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2019 Ironman 70.3 Waco

October 26, 2019 · Waco, TX, United States

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

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202220192018
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
41
23 men · 18 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Sam Appleton won in 3:47:15 with a +4:29 margin. Sam Appleton had the fastest run (1:16:22).

Women: Jackie Hering won in 4:18:29 with a +2:00 margin. Jackie Hering had the fastest run (1:21:25).

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Race summary

2019 Ironman 70.3 Waco 2019 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Sam Appleton in 3:47:15

Margin: +4:29

Fastest bike: Sam Appleton - 2:02:15

Fastest run: Sam Appleton - 1:16:22

Top points: Sam Appleton - 87.80 pts

Field