2020 Ironman 70.3 South Africa

January 25, 2020 · East London, South Africa

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
23
13 men · 10 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matt Trautman won in 4:02:58 with a +2:49 margin. Matt Trautman had the fastest run (1:15:42).

Women: Flora Duffy won in 4:34:04 with a +2:03 margin. Flora Duffy had the fastest run (1:20:36).

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Race summary

2020 Ironman 70.3 South Africa 2020 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matt Trautman in 4:02:58

Margin: +2:49

Fastest bike: Kyle Buckingham - 2:17:00

Fastest run: Matt Trautman - 1:15:42

Top points: Matt Trautman - 87.23 pts

Field: 10/13 finishers

Race summary

2020 Ironman 70.3 South Africa 2020 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Flora Duffy in 4:34:04

Margin: +2:03

Fastest bike: Emma Pallant-Browne - 2:33:00

Fastest run: Flora Duffy - 1:20:36

Top points: Flora Duffy - 84.40 pts

Field: 9/10 finishers

Men race summary

10 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Matt Trautman
4:02:58
Winning margin
+2:49
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Henri Schoeman · 23:26
Fastest bike
Kyle Buckingham · 2:17:00
Fastest run
Matt Trautman · 1:15:42
Top points
Matt Trautman
87.23 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Flora Duffy
4:34:04
Winning margin
+2:03
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Flora Duffy · 25:42
Fastest bike
Emma Pallant-Browne · 2:33:00
Fastest run
Flora Duffy · 1:20:36
Top points
Flora Duffy
84.40 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 23:26
  2. 25:37
  3. 3
    Rudolf Naude
    Finish 9
    25:41

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:17:00
  2. 2
    2:17:15
  3. 3
    2:17:17

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    1:15:42
  2. 2
    1:17:57
  3. 3
    1:18:14
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
    Flora Duffy
    Finish 1
    25:42
  2. 29:16
  3. 3
    29:54

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:33:00
  2. 2:34:04
  3. 2:40:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Flora Duffy
    Finish 1
    1:20:36
  2. 1:24:01
  3. 1:27:11
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: 4:02:58
🥇#1
ZA
Matt Trautman
4:02:58
87.23 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Bradley Weiss
4:05:47
79.35 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Henri Schoeman
4:07:29
74.60 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:34:04
🥇#1
BM
Flora Duffy
4:34:04
84.40 pts
🥈#2
GB
Emma Pallant-Browne
4:36:07
79.30 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Jade Nicole Roberts
4:41:16
66.48 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

13 participants

4:02:58
Swim
25:43
Bike
2:17:15
Run
1:15:42
4:05:47
Swim
25:45
Bike
2:17:17
Run
1:18:14
4:07:29
Swim
23:26
Bike
2:19:45
Run
1:19:54
4:09:09
Swim
28:48
Bike
2:17:28
Run
1:17:57
4:10:16
Swim
25:52
Bike
2:17:00
Run
1:22:46
4:11:31
Swim
25:37
Bike
2:17:29
Run
1:24:03
4:15:49
Swim
25:53
Bike
2:23:11
Run
1:21:56
4:18:47
Swim
26:55
Bike
2:22:28
Run
1:24:21
4:30:18
Swim
25:41
Bike
2:30:52
Run
1:28:42
4:37:30
Swim
30:43
Bike
2:34:07
Run
1:27:47
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matt TrautmanZA4:02:58Winner25:432:17:151:15:4287.23
2Bradley WeissZA4:05:4725:452:17:171:18:1479.35
3Henri SchoemanZA4:07:2923:262:19:451:19:5474.60
4Bart AernoutsBE4:09:0928:482:17:281:17:5769.94
5Kyle BuckinghamZA4:10:1625:522:17:001:22:4666.82
6Michael RaelertDE4:11:3125:372:17:291:24:0363.32
7Cyril ViennotFR4:15:4925:532:23:111:21:5651.30
8Ryan SchmitzZA4:18:4726:552:22:281:24:2143.00
9Rudolf NaudeZA4:30:1825:412:30:521:28:4210.79
10Gerhard De BruinZA4:37:3030:432:34:071:27:47
DNFJaryd BrowneZADNF28:36
DNFMarty AndrieUSDNF25:51
DNFBalazs CsokeHUDNF25:31

Female Pro Results

10 participants

4:34:04
Swim
25:42
Bike
2:42:11
Run
1:20:36
Swim
30:00
Bike
2:33:00
Run
1:27:37
Swim
30:02
Bike
2:34:04
Run
1:31:40
Swim
32:18
Bike
2:40:28
Run
1:28:08
4:48:38
Swim
29:59
Bike
2:42:36
Run
1:30:35
5:00:43
Swim
34:20
Bike
2:54:16
Run
1:27:11
5:06:09
Swim
39:14
Bike
2:53:50
Run
1:24:01
5:06:39
Swim
29:54
Bike
2:45:36
Run
1:45:18
5:39:12
Swim
29:16
Bike
3:08:18
Run
1:55:37
Swim
32:32
Bike
2:54:10
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Flora DuffyBM4:34:04Winner25:422:42:111:20:3684.40
2Emma Pallant-BrowneGB4:36:0730:002:33:001:27:3779.30
3Jade Nicole RobertsZA4:41:1630:022:34:041:31:4066.48
4Natia Van HeerdenZA4:46:2532:182:40:281:28:0853.66
5Annah WatkinsonZA4:48:3829:592:42:361:30:3548.14
6Mariella SawyerZA5:00:4334:202:54:161:27:1118.06
7Kristin LiepoldDE5:06:0939:142:53:501:24:014.53
8Lauren CannonZA5:06:3929:542:45:361:45:183.29
9Lucie ZelenkovaCZ5:39:1229:163:08:181:55:37
DNFMagda NieuwoudtZADNF32:322:54:10