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2021 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside

October 29, 2021 · Oceanside, 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
39
25 men · 14 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ben Kanute won in 3:46:31 with a +2:24 margin. Jason West had the fastest run (1:11:31).

Women: Paula Findlay won in 4:14:04 with a +2:11 margin. Emma Pallant-Browne had the fastest run (1:17:33).

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Race summary

2021 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside 2021 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ben Kanute in 3:46:31

Margin: +2:24

Fastest bike: Sam Appleton - 2:06:34

Fastest run: Jason West - 1:11:31

Top points: Ben Kanute - 90.30 pts

Field: 22/25 finishers

Race summary

2021 Ironman 70.3 Oceanside 2021 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Paula Findlay in 4:14:04

Margin: +2:11

Fastest bike: Paula Findlay - 2:20:30

Fastest run: Emma Pallant-Browne - 1:17:33

Top points: Paula Findlay - 95.91 pts

Field: 11/14 finishers

Men race summary

22 finishers from 25 starters

Winner
Ben Kanute
3:46:31
Winning margin
+2:24
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Ben Kanute · 23:33
Fastest bike
Sam Appleton · 2:06:34
Fastest run
Jason West · 1:11:31
Top points
Ben Kanute
90.30 pts

Women race summary

11 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Paula Findlay
4:14:04
Winning margin
+2:11
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Manami Iijima · 25:47
Fastest bike
Paula Findlay · 2:20:30
Fastest run
Emma Pallant-Browne · 1:17:33
Top points
Paula Findlay
95.91 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Ben Kanute
    Finish 1
    23:33
  2. 2
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 3
    23:35
  3. 3
    Miki Moerck Taagholt
    Finish 2
    23:38

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 3
    2:06:34
  2. 2
    Miki Moerck Taagholt
    Finish 2
    2:06:35
  3. 3
    Ben Kanute
    Finish 1
    2:06:38

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Jason West
    Finish 5
    1:11:31
  2. 2
    Ben Kanute
    Finish 1
    1:11:38
  3. 3
    Chris Leiferman
    Finish 4
    1:11:44
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
    Manami Iijima
    Finish 8
    25:47
  2. 2
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 3
    25:49
  3. 3
    Paula Findlay
    Finish 1
    26:13

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Paula Findlay
    Finish 1
    2:20:30
  2. 2
    Danielle Lewis
    Finish 4
    2:23:46
  3. 3
    Emma Pallant-Browne
    Finish 2
    2:26:01

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Emma Pallant-Browne
    Finish 2
    1:17:33
  2. 2
    Grace Thek
    Finish 5
    1:20:50
  3. 3
    Danielle Lewis
    Finish 4
    1:21:28
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: 3:46:31
🥇#1
US
Ben Kanute
3:46:31
90.30 pts
🥈#2
DK
Miki Moerck Taagholt
3:48:55
83.13 pts
🥉#3
AU
Sam Appleton
3:49:34
81.19 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:14:04
🥇#1
CA
Paula Findlay
4:14:04
95.91 pts
🥈#2
GB
Emma Pallant-Browne
4:16:15
90.14 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Jeanni Metzler
4:20:52
77.96 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
Ben Kanute1Miki Moerck Taagholt2Sam Appleton3Chris Leiferman4Jason West5Brent Mc Mahon6Ben Hoffman7Igor Amorelli8

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
Paula Findlay1Emma Pallant-Browne2Jeanni Metzler3Danielle Lewis4Grace Thek5Carrie Lester6Ali Brauer7Manami Iijima8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

