1

CA

3:51:17

Swim

26:33

Bike

2:07:47

Run

1:11:42

2

DE

3:51:56

Swim

23:47

Bike

2:07:51

Run

1:15:08

3

AU

3:52:40

Swim

23:50

Bike

2:10:48

Run

1:12:57

4

US

3:54:44

Swim

23:32

Bike

2:11:00

Run

1:15:19

5

ES

3:56:18

Swim

23:55

Bike

2:12:40

Run

1:14:15

6

US

3:56:44

Swim

25:58

Bike

2:09:20

Run

1:16:00

7

CA

3:57:01

Swim

24:55

Bike

2:10:28

Run

1:16:41

8

AU

3:57:35

Swim

23:42

Bike

2:10:51

Run

1:18:01

9

AU

3:58:52

Swim

23:37

Bike

2:14:28

Run

1:15:31

10

US

4:00:13

Swim

25:59

Bike

2:11:32

Run

1:16:50

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Lionel SandersCA	3:51:17	Winner	26:33	—	2:07:47	—	1:11:42	86.52
2	Andreas DreitzDE	3:51:56	—	23:47	—	2:07:51	—	1:15:08	84.61
3	Tim ReedAU	3:52:40	—	23:50	—	2:10:48	—	1:12:57	82.45
4	Andy PottsUS	3:54:44	—	23:32	—	2:11:00	—	1:15:19	76.38
5	Eneko LlanosES	3:56:18	—	23:55	—	2:12:40	—	1:14:15	71.77
6	Jesse ThomasUS	3:56:44	—	25:58	—	2:09:20	—	1:16:00	70.49
7	Trevor WurteleCA	3:57:01	—	24:55	—	2:10:28	—	1:16:41	69.66
8	Sam AppletonAU	3:57:35	—	23:42	—	2:10:51	—	1:18:01	67.99
9	Nick KasteleinAU	3:58:52	—	23:37	—	2:14:28	—	1:15:31	64.22
10	Jordan RappUS	4:00:13	—	25:59	—	2:11:32	—	1:16:50	60.25
11	Matt HansonUS	4:02:18	—	26:24	—	2:17:50	—	1:12:23	54.12
12	Sebastian KienleDE	4:04:00	—	25:53	—	2:17:41	—	1:14:31	49.13
13	Mauro BaertschCH	4:04:45	—	25:44	—	2:17:31	—	1:16:03	46.92
14	Joe GamblesAU	4:04:54	—	24:42	—	2:14:21	—	1:20:08	46.48
15	Christopher BairdUS	4:05:28	—	27:49	—	2:14:54	—	1:17:06	44.81
16	Maik TwelsiekDE	4:06:26	—	23:52	—	2:10:32	—	1:26:21	41.97
17	Derek GarciaUS	4:07:32	—	26:50	—	2:15:55	—	1:19:47	38.73
18	James LubinskiUS	4:08:39	—	28:26	—	2:19:26	—	1:15:09	35.45
19	Pieter HeemeryckBE	4:13:37	—	23:42	—	2:20:27	—	1:24:16	20.84
20	Andrew LangfieldUS	4:15:22	—	27:45	—	2:21:48	—	1:20:18	15.70
21	Chris BradenUS	4:16:10	—	23:28	—	2:19:44	—	1:27:33	13.35
22	Max BiessmannUS	4:16:43	—	25:01	—	2:22:32	—	1:23:26	11.73
23	Yu HsiaoTW	4:16:54	—	26:53	—	2:16:44	—	1:26:57	11.19
24	Tripp HippleUS	4:18:47	—	26:47	—	2:21:44	—	1:24:31	5.65
25	Stephen KilshawCA	4:21:12	—	27:17	—	2:28:04	—	1:19:57	—
26	Nicholas ChaseUS	4:21:35	—	26:29	—	2:19:44	—	1:29:53	—
27	Manuel KuengCH	4:22:02	—	23:39	—	2:20:01	—	1:32:43	—
28	Brandon NiedUS	4:23:21	—	26:21	—	2:24:56	—	1:26:38	—
29	Colin LaugheryUS	4:25:49	—	30:27	—	2:24:38	—	1:24:28	—
30	Dantley YoungUS	4:33:02	—	31:30	—	2:32:35	—	1:21:48	—
31	Mikael Staer NathanCA	4:36:15	—	26:36	—	2:27:02	—	1:36:51	—
32	Anthony TothCA	4:37:44	—	29:07	—	2:36:41	—	1:24:48	—
33	Brian HrynkowCA	4:48:19	—	30:23	—	2:28:20	—	1:43:06	—
DNF	Alistair EeckmanUS	DNF	—	28:31	—	2:26:46	—	—	—
DNF	Chris BergAU	DNF	—	24:43	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Brian FleischmannUS	DNF	—	23:38	—	3:15:30	—	—	—
DNF	Taylor ReidCA	DNF	—	24:58	—	3:27:28	—	—	—
DNF	Raymond BotelhoUS	DNF	—	27:43	—	2:19:25	—	—	—
DNF	Pedro GomesPT	DNF	—	25:50	—	2:17:08	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

