2016 Ironman 70.3 Texas

April 9, 2016 · Galveston, TX, United States

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance

Half-Iron (70.3 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

79

50 men · 29 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Lionel Sanders won in 3:40:30 with a +3:16 margin. Ivan Tutukin had the fastest run (1:12:45).

Women: Sarah Haskins won in 4:12:46 with a +1:08 margin. Jodie Robertson had the fastest run (1:20:14).

Men race summary

42 finishers from 50 starters

Winner

Lionel Sanders

3:40:30

Winning margin

+3:16

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches · 23:28

Fastest bike

Lionel Sanders · 1:58:09

Fastest run

Ivan Tutukin · 1:12:45

Top points

Lionel Sanders

89.51 pts

Women race summary

24 finishers from 29 starters

Winner

Sarah Haskins

4:12:46

Winning margin

+1:08

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Sarah Haskins · 24:32

Fastest bike

Jodie Robertson · 2:18:42

Fastest run

Jodie Robertson · 1:20:14

Top points

Sarah Haskins

75.67 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches
Finish 20
23:28
2
Jeremy Jurkiewicz
Finish 8
23:30
3
Eric Limkemann
Finish 10
23:32

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Lionel Sanders
Finish 1
1:58:09
2
Michael Weiss
Finish 3
1:58:40
3
Andrew Starykowicz
Finish 4
1:58:44

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Ivan Tutukin
Finish 29
1:12:45
2
Mauricio Mendez Cruz
Finish 5
1:13:05
3
Lionel Sanders
Finish 1
1:13:09

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
Sarah Haskins
Finish 1
24:32
2
Jeanni Metzler
Finish 2
25:54
3
Katy Blakemore
Finish 12
25:58

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Jodie Robertson
Finish 3
2:18:42
2
Laura Philipp
Finish 4
2:19:25
3
Heather Leiggi
Finish 6
2:19:36

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Jodie Robertson
Finish 3
1:20:14
2
Lesley Smith
Finish 7
1:21:45
3
Sue Huse
Finish 11
1:22:09

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: 3:40:30

🥇#1

CA

Lionel Sanders

3:40:30

89.51 pts

🥈#2

DE

Andreas Dreitz

3:43:46

79.48 pts

🥉#3

AT

Michael Weiss

3:45:32

74.05 pts

🥈#2

DE

Andreas Dreitz

3:43:46

79.48 pts

🥇#1

CA

Lionel Sanders

3:40:30

89.51 pts

🥉#3

AT

Michael Weiss

3:45:32

74.05 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:12:46

🥇#1

US

Sarah Haskins

4:12:46

75.67 pts

🥈#2

ZA

Jeanni Metzler

4:13:54

72.57 pts

🥉#3

US

Jodie Robertson

4:14:36

70.66 pts

🥈#2

ZA

Jeanni Metzler

4:13:54

72.57 pts

🥇#1

US

Sarah Haskins

4:12:46

75.67 pts

🥉#3

US

Jodie Robertson

4:14:36

70.66 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

Lionel Sanders1 Andreas Dreitz2 Michael Weiss3 Andrew Starykowicz4 Mauricio Mendez Cruz5 Richie Cunningham6 Nick Kastelein7 Jeremy Jurkiewicz8

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

Sarah Haskins1 Jeanni Metzler2 Jodie Robertson3 Laura Philipp4 Elizabeth Lyles5 Heather Leiggi6 Lesley Smith7 Jessica Jones Meyers8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