25 participants

3:46:31
Swim
23:33
Bike
2:06:38
Run
1:11:38
3:48:55
Swim
23:38
Bike
2:06:35
Run
1:13:31
3:49:34
Swim
23:35
Bike
2:06:34
Run
1:14:27
3:50:24
Swim
25:45
Bike
2:07:47
Run
1:11:44
3:51:07
Swim
23:38
Bike
2:11:03
Run
1:11:31
3:52:14
Swim
23:40
Bike
2:10:32
Run
1:13:24
3:52:57
Swim
24:23
Bike
2:09:01
Run
1:14:15
3:54:13
Swim
24:21
Bike
2:09:00
Run
1:15:17
3:57:30
Swim
23:39
Bike
2:06:38
Run
1:22:16
3:59:15
Swim
25:18
Bike
2:14:10
Run
1:14:46
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ben KanuteUS3:46:31Winner23:33—2:06:38—1:11:3890.30
2Miki Moerck TaagholtDK3:48:55—23:38—2:06:35—1:13:3183.13
3Sam AppletonAU3:49:34—23:35—2:06:34—1:14:2781.19
4Chris LeifermanUS3:50:24—25:45—2:07:47—1:11:4478.70
5Jason WestUS3:51:07—23:38—2:11:03—1:11:3176.56
6Brent McMahonCA3:52:14—23:40—2:10:32—1:13:2473.23
7Ben HoffmanUS3:52:57—24:23—2:09:01—1:14:1571.09
8Igor AmorelliBR3:54:13—24:21—2:09:00—1:15:1767.30
9Dylan GillespieUS3:57:30—23:39—2:06:38—1:22:1657.50
10Andre LopesBR3:59:15—25:18—2:14:10—1:14:4652.27
11Antonio VillardagaMX4:01:49—23:59—2:14:39—1:16:5944.61
12Benjamin DealUS4:02:09—24:38—2:16:20—1:15:0343.62
13Tim ReedAU4:03:04—24:14—2:14:55—1:18:2140.88
14Tripp HippleUS4:03:29—27:57—2:12:37—1:16:5639.63
15Nicholas MarcantonioUS4:05:45—28:19—2:16:12—1:14:4332.87
16Marty AndrieUS4:05:53—24:00—2:16:34—1:18:2832.47
17Matthew RussellUS4:09:20—28:20—2:16:52—1:18:2022.17
18Antoine FrancoeurCA4:17:19—26:26—2:23:17—1:21:48—
19Jonathan WaltmanUS4:19:26—25:17—2:26:47—1:21:38—
20Travis WoodUS4:26:46—28:28—2:18:13—1:34:33—
21James LubinskiUS4:35:20—32:22—2:30:34—1:25:27—
22Patrick BradyUS4:40:27—28:53—2:32:37—1:21:27—
DNFTaylor ReidCADNF—25:22—2:12:35———
DNFEric LagerstromUSDNF—23:36—————
DNFJames HotsonUSDNF—29:13—2:55:50———

Female Pro Results

14 participants

4:14:04
Swim
26:13
Bike
2:20:30
Run
1:21:42
4:16:15
Swim
27:21
Bike
2:26:01
Run
1:17:33
4:20:52
Swim
25:49
Bike
2:27:18
Run
1:22:05
4:22:46
Swim
31:47
Bike
2:23:46
Run
1:21:28
4:25:41
Swim
27:18
Bike
2:31:55
Run
1:20:50
4:26:14
Swim
26:43
Bike
2:28:03
Run
1:25:33
4:35:12
Swim
26:40
Bike
2:28:03
Run
1:29:08
4:41:57
Swim
25:47
Bike
2:40:57
Run
1:28:44
4:45:22
Swim
30:02
Bike
2:38:24
Run
1:30:42
4:46:08
Swim
34:09
Bike
2:39:18
Run
1:25:30
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Paula FindlayCA4:14:04Winner26:13—2:20:30—1:21:4295.91
2Emma Pallant-BrowneGB4:16:15—27:21—2:26:01—1:17:3390.14
3Jeanni MetzlerZA4:20:52—25:49—2:27:18—1:22:0577.96
4Danielle LewisUS4:22:46—31:47—2:23:46—1:21:2872.94
5Grace ThekAU4:25:41—27:18—2:31:55—1:20:5065.24
6Carrie LesterAU4:26:14—26:43—2:28:03—1:25:3363.79
7Ali BrauerUS4:35:12—26:40—2:28:03—1:29:0840.11
8Manami IijimaGU4:41:57—25:47—2:40:57—1:28:4422.29
9Lara GrudenUS4:45:22—30:02—2:38:24—1:30:4213.27
10Summer DealUS4:46:08—34:09—2:39:18—1:25:3011.25
11Jenna HornerUS4:46:16—33:50—2:34:32—1:31:4510.90
DNFMirinda CarfraeAUDNF—29:59—————
DNFMarj RinaldoUSDNF—31:50—2:33:04———
DNFMollie HebdaUSDNF—26:41—2:28:00———