2018 Ironman 70.3 Raleigh

June 2, 2018 · Raleigh, NC, United States

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
31
19 men · 12 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Jackson Laundry won in 3:55:20 with a +2:59 margin. Alex Libin had the fastest run (1:16:51).

Women: Meredith Kessler won in 4:20:53 with a +4:41 margin. Stephanie Roy had the fastest run (1:19:09).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Raleigh 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Jackson Laundry in 3:55:20

Margin: +2:59

Fastest bike: Jackson Laundry - 2:06:09

Fastest run: Alex Libin - 1:16:51

Top points: Jackson Laundry - 68.81 pts

Field: 17/19 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Raleigh 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Meredith Kessler in 4:20:53

Margin: +4:41

Fastest bike: Heather Jackson - 2:21:32

Fastest run: Stephanie Roy - 1:19:09

Top points: Meredith Kessler - 78.00 pts

Field: 12/12 finishers

Men race summary

17 finishers from 19 starters

Winner
Jackson Laundry
3:55:20
Winning margin
+2:59
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Matt Chrabot · 25:29
Fastest bike
Jackson Laundry · 2:06:09
Fastest run
Alex Libin · 1:16:51
Top points
Jackson Laundry
68.81 pts

Women race summary

12 finishers from 12 starters

Winner
Meredith Kessler
4:20:53
Winning margin
+4:41
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Meredith Kessler · 27:38
Fastest bike
Heather Jackson · 2:21:32
Fastest run
Stephanie Roy · 1:19:09
Top points
Meredith Kessler
78.00 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Matt Chrabot
    Finish 2
    25:29
  2. 2
    26:30
  3. 3
    Alex Libin
    Finish 3
    26:32

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:06:09
  2. 2:06:29
  3. 3
    Matt Chrabot
    Finish 2
    2:08:01

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Alex Libin
    Finish 3
    1:16:51
  2. 2
    Ricky Flynn
    Finish 11
    1:17:31
  3. 3
    Adam Otstot
    Finish 5
    1:19:17
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. 27:38
  2. 2
    28:48
  3. 3
    Holly Benner
    Finish 4
    29:42

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:21:32
  2. 2:23:32
  3. 3
    Holly Benner
    Finish 4
    2:25:18

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    1:19:09
  2. 1:26:18
  3. 3
    Lenny Ramsey
    Finish 6
    1:27:45
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: 3:55:20
🥇#1
CA
Jackson Laundry
3:55:20
68.81 pts
🥈#2
US
Matt Chrabot
3:58:19
59.97 pts
🥉#3
US
Alex Libin
3:59:41
55.91 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:20:53
🥇#1
US
Meredith Kessler
4:20:53
78.00 pts
🥈#2
US
Heather Jackson
4:25:34
65.64 pts
🥉#3
CA
Stephanie Roy
4:26:39
62.78 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

19 participants

3:55:20
Swim
26:35
Bike
2:06:09
Run
1:20:03
3:58:19
Swim
25:29
Bike
2:08:01
Run
1:22:05
3:59:41
Swim
26:32
Bike
2:13:11
Run
1:16:51
Swim
28:55
Bike
2:06:29
Run
1:22:20
4:02:03
Swim
28:53
Bike
2:10:46
Run
1:19:17
4:06:22
Swim
26:35
Bike
2:14:08
Run
1:22:53
Swim
28:51
Bike
2:10:44
Run
1:24:44
4:09:19
Swim
29:10
Bike
2:10:31
Run
1:26:26
Swim
32:02
Bike
2:14:04
Run
1:21:28
4:11:34
Swim
27:15
Bike
2:16:27
Run
1:25:04
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jackson LaundryCA3:55:20Winner26:352:06:091:20:0368.81
2Matt ChrabotUS3:58:1925:292:08:011:22:0559.97
3Alex LibinUS3:59:4126:322:13:111:16:5155.91
4Kennett PetersonUS4:00:4228:552:06:291:22:2052.90
5Adam OtstotUS4:02:0328:532:10:461:19:1748.90
6Robbie DeckardUS4:06:2226:352:14:081:22:5336.10
7Vinicius CanhedoBR4:07:5628:512:10:441:24:4431.45
8Benson HallUS4:09:1929:102:10:311:26:2627.35
9Christopher BussetCA4:10:1632:022:14:041:21:2824.53
10David GueteCO4:11:3427:152:16:271:25:0420.68
11Ricky FlynnUS4:11:4428:502:21:461:17:3120.18
12Breno MeloBR4:16:2830:112:17:321:25:296.15
13Matthew ShanksUS4:22:0230:162:17:331:31:02
14James SosinskiUS4:23:4436:162:17:581:26:10
15Peter KotlandCZ4:28:2530:142:17:001:37:16
16Yorlliry MorenoVE4:59:2426:302:26:092:03:34
17Johnathan LejeuneUS5:35:1534:292:21:352:32:48
DNFAndrew KeilyUSDNF26:272:21:29
DNFTyler ButterfieldBMDNF26:322:07:03

Female Pro Results

12 participants

Swim
27:38
Bike
2:23:32
Run
1:26:18
4:25:34
Swim
30:38
Bike
2:21:32
Run
1:30:30
4:26:39
Swim
30:40
Bike
2:33:51
Run
1:19:09
4:34:05
Swim
29:42
Bike
2:25:18
Run
1:35:38
4:38:14
Swim
29:58
Bike
2:29:09
Run
1:35:49
4:39:56
Swim
34:50
Bike
2:32:56
Run
1:27:45
4:42:10
Swim
28:48
Bike
2:29:55
Run
1:39:09
4:44:33
Swim
30:40
Bike
2:35:06
Run
1:35:14
4:46:48
Swim
41:01
Bike
2:28:10
Run
1:34:31
4:48:43
Swim
30:41
Bike
2:37:03
Run
1:37:39
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Meredith KesslerUS4:20:53Winner27:382:23:321:26:1878.00
2Heather JacksonUS4:25:3430:382:21:321:30:3065.64
3Stephanie RoyCA4:26:3930:402:33:511:19:0962.78
4Holly BennerUS4:34:0529:422:25:181:35:3843.16
5Christen BrownUS4:38:1429:582:29:091:35:4932.20
6Lenny RamseyNL4:39:5634:502:32:561:27:4527.72
7Katie MoralesUS4:42:1028:482:29:551:39:0921.82
8Sierra SnyderUS4:44:3330:402:35:061:35:1415.53
9Danielle LewisUS4:46:4841:012:28:101:34:319.59
10Monica AdlerUS4:48:4330:412:37:031:37:394.53
11Isabelle RouleauCA4:59:2331:152:40:531:43:42
12Elizabeth NyitrayUS5:02:2834:432:38:271:45:43