50 participants

1

CA

3:40:30

Swim

26:57

Bike

1:58:09

Run

1:13:09

2

DE

3:43:46

Swim

25:18

Bike

2:01:34

Run

1:14:27

3

AT

3:45:32

Swim

26:48

Bike

1:58:40

Run

1:17:14

4

Andrew Starykowicz

US

3:46:06

Swim

23:50

Bike

1:58:44

Run

1:20:56

5

Mauricio Mendez Cruz

MX

3:47:49

Swim

23:33

Bike

2:08:54

Run

1:13:05

6

Richie Cunningham

AU

3:49:23

Swim

24:08

Bike

2:07:30

Run

1:15:27

7

AU

3:50:29

Swim

23:37

Bike

2:08:05

Run

1:16:25

8

Jeremy Jurkiewicz

FR

3:51:03

Swim

23:30

Bike

2:08:05

Run

1:16:59

9

GT

3:51:14

Swim

25:30

Bike

2:06:53

Run

1:16:29

10

US

3:52:21

Swim

23:32

Bike

2:06:14

Run

1:19:58

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Lionel SandersCA	3:40:30	Winner	26:57	—	1:58:09	—	1:13:09	89.51
2	Andreas DreitzDE	3:43:46	—	25:18	—	2:01:34	—	1:14:27	79.48
3	Michael WeissAT	3:45:32	—	26:48	—	1:58:40	—	1:17:14	74.05
4	Andrew StarykowiczUS	3:46:06	—	23:50	—	1:58:44	—	1:20:56	72.31
5	Mauricio Mendez CruzMX	3:47:49	—	23:33	—	2:08:54	—	1:13:05	67.04
6	Richie CunninghamAU	3:49:23	—	24:08	—	2:07:30	—	1:15:27	62.23
7	Nick KasteleinAU	3:50:29	—	23:37	—	2:08:05	—	1:16:25	58.85
8	Jeremy JurkiewiczFR	3:51:03	—	23:30	—	2:08:05	—	1:16:59	57.11
9	Raul TejadaGT	3:51:14	—	25:30	—	2:06:53	—	1:16:29	56.55
10	Eric LimkemannUS	3:52:21	—	23:32	—	2:06:14	—	1:19:58	53.12
11	James HadleyGB	3:52:55	—	23:40	—	2:10:55	—	1:15:35	51.38
12	Chris McDonaldAU	3:53:23	—	25:36	—	2:07:07	—	1:18:09	49.94
13	Jaroslav KovacicSI	3:54:14	—	23:34	—	2:07:51	—	1:20:15	47.33
14	Thomas GerlachUS	3:55:13	—	25:59	—	2:08:41	—	1:18:04	44.31
15	Kirill KotshegarovEE	3:55:39	—	26:52	—	2:06:21	—	1:19:53	42.98
16	Jonathan ShearonUS	3:56:35	—	25:37	—	2:08:26	—	1:20:00	40.12
17	Robert WadeIE	3:57:58	—	26:43	—	2:13:15	—	1:15:35	35.87
18	Adam O'MearaCA	3:58:13	—	24:15	—	2:08:55	—	1:22:21	35.10
19	Pedro GomesPT	3:59:43	—	25:25	—	2:09:45	—	1:21:59	30.49
20	Antoine Jolicoeur DesrochesCA	3:59:49	—	23:28	—	2:12:26	—	1:21:41	30.19
21	Tripp HippleUS	4:00:20	—	25:55	—	2:11:34	—	1:20:26	28.60
22	Justin MetzlerUS	4:01:37	—	25:32	—	2:09:12	—	1:23:59	24.66
23	Sam HolmesUS	4:02:31	—	25:30	—	2:12:33	—	1:21:52	21.89
24	Aaron GrayUS	4:02:52	—	26:57	—	2:09:35	—	1:23:42	20.82
25	Lucas PozzettaUS	4:03:52	—	24:10	—	2:09:07	—	1:27:56	17.75
26	Patrick BradyUS	4:03:59	—	31:07	—	2:07:29	—	1:21:59	17.39
27	Josh TerwoordUS	4:05:13	—	31:22	—	2:14:57	—	1:16:07	13.60
28	Adam O'ConnorUS	4:06:27	—	24:09	—	2:14:18	—	1:24:52	9.81
29	Ivan TutukinKZ	4:06:29	—	23:34	—	2:28:02	—	1:12:45	9.71
30	Denis SketakoSI	4:08:27	—	26:45	—	2:11:58	—	1:26:38	3.67
31	Brad WilliamsUS	4:11:47	—	27:51	—	2:05:16	—	1:36:03	—
32	Henrique Siqueira de OliveiraBR	4:15:05	—	25:28	—	2:13:28	—	1:33:32	—
33	Douglas MacLeanUS	4:15:36	—	26:55	—	2:18:16	—	1:25:40	—
34	Keith KotarUS	4:19:07	—	30:08	—	2:20:31	—	1:25:17	—
35	Andrew FastUS	4:19:10	—	29:33	—	2:17:44	—	1:29:16	—
36	Wes AndersonUS	4:20:28	—	28:59	—	2:17:12	—	1:31:30	—
37	Jeremy HowardUS	4:20:40	—	25:38	—	2:20:40	—	1:30:57	—
38	Jonathan FecikUS	4:21:19	—	27:06	—	2:11:01	—	1:40:16	—
39	Matthew CurbeauUS	4:25:06	—	29:12	—	2:22:32	—	1:29:52	—
40	Peter KotlandCZ	4:28:55	—	30:46	—	2:20:31	—	1:34:33	—
41	Steven ZawaskiUS	4:36:27	—	27:40	—	2:10:27	—	1:55:27	—
42	Jeremiah MitchellUS	4:38:08	—	29:37	—	2:24:06	—	1:41:45	—
DNF	Guillaume DoreeFR	DNF	—	24:40	—	2:44:39	—	—	—
DNF	Rod De KanelFR	DNF	—	24:18	—	2:44:54	—	—	—
DNF	Daniel TigertUS	DNF	—	25:15	—	2:26:11	—	—	—
DNF	Daniel BretscherUS	DNF	—	25:41	—	2:09:11	—	—	—
DNF	Brent McMahonCA	DNF	—	23:33	—	2:07:57	—	—	—
DNF	Brandon RakitaUS	DNF	—	24:34	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Trevor DelsautFR	DNF	—	25:35	—	2:56:18	—	—	—
DNF	Scott NeyedliGB	DNF	—	25:34	—	2:52:55	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

