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2018 Ironman 70.3 South Africa

January 27, 2018 · East London, South Africa

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
21
12 men · 9 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matt Trautman won in 4:09:19 with a +1:54 margin. Bradley Weiss had the fastest run (1:19:20).

Women: Jeanni Metzler won in 4:32:23 with a +1:58 margin. Emma Pallant-Browne had the fastest run (1:23:51).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 South Africa 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matt Trautman in 4:09:19

Margin: +1:54

Fastest bike: Kenneth Vandendriessche - 2:18:36

Fastest run: Bradley Weiss - 1:19:20

Top points: Matt Trautman - 56.77 pts

Field: 11/12 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 South Africa 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Jeanni Metzler in 4:32:23

Margin: +1:58

Fastest bike: Jeanni Metzler - 2:36:20

Fastest run: Emma Pallant-Browne - 1:23:51

Top points: Jeanni Metzler - 76.26 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers

Men race summary

11 finishers from 12 starters

Winner
Matt Trautman
4:09:19
Winning margin
+1:54
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Johann Ackermann · 23:54
Fastest bike
Kenneth Vandendriessche · 2:18:36
Fastest run
Bradley Weiss · 1:19:20
Top points
Matt Trautman
56.77 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters

Winner
Jeanni Metzler
4:32:23
Winning margin
+1:58
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jeanni Metzler · 26:38
Fastest bike
Jeanni Metzler · 2:36:20
Fastest run
Emma Pallant-Browne · 1:23:51
Top points
Jeanni Metzler
76.26 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Johann Ackermann
    Finish 6
    23:54
  2. 2
    Rudolf Naude
    Finish 8
    23:59
  3. 3
    Justin Metzler
    Finish 5
    24:31

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Kenneth Vandendriessche
    Finish 2
    2:18:36
  2. 2
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 1
    2:20:42
  3. 3
    Evert Scheltinga
    Finish 3
    2:23:25

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Bradley Weiss
    Finish 4
    1:19:20
  2. 2
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 1
    1:19:33
  3. 3
    Evert Scheltinga
    Finish 3
    1:19:50
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
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 1
    26:38
  2. 2
    Judith Corachan Vaquera
    Finish 3
    28:11
  3. 3
    Emma Pallant-Browne
    Finish 2
    29:30

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 1
    2:36:20
  2. 2
    Emma Pallant-Browne
    Finish 2
    2:36:28
  3. 3
    Susie Cheetham
    Finish 4
    2:41:04

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Emma Pallant-Browne
    Finish 2
    1:23:51
  2. 2
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 1
    1:24:44
  3. 3
    Annah Watkinson
    Finish 5
    1:29:32
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: 4:09:19
🥇#1
ZA
Matt Trautman
4:09:19
56.77 pts
🥈#2
BE
Kenneth Vandendriessche
4:11:13
51.36 pts
🥉#3
NL
Evert Scheltinga
4:12:13
48.51 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:32:23
🥇#1
ZA
Jeanni Metzler
4:32:23
76.26 pts
🥈#2
GB
Emma Pallant-Browne
4:34:21
71.27 pts
🥉#3
ES
Judith Corachan Vaquera
4:44:24
45.80 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
Matt Trautman1Kenneth Vandendriessche2Evert Scheltinga3Bradley Weiss4Justin Metzler5Johann Ackermann6Kevin Rundstadler7Rudolf Naude8

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
Jeanni Metzler1Emma Pallant-Browne2Judith Corachan Vaquera3Susie Cheetham4Annah Watkinson5Magda Nieuwoudt6Lina-Kristin Schink7Sarah Bonner8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

12 participants

4:09:19
Swim
24:37
Bike
2:20:42
Run
1:19:33
4:11:13
Swim
27:30
Bike
2:18:36
Run
1:20:05
4:12:13
Swim
24:32
Bike
2:23:25
Run
1:19:50
4:12:58
Swim
25:46
Bike
2:23:30
Run
1:19:20
4:14:35
Swim
24:31
Bike
2:24:49
Run
1:21:18
4:17:05
Swim
23:54
Bike
2:25:07
Run
1:23:30
4:20:14
Swim
24:35
Bike
2:24:37
Run
1:26:19
4:26:16
Swim
23:59
Bike
2:29:50
Run
1:27:27
4:33:24
Swim
28:30
Bike
2:34:10
Run
1:26:08
4:39:53
Swim
29:15
Bike
2:29:53
Run
1:35:50
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matt TrautmanZA4:09:19Winner24:37—2:20:42—1:19:3356.77
2Kenneth VandendriesscheBE4:11:13—27:30—2:18:36—1:20:0551.36
3Evert ScheltingaNL4:12:13—24:32—2:23:25—1:19:5048.51
4Bradley WeissZA4:12:58—25:46—2:23:30—1:19:2046.37
5Justin MetzlerUS4:14:35—24:31—2:24:49—1:21:1841.77
6Johann AckermannDE4:17:05—23:54—2:25:07—1:23:3034.65
7Kevin RundstadlerFR4:20:14—24:35—2:24:37—1:26:1925.68
8Rudolf NaudeZA4:26:16—23:59—2:29:50—1:27:278.50
9Gerhard De BruinZA4:33:24—28:30—2:34:10—1:26:08—
10Sebastien JouffretFR4:39:53—29:15—2:29:53—1:35:50—
11Clinton GravettZA4:41:26—25:28—2:34:03—1:37:28—
DNFFlorian BoeggeDEDNF—32:33—2:38:16———

Female Pro Results

9 participants

4:32:23
Swim
26:38
Bike
2:36:20
Run
1:24:44
4:34:21
Swim
29:30
Bike
2:36:28
Run
1:23:51
4:44:24
Swim
28:11
Bike
2:41:22
Run
1:29:49
4:48:11
Swim
29:54
Bike
2:41:04
Run
1:31:47
4:49:45
Swim
29:52
Bike
2:45:11
Run
1:29:32
4:52:38
Swim
29:45
Bike
2:41:18
Run
1:36:03
4:54:19
Swim
33:04
Bike
2:43:44
Run
1:32:33
5:02:30
Swim
33:05
Bike
2:49:25
Run
1:34:37
5:13:14
Swim
32:02
Bike
2:54:46
Run
1:40:03
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jeanni MetzlerZA4:32:23Winner26:38—2:36:20—1:24:4476.26
2Emma Pallant-BrowneGB4:34:21—29:30—2:36:28—1:23:5171.27
3Judith Corachan VaqueraES4:44:24—28:11—2:41:22—1:29:4945.80
4Susie CheethamGB4:48:11—29:54—2:41:04—1:31:4736.21
5Annah WatkinsonZA4:49:45—29:52—2:45:11—1:29:3232.24
6Magda NieuwoudtZA4:52:38—29:45—2:41:18—1:36:0324.93
7Lina-Kristin SchinkDE4:54:19—33:04—2:43:44—1:32:3320.66
8Sarah BonnerCA5:02:30—33:05—2:49:25—1:34:37—
9Claire HornerZA5:13:14—32:02—2:54:46—1:40:03—