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2015 Ironman 70.3 Vineman

July 11, 2015 · Sonoma County, CA, United States

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

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201620152014
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
47
26 men · 21 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Sam Appleton won in 3:43:06 with a +2:18 margin. Sam Appleton had the fastest run (1:13:40).

Women: Meredith Kessler won in 4:11:58 with a +1:11 margin. Mirinda Carfrae had the fastest run (1:21:54).

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Race summary

2015 Ironman 70.3 Vineman 2015 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Sam Appleton in 3:43:06

Margin: +2:18

Fastest bike: Sam Appleton - 2:03:17

Fastest run: Sam Appleton - 1:13:40

Top points: Sam Appleton - 91.78 pts

Field: 22/26 finishers

Race summary

2015 Ironman 70.3 Vineman 2015 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Meredith Kessler in 4:11:58

Margin: +1:11

Fastest bike: Magali Tisseyre - 2:20:07

Fastest run: Mirinda Carfrae - 1:21:54

Top points: Meredith Kessler - 88.15 pts

Field: 18/21 finishers

Men race summary

22 finishers from 26 starters

Winner
Sam Appleton
3:43:06
Winning margin
+2:18
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Sam Appleton · 22:42
Fastest bike
Sam Appleton · 2:03:17
Fastest run
Sam Appleton · 1:13:40
Top points
Sam Appleton
91.78 pts

Women race summary

18 finishers from 21 starters

Winner
Meredith Kessler
4:11:58
Winning margin
+1:11
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lauren Brandon · 23:03
Fastest bike
Magali Tisseyre · 2:20:07
Fastest run
Mirinda Carfrae · 1:21:54
Top points
Meredith Kessler
88.15 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    22:42
  2. 2
    Jake Montgomery
    Finish 8
    22:42
  3. 3
    Timothy O'Donnell
    Finish 4
    22:44

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    2:03:17
  2. 2
    TJ Tollakson
    Finish 7
    2:05:11
  3. 3
    Craig Alexander
    Finish 2
    2:05:13

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    1:13:40
  2. 2
    Craig Alexander
    Finish 2
    1:13:43
  3. 3
    Kevin Collington
    Finish 3
    1:15:28
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
    Lauren Brandon
    Finish 6
    23:03
  2. 2
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 1
    24:06
  3. 3
    Emily Cocks
    Finish 4
    24:07

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Magali Tisseyre
    Finish 2
    2:20:07
  2. 2
    Lauren Brandon
    Finish 6
    2:23:13
  3. 3
    Laura Siddall
    Finish 5
    2:25:15

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Mirinda Carfrae
    Finish 3
    1:21:54
  2. 2
    Magali Tisseyre
    Finish 2
    1:23:26
  3. 3
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 1
    1:24:28
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: 3:43:06
🥇#1
AU
Sam Appleton
3:43:06
91.78 pts
🥈#2
AU
Craig Alexander
3:45:24
84.82 pts
🥉#3
US
Kevin Collington
3:47:18
79.08 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:11:58
🥇#1
US
Meredith Kessler
4:11:58
88.15 pts
🥈#2
CA
Magali Tisseyre
4:13:09
84.96 pts
🥉#3
AU
Mirinda Carfrae
4:18:33
70.42 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
Sam Appleton1Craig Alexander2Kevin Collington3Timothy O'Donnell4Ben Collins5Mark Bowstead6TJ Tollakson7Jake Montgomery8

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
Meredith Kessler1Magali Tisseyre2Mirinda Carfrae3Emily Cocks4Laura Siddall5Lauren Brandon6Mackenzie Madison7Emma-Kate Lidbury8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