29 participants

1

US

4:12:46

Swim

24:32

Bike

2:20:25

Run

1:25:16

2

ZA

4:13:54

Swim

25:54

Bike

2:20:22

Run

1:25:02

3

Jodie Robertson

US

4:14:36

Swim

32:28

Bike

2:18:42

Run

1:20:14

4

DE

4:15:30

Swim

28:02

Bike

2:19:25

Run

1:25:21

5

Elizabeth Lyles

US

4:17:27

Swim

28:00

Bike

2:19:42

Run

1:27:21

6

US

4:20:06

Swim

29:37

Bike

2:19:36

Run

1:27:58

7

US

4:20:26

Swim

27:47

Bike

2:27:44

Run

1:21:45

8

Jessica Jones Meyers

US

4:21:28

Swim

29:39

Bike

2:24:07

Run

1:25:21

9

US

4:23:02

Swim

26:57

Bike

2:23:31

Run

1:29:39

10

US

4:23:59

Swim

26:55

Bike

2:24:20

Run

1:29:19

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Sarah HaskinsUS	4:12:46	Winner	24:32	—	2:20:25	—	1:25:16	75.67
2	Jeanni MetzlerZA	4:13:54	—	25:54	—	2:20:22	—	1:25:02	72.57
3	Jodie RobertsonUS	4:14:36	—	32:28	—	2:18:42	—	1:20:14	70.66
4	Laura PhilippDE	4:15:30	—	28:02	—	2:19:25	—	1:25:21	68.20
5	Elizabeth LylesUS	4:17:27	—	28:00	—	2:19:42	—	1:27:21	62.87
6	Heather LeiggiUS	4:20:06	—	29:37	—	2:19:36	—	1:27:58	55.62
7	Lesley SmithUS	4:20:26	—	27:47	—	2:27:44	—	1:21:45	54.71
8	Jessica Jones MeyersUS	4:21:28	—	29:39	—	2:24:07	—	1:25:21	51.89
9	Robin PomeroyUS	4:23:02	—	26:57	—	2:23:31	—	1:29:39	47.60
10	Amber FerreiraUS	4:23:59	—	26:55	—	2:24:20	—	1:29:19	45.01
11	Sue HuseCA	4:24:02	—	33:30	—	2:25:15	—	1:22:09	44.87
12	Katy BlakemoreUS	4:25:44	—	25:58	—	2:24:11	—	1:32:28	40.22
13	Karen ThibodeauCA	4:27:21	—	26:51	—	2:28:05	—	1:29:19	35.80
14	Ewa BugdolPL	4:27:26	—	26:52	—	2:25:29	—	1:32:11	35.58
15	Kelly FillnowUS	4:28:29	—	32:22	—	2:27:17	—	1:26:08	32.70
16	Kaitlin CurbeauUS	4:31:41	—	25:59	—	2:29:17	—	1:32:39	23.96
17	Leslie DiMichele MillerUS	4:35:17	—	30:03	—	2:30:16	—	1:31:49	14.12
18	Amy JavensUS	4:35:17	—	33:23	—	2:26:11	—	1:32:35	14.12
19	Alycia HillUS	4:36:03	—	29:16	—	2:35:59	—	1:27:25	12.02
20	Isabelle RouleauCA	4:38:05	—	27:53	—	2:38:25	—	1:28:44	6.46
21	Nicole LuseUS	4:38:16	—	33:28	—	2:34:59	—	1:26:39	5.96
22	Christen BrownUS	4:38:42	—	27:51	—	2:35:16	—	1:32:10	4.77
23	Terry CaseyUS	4:43:16	—	29:58	—	2:26:53	—	1:42:47	—
24	Liz BaugherUS	4:47:56	—	27:57	—	2:37:09	—	1:39:44	—
DNF	Corrie KristickUS	DNF	—	26:03	—	2:29:15	—	—	—
DNF	Jessica ChongUS	DNF	—	30:30	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Sarah BayUS	DNF	—	37:03	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Caitlin StandiferUS	DNF	—	33:26	—	2:36:21	—	—	—
DNF	Ericka HachmeisterUS	DNF	—	32:25	—	2:26:12	—	—	—