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2019 Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells

December 7, 2019 · Indian Well, CA, United States

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
50
32 men · 18 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Lionel Sanders won in 3:43:37 with a +4:09 margin. Lionel Sanders had the fastest run (1:12:31).

Women: Paula Findlay won in 4:07:38 with a +7:29 margin. Alissa Doehla had the fastest run (1:20:03).

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Race summary

2019 Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells 2019 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Lionel Sanders in 3:43:37

Margin: +4:09

Fastest bike: Lionel Sanders - 2:00:48

Fastest run: Lionel Sanders - 1:12:31

Top points: Lionel Sanders - 89.81 pts

Field: 30/32 finishers

Race summary

2019 Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells 2019 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Paula Findlay in 4:07:38

Margin: +7:29

Fastest bike: Paula Findlay - 2:15:59

Fastest run: Alissa Doehla - 1:20:03

Top points: Paula Findlay - 99.42 pts

Field: 17/18 finishers

Men race summary

30 finishers from 32 starters

Winner
Lionel Sanders
3:43:37
Winning margin
+4:09
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Eric Lagerstrom · 23:39
Fastest bike
Lionel Sanders · 2:00:48
Fastest run
Lionel Sanders · 1:12:31
Top points
Lionel Sanders
89.81 pts

Women race summary

17 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Paula Findlay
4:07:38
Winning margin
+7:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Paula Findlay · 26:17
Fastest bike
Paula Findlay · 2:15:59
Fastest run
Alissa Doehla · 1:20:03
Top points
Paula Findlay
99.42 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Eric Lagerstrom
    Finish 2
    23:39
  2. 2
    Miki Moerck Taagholt
    Finish 3
    23:40
  3. 3
    Jason West
    Finish 6
    23:49

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Lionel Sanders
    Finish 1
    2:00:48
  2. 2
    Eric Lagerstrom
    Finish 2
    2:05:17
  3. 3
    Andrew Yoder
    Finish 9
    2:05:53

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Lionel Sanders
    Finish 1
    1:12:31
  2. 2
    Benjamin Deal
    Finish 4
    1:12:39
  3. 3
    Kevin Collington
    Finish 5
    1:13:21
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
    Paula Findlay
    Finish 1
    26:17
  2. 2
    Holly Benner
    Finish 4
    27:04
  3. 3
    Elise Lagerstrom
    Finish 14
    27:06

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Paula Findlay
    Finish 1
    2:15:59
  2. 2
    Alissa Doehla
    Finish 2
    2:22:07
  3. 3
    Holly Benner
    Finish 4
    2:22:11

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Alissa Doehla
    Finish 2
    1:20:03
  2. 2
    Paula Findlay
    Finish 1
    1:21:19
  3. 3
    Chelsea Sodaro
    Finish 3
    1:22:58
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.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 3:43:37
🥇#1
CA
Lionel Sanders
3:43:37
89.81 pts
🥈#2
US
Eric Lagerstrom
3:47:46
77.25 pts
🥉#3
DK
Miki Moerck Taagholt
3:51:36
65.65 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:07:38
🥇#1
CA
Paula Findlay
4:07:38
99.42 pts
🥈#2
US
Alissa Doehla
4:15:07
79.25 pts
🥉#3
US
Chelsea Sodaro
4:17:48
72.02 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
Lionel Sanders1Eric Lagerstrom2Miki Moerck Taagholt3Benjamin Deal4Kevin Collington5Jason West6Alexander Schilling7Curtiss Feltner8

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 Findlay1Alissa Doehla2Chelsea Sodaro3Holly Benner4Sarah Bishop5Alycia Hill6Zuzana Trnovcova7Lauren Babineau8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

