2018 Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa

July 27, 2018 · Santa Rosa, CA, United States

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201920182017
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
35
22 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Sam Appleton won in 3:16:59 with a +4:08 margin. Tyler Butterfield had the fastest run (1:12:43).

Women: Mirinda Carfrae won in 3:42:42 with a +2:00 margin. Mirinda Carfrae had the fastest run (1:20:05).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Sam Appleton in 3:16:59

Margin: +4:08

Fastest bike: Sam Appleton - 2:00:11

Fastest run: Tyler Butterfield - 1:12:43

Top points: Sam Appleton - 79.48 pts

Field: 21/22 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Mirinda Carfrae in 3:42:42

Margin: +2:00

Fastest bike: Heather Wurtele - 2:19:27

Fastest run: Mirinda Carfrae - 1:20:05

Top points: Mirinda Carfrae - 75.05 pts

Field: 12/13 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 22 starters

Winner
Sam Appleton
3:16:59
Winning margin
+4:08
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Split unavailable
Fastest bike
Sam Appleton · 2:00:11
Fastest run
Tyler Butterfield · 1:12:43
Top points
Sam Appleton
79.48 pts

Women race summary

12 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Mirinda Carfrae
3:42:42
Winning margin
+2:00
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Split unavailable
Fastest bike
Heather Wurtele · 2:19:27
Fastest run
Mirinda Carfrae · 1:20:05
Top points
Mirinda Carfrae
75.05 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

Split unavailable.

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    2:00:11
  2. 2:03:51
  3. 2:06:55

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:12:43
  2. 2
    Thiago Vinhal
    Finish 10
    1:14:07
  3. 1:14:29
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

Split unavailable.

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:19:27
  2. 2:20:15
  3. 2:20:44

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:20:05
  2. 1:21:20
  3. 1:23:32
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: 3:16:59
🥇#1
AU
Sam Appleton
3:16:59
79.48 pts
🥈#2
CA
Jackson Laundry
3:21:07
65.06 pts
🥉#3
BM
Tyler Butterfield
3:22:00
61.97 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 3:42:42
🥇#1
AU
Mirinda Carfrae
3:42:42
75.05 pts
🥈#2
CA
Heather Wurtele
3:44:42
68.84 pts
🥉#3
BR
Pamella Oliveira
3:45:52
65.22 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

22 participants

3:16:59
Swim
Bike
2:00:11
Run
1:15:11
3:21:07
Swim
Bike
2:03:51
Run
1:15:33
Swim
Bike
2:07:44
Run
1:12:43
Swim
Bike
2:06:55
Run
1:15:59
3:26:13
Swim
Bike
2:09:59
Run
1:14:36
3:27:19
Swim
Bike
2:09:07
Run
1:16:31
3:29:12
Swim
Bike
2:13:03
Run
1:14:29
3:29:14
Swim
Bike
2:10:34
Run
1:16:41
3:32:03
Swim
Bike
2:09:07
Run
1:21:10
3:33:44
Swim
Bike
2:17:50
Run
1:14:07
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sam AppletonAU3:16:59Winner2:00:111:15:1179.48
2Jackson LaundryCA3:21:072:03:511:15:3365.06
3Tyler ButterfieldBM3:22:002:07:441:12:4361.97
4Timothy O'DonnellUS3:24:492:06:551:15:5952.15
5Joe GamblesAU3:26:132:09:591:14:3647.26
6Taylor ReidCA3:27:192:09:071:16:3143.43
7Sean HarringtonUS3:29:122:13:031:14:2936.86
8Nicholas GranetFR3:29:142:10:341:16:4136.74
9Timothy WinslowUS3:32:032:09:071:21:1026.91
10Thiago VinhalBR3:33:442:17:501:14:0721.04
11Christopher BussetCA3:34:012:14:401:17:4820.05
12Jesse MooreUS3:36:492:10:251:24:2510.29
13Simon Bernier LalondeCA3:38:052:12:201:24:035.87
14Breno MeloBR3:38:182:17:551:18:385.11
15Matthew ShanksUS3:39:172:17:001:20:241.68
16Fraser WalshAU3:39:472:17:201:20:34
17James LubinskiUS3:44:072:21:061:20:58
18Loren NelsonCA3:48:152:12:221:33:31
19Mikael Staer NathanCA3:49:512:13:281:34:48
20Keet DaileyUS3:52:412:21:181:28:18
21Alex LibinUS4:05:442:30:201:30:32
DNFMax BiessmannUSDNF2:19:51

Female Pro Results

13 participants

3:42:42
Swim
Bike
2:20:44
Run
1:20:05
3:44:42
Swim
Bike
2:19:27
Run
1:23:32
Swim
Bike
2:22:32
Run
1:21:20
Swim
Bike
2:20:15
Run
1:24:48
3:55:13
Swim
Bike
2:27:58
Run
1:25:29
Swim
Bike
2:26:24
Run
1:27:13
3:58:10
Swim
Bike
2:23:09
Run
1:33:06
3:59:48
Swim
Bike
2:26:51
Run
1:31:02
4:02:11
Swim
Bike
2:29:26
Run
1:30:37
4:02:16
Swim
Bike
2:28:08
Run
1:31:33
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mirinda CarfraeAU3:42:42Winner2:20:441:20:0575.05
2Heather WurteleCA3:44:422:19:271:23:3268.84
3Pamella OliveiraBR3:45:522:22:321:21:2065.22
4Jocelyn McCauleyUS3:47:012:20:151:24:4861.65
5Alycia HillUS3:55:132:27:581:25:2936.18
6Jennifer SpieldennerUS3:55:362:26:241:27:1334.99
7Melanie McQuaidCA3:58:102:23:091:33:0627.02
8Kinsey LaineUS3:59:482:26:511:31:0221.95
9Kyra WiensUS4:02:112:29:261:30:3714.54
10Meredith HillAU4:02:162:28:081:31:3314.29
11Brittany HigginsUS4:04:592:28:211:34:265.85
12Linsey CorbinUS4:11:492:33:061:36:12
DNFKelsey WithrowUSDNF2:27:53