2018 Ironman 70.3 Taupo

December 7, 2018 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
18
11 men · 7 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Mike Phillips won in 3:52:56 with a +2:36 margin. Mike Phillips had the fastest run (1:13:59).

Women: Radka Kahlefeldt won in 4:20:47 with a +6:04 margin. Amanda Wilson had the fastest run (1:24:42).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Taupo 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Mike Phillips in 3:52:56

Margin: +2:36

Fastest bike: Mike Phillips - 2:11:13

Fastest run: Mike Phillips - 1:13:59

Top points: Mike Phillips - 76.44 pts

Field: 9/11 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman 70.3 Taupo 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Radka Kahlefeldt in 4:20:47

Margin: +6:04

Fastest bike: Jocelyn McCauley - 2:24:51

Fastest run: Amanda Wilson - 1:24:42

Top points: Radka Kahlefeldt - 78.81 pts

Field: 5/7 finishers

Men race summary

9 finishers from 11 starters

Winner
Mike Phillips
3:52:56
Winning margin
+2:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mark Bowstead · 24:15
Fastest bike
Mike Phillips · 2:11:13
Fastest run
Mike Phillips · 1:13:59
Top points
Mike Phillips
76.44 pts

Women race summary

5 finishers from 7 starters

Winner
Radka Kahlefeldt
4:20:47
Winning margin
+6:04
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Rebecca Clarke · 24:57
Fastest bike
Jocelyn McCauley · 2:24:51
Fastest run
Amanda Wilson · 1:24:42
Top points
Radka Kahlefeldt
78.81 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    24:15
  2. 2
    24:17
  3. 3
    Casey Munro
    Finish 2
    24:19

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    2:11:13
  2. 2
    Casey Munro
    Finish 2
    2:11:18
  3. 3
    Tim Reed
    Finish 3
    2:11:22

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    1:13:59
  2. 2
    Jack Moody
    Finish 5
    1:15:30
  3. 3
    Casey Munro
    Finish 2
    1:16:24
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. 24:57
  2. 25:12
  3. 27:17

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:24:51
  2. 2:26:24
  3. 2:26:31

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    1:24:42
  2. 1:25:08
  3. 1:29:43
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: 3:52:56
🥇#1
NZ
Mike Phillips
3:52:56
76.44 pts
🥈#2
AU
Casey Munro
3:55:32
68.74 pts
🥉#3
AU
Tim Reed
3:56:12
66.76 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:20:47
🥇#1
AU
Radka Kahlefeldt
4:20:47
78.81 pts
🥈#2
US
Jocelyn McCauley
4:26:51
62.81 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Rebecca Clarke
4:30:35
52.96 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 5
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

11 participants

3:52:56
Swim
24:17
Bike
2:11:13
Run
1:13:59
3:55:32
Swim
24:19
Bike
2:11:18
Run
1:16:24
3:56:12
Swim
24:22
Bike
2:11:22
Run
1:16:49
3:59:35
Swim
24:15
Bike
2:11:33
Run
1:20:00
4:01:31
Swim
26:22
Bike
2:15:28
Run
1:15:30
4:11:19
Swim
25:48
Bike
2:18:12
Run
1:23:28
4:17:50
Swim
27:35
Bike
2:20:07
Run
1:25:43
4:17:55
Swim
25:49
Bike
2:26:03
Run
1:21:31
4:20:25
Swim
25:49
Bike
2:15:14
Run
1:34:57
Swim
25:50
Bike
2:16:01
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mike PhillipsNZ3:52:56Winner24:172:11:131:13:5976.44
2Casey MunroAU3:55:3224:192:11:181:16:2468.74
3Tim ReedAU3:56:1224:222:11:221:16:4966.76
4Mark BowsteadNZ3:59:3524:152:11:331:20:0056.74
5Jack MoodyNZ4:01:3126:222:15:281:15:3051.01
6Elliot BachUS4:11:1925:482:18:121:23:2821.97
7Matt LewisAU4:17:5027:352:20:071:25:432.66
8Carl ReadNZ4:17:5525:492:26:031:21:312.41
9Loren NelsonCA4:20:2525:492:15:141:34:57
DNFDavid MainwaringAUDNF25:502:16:01
DNFCameron PaulNZDNF26:26

Female Pro Results

7 participants

Swim
25:12
Bike
2:26:24
Run
1:25:08
Swim
27:17
Bike
2:24:51
Run
1:29:43
4:30:35
Swim
24:57
Bike
2:26:31
Run
1:34:44
4:42:06
Swim
30:37
Bike
2:41:42
Run
1:24:42
5:01:00
Swim
34:08
Bike
2:46:55
Run
1:35:00
DNF
Swim
27:12
Bike
Run
DNF
Swim
28:43
Bike
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Radka KahlefeldtAU4:20:47Winner25:122:26:241:25:0878.81
2Jocelyn McCauleyUS4:26:5127:172:24:511:29:4362.81
3Rebecca ClarkeNZ4:30:3524:572:26:311:34:4452.96
4Amanda WilsonAU4:42:0630:372:41:421:24:4222.58
5Karen ToulminNZ5:01:0034:082:46:551:35:00
DNFHannah BerryNZDNF27:12
DNFLaura DennisAUDNF28:43