27 participants

1

Heather Wurtele

CA

4:16:17

Swim

27:05

Bike

2:22:17

Run

1:21:33

2

Caroline Steffen

CH

4:17:39

Swim

25:39

Bike

2:24:45

Run

1:21:14

3

Heather Jackson

US

4:18:32

Swim

27:07

Bike

2:24:30

Run

1:21:55

4

GB

4:21:41

Swim

25:01

Bike

2:24:37

Run

1:26:43

5

Camilla Pedersen

DK

4:23:45

Swim

25:29

Bike

2:28:37

Run

1:23:41

6

US

4:25:50

Swim

25:10

Bike

2:25:18

Run

1:29:45

7

DE

4:26:58

Swim

29:06

Bike

2:29:11

Run

1:23:06

8

Mary Beth Ellis

US

4:29:49

Swim

25:03

Bike

2:32:53

Run

1:25:51

9

CA

4:30:40

Swim

31:24

Bike

2:31:38

Run

1:21:30

10

Jennifer Spieldenner

US

4:33:25

Swim

25:06

Bike

2:34:44

Run

1:27:55

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Heather WurteleCA	4:16:17	Winner	27:05	—	2:22:17	—	1:21:33	95.77
2	Caroline SteffenCH	4:17:39	—	25:39	—	2:24:45	—	1:21:14	92.19
3	Heather JacksonUS	4:18:32	—	27:07	—	2:24:30	—	1:21:55	89.88
4	Holly LawrenceGB	4:21:41	—	25:01	—	2:24:37	—	1:26:43	81.63
5	Camilla PedersenDK	4:23:45	—	25:29	—	2:28:37	—	1:23:41	76.22
6	Alicia KayeUS	4:25:50	—	25:10	—	2:25:18	—	1:29:45	70.77
7	Laura PhilippDE	4:26:58	—	29:06	—	2:29:11	—	1:23:06	67.80
8	Mary Beth EllisUS	4:29:49	—	25:03	—	2:32:53	—	1:25:51	60.34
9	Malindi ElmoreCA	4:30:40	—	31:24	—	2:31:38	—	1:21:30	58.12
10	Jennifer SpieldennerUS	4:33:25	—	25:06	—	2:34:44	—	1:27:55	50.92
11	Emily CocksUS	4:36:41	—	25:28	—	2:36:10	—	1:29:05	42.36
12	Emma-Kate LidburyGB	4:38:19	—	27:10	—	2:33:19	—	1:31:53	38.09
13	Michelle VesterbyDK	4:42:36	—	27:12	—	2:37:17	—	1:31:53	26.88
14	Skye MoenchUS	4:42:53	—	31:05	—	2:34:38	—	1:30:44	26.13
15	Mackenzie MadisonUS	4:47:39	—	31:12	—	2:37:05	—	1:31:47	13.66
16	Erin CrumUS	4:48:16	—	31:12	—	2:40:01	—	1:30:26	12.04
17	Christine FletcherCA	4:48:32	—	30:57	—	2:38:47	—	1:31:41	11.34
18	Katy CargiuloUS	4:52:55	—	31:17	—	2:44:47	—	1:29:57	—
19	Alexandra GordichukCA	4:52:59	—	35:05	—	2:38:59	—	1:32:24	—
20	Erin GreenUS	4:53:25	—	31:14	—	2:41:28	—	1:34:01	—
21	Sarah JarvisDE	4:54:38	—	31:11	—	2:39:15	—	1:37:44	—
22	Ericka HachmeisterUS	4:54:44	—	32:04	—	2:44:16	—	1:32:21	—
23	Bailey HinzUS	5:04:15	—	31:04	—	2:50:31	—	1:35:34	—
24	Terry CaseyUS	5:06:11	—	31:16	—	2:43:30	—	1:43:28	—
25	Kathy RakelUS	5:30:24	—	31:10	—	2:53:25	—	1:44:15	—
DNF	Lauren CaponeUS	DNF	—	27:03	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Kelsey WithrowUS	DNF	—	27:06	—	2:50:40	—	—	—