26 participants

3:43:06
Swim
22:42
Bike
2:03:17
Run
1:13:40
3:45:24
Swim
22:50
Bike
2:05:13
Run
1:13:43
3:47:18
Swim
22:47
Bike
2:05:26
Run
1:15:28
3:49:16
Swim
22:44
Bike
2:05:22
Run
1:17:40
3:49:51
Swim
22:45
Bike
2:05:22
Run
1:18:15
3:50:21
Swim
22:46
Bike
2:05:34
Run
1:17:59
3:53:00
Swim
22:53
Bike
2:05:11
Run
1:21:05
3:55:38
Swim
22:42
Bike
2:09:21
Run
1:19:27
4:02:30
Swim
25:18
Bike
2:12:42
Run
4:02:30
4:03:43
Swim
26:57
Bike
2:11:05
Run
1:21:20
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sam AppletonAU3:43:06Winner22:42—2:03:17—1:13:4091.78
2Craig AlexanderAU3:45:24—22:50—2:05:13—1:13:4384.82
3Kevin CollingtonUS3:47:18—22:47—2:05:26—1:15:2879.08
4Timothy O'DonnellUS3:49:16—22:44—2:05:22—1:17:4073.13
5Ben CollinsUS3:49:51—22:45—2:05:22—1:18:1571.36
6Mark BowsteadNZ3:50:21—22:46—2:05:34—1:17:5969.85
7TJ TollaksonUS3:53:00—22:53—2:05:11—1:21:0561.83
8Jake MontgomeryAU3:55:38—22:42—2:09:21—1:19:2753.87
9Chris McDonaldAU4:02:30—25:18—2:12:42—4:02:3033.10
10Yu HsiaoTW4:03:43—26:57—2:11:05—1:21:2029.42
11Matty ReedUS4:08:14—22:52—2:20:42—1:20:5615.75
12Steve RosinskiUS4:09:04—26:59—2:15:45—1:21:4913.23
13Andrew LangfieldUS4:10:00—26:58—2:18:38—1:19:3010.41
14Benjamin WilliamsUS4:10:36—25:06—2:19:34—1:21:138.59
15Dylan Bridges-OlivaUS4:13:33—25:46—2:15:41—1:28:14—
16Esteban RosasMX4:15:29—22:50—2:20:52—1:27:50—
17Eric ClarksonUS4:18:37—25:14—2:19:47—1:29:19—
18Chris BergAU4:18:50—24:11—2:22:11—1:28:02—
19Reilly SmithUS4:26:11—27:33—2:18:37—4:26:11—
20Brian HrynkowCA4:30:22—27:56—2:22:04—4:30:22—
21Jason WatsonUS4:43:02—29:15—2:44:22—1:19:16—
22Luke BellAU5:07:46—22:54—2:05:21—2:35:44—
DNFJohn DahlzUSDNF—22:53—2:17:38———
DNFChristopher BairdUSDNF—26:54—2:11:05———
DNFKennett PetersonUSDNF—32:00—————
DNFKeith ButskoUSDNF—27:00—————

Female Pro Results

21 participants

4:11:58
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:44:50
Run
1:24:28
4:13:09
Swim
25:48
Bike
2:20:07
Run
1:23:26
4:18:33
Swim
27:18
Bike
2:25:26
Run
1:21:54
4:23:54
Swim
24:07
Bike
2:27:30
Run
1:28:04
4:26:41
Swim
27:16
Bike
2:25:15
Run
1:30:41
4:27:54
Swim
23:03
Bike
2:23:13
Run
1:37:32
4:30:45
Swim
27:23
Bike
2:29:44
Run
1:28:04
4:31:26
Swim
26:42
Bike
2:30:14
Run
1:29:52
4:35:20
Swim
28:15
Bike
2:27:06
Run
1:35:44
4:36:40
Swim
28:13
Bike
2:30:23
Run
1:33:33
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Meredith KesslerUS4:11:58Winner24:06—2:44:50—1:24:2888.15
2Magali TisseyreCA4:13:09—25:48—2:20:07—1:23:2684.96
3Mirinda CarfraeAU4:18:33—27:18—2:25:26—1:21:5470.42
4Emily CocksUS4:23:54—24:07—2:27:30—1:28:0456.02
5Laura SiddallGB4:26:41—27:16—2:25:15—1:30:4148.52
6Lauren BrandonUS4:27:54—23:03—2:23:13—1:37:3245.24
7Mackenzie MadisonUS4:30:45—27:23—2:29:44—1:28:0437.57
8Emma-Kate LidburyGB4:31:26—26:42—2:30:14—1:29:5235.73
9Carly JohannUS4:35:20—28:15—2:27:06—1:35:4425.23
10Bailey HinzUS4:36:40—28:13—2:30:23—1:33:3321.64
11Bree WeeUS4:37:47—25:53—2:32:09—1:35:1118.63
12Brittany HigginsUS4:38:59—28:46—2:33:23—1:32:2715.40
13Ali BlackUS4:45:41—31:50—2:35:51—1:33:04—
14Christine AvelarUS4:47:24—25:51—2:32:51—1:42:59—
15Elizabeth NoeyUS4:50:06—29:16—2:40:48—1:35:37—
16Erin CrumUS4:51:28—28:47—2:39:53—1:41:01—
17Leslie LamacchiaUS5:02:19—32:01—2:50:15—1:38:22—
18Kelsey WithrowUS5:07:36—24:46—2:48:31—1:49:03—
DNFAllison StewartUSDNF—29:07—3:07:39———
DNFHolly LawrenceGBDNF—24:09—2:19:31———
DNFLeanda CaveGBDNF—24:09—2:34:58———