32 participants

3:43:37
Swim
26:37
Bike
2:00:48
Run
1:12:31
3:47:46
Swim
23:39
Bike
2:05:17
Run
1:14:58
3:51:36
Swim
23:40
Bike
2:07:31
Run
1:16:25
3:52:09
Swim
26:04
Bike
2:09:22
Run
1:12:39
3:53:06
Swim
24:46
Bike
2:11:09
Run
1:13:21
3:54:05
Swim
23:49
Bike
2:12:05
Run
1:14:22
3:56:09
Swim
25:04
Bike
2:11:00
Run
1:16:33
3:57:21
Swim
26:50
Bike
2:09:08
Run
1:17:31
3:58:08
Swim
25:55
Bike
2:05:53
Run
1:22:15
3:58:38
Swim
24:43
Bike
2:05:55
Run
1:23:27
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lionel SandersCA3:43:37Winner26:37—2:00:48—1:12:3189.81
2Eric LagerstromUS3:47:46—23:39—2:05:17—1:14:5877.25
3Miki Moerck TaagholtDK3:51:36—23:40—2:07:31—1:16:2565.65
4Benjamin DealUS3:52:09—26:04—2:09:22—1:12:3963.98
5Kevin CollingtonUS3:53:06—24:46—2:11:09—1:13:2161.10
6Jason WestUS3:54:05—23:49—2:12:05—1:14:2258.13
7Alexander SchillingDE3:56:09—25:04—2:11:00—1:16:3351.87
8Curtiss FeltnerUS3:57:21—26:50—2:09:08—1:17:3148.24
9Andrew YoderUS3:58:08—25:55—2:05:53—1:22:1545.87
10Nicolas DougallZA3:58:38—24:43—2:05:55—1:23:2744.36
11Andrew KeilyUS4:00:26—24:55—2:10:11—1:20:0938.91
12Eliot ScymanskiUS4:00:36—24:50—2:10:24—1:20:4738.40
13Andre LopesBR4:01:04—25:36—2:10:32—1:21:1036.99
14Dylan GillespieUS4:01:59—24:45—2:11:31—1:22:0034.22
15Frank SorbaraCA4:03:23—26:44—2:16:01—1:15:3629.98
16Matt FranklinNZ4:04:20—24:47—2:06:24—1:28:4927.10
17Jonathan WaltmanUS4:06:29—26:07—2:15:21—1:20:4820.60
18Marek BialkowskiCA4:08:53—26:40—2:15:21—1:22:5913.33
19Lewis ElliotUS4:11:10—28:53—2:14:13—1:23:246.42
20Mikael Staer NathanCA4:12:13—29:51—2:20:14—1:17:293.24
21Romain BabinCL4:12:17—28:53—2:14:02—1:23:133.04
22Chris SchroederUS4:12:47—26:03—2:10:09—1:32:571.53
23Scott BradleyUS4:13:10—29:50—2:08:08—1:30:290.37
24James LubinskiUS4:16:33—31:06—2:18:42—1:21:41—
25Adam FeighUS4:16:56—27:54—2:20:51—1:21:45—
26Derk De KorverNL4:17:32—29:35—2:13:07—1:29:47—
27Steve RosinskiUS4:18:59—29:58—2:20:09—1:23:41—
28Brian FoltsUS4:20:30—30:15—2:22:46—1:20:08—
29Taylor ReidCA4:20:47—26:38—2:16:53—1:33:16—
30Andrew RoosUS4:27:53—24:41—2:28:59—1:29:12—
DNFLoren NelsonCADNF—26:41—2:31:00———
DNFJoe GamblesAUDNF—24:52—————

Female Pro Results

18 participants

4:07:38
Swim
26:17
Bike
2:15:59
Run
1:21:19
4:15:07
Swim
28:17
Bike
2:22:07
Run
1:20:03
4:17:48
Swim
27:09
Bike
2:23:27
Run
1:22:58
4:21:10
Swim
27:04
Bike
2:22:11
Run
1:27:50
4:25:59
Swim
32:13
Bike
2:22:56
Run
1:25:42
4:28:58
Swim
29:02
Bike
2:30:00
Run
1:24:55
4:32:09
Swim
33:28
Bike
2:23:12
Run
1:29:17
4:32:39
Swim
30:22
Bike
2:28:19
Run
1:29:25
4:34:00
Swim
33:29
Bike
2:25:49
Run
1:29:19
4:36:09
Swim
29:52
Bike
2:28:26
Run
1:32:04
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Paula FindlayCA4:07:38Winner26:17—2:15:59—1:21:1999.42
2Alissa DoehlaUS4:15:07—28:17—2:22:07—1:20:0379.25
3Chelsea SodaroUS4:17:48—27:09—2:23:27—1:22:5872.02
4Holly BennerUS4:21:10—27:04—2:22:11—1:27:5062.95
5Sarah BishopUS4:25:59—32:13—2:22:56—1:25:4249.97
6Alycia HillUS4:28:58—29:02—2:30:00—1:24:5541.93
7Zuzana TrnovcovaSK4:32:09—33:28—2:23:12—1:29:1733.36
8Lauren BabineauCA4:32:39—30:22—2:28:19—1:29:2532.01
9Summer DealUS4:34:00—33:29—2:25:49—1:29:1928.37
10Christina FelizUS4:36:09—29:52—2:28:26—1:32:0422.58
11Kelly O'MaraUS4:39:33—29:55—2:33:01—1:32:0113.42
12Amanda WendorffUS4:40:03—29:49—2:27:21—1:37:2912.07
13Melanie BaumannCH4:42:38—35:40—2:28:50—1:32:005.11
14Elise LagerstromUS4:43:16—27:06—2:35:07—1:36:493.40
15Sarah GravesUS4:45:20—35:11—2:30:21—1:34:01—
16Isabel KingUS4:52:25—36:32—2:24:14—1:46:06—
17Monica FoltsUS4:52:55—35:51—2:35:05—1:35:07—
DNFFiona MoriartyIEDNF—33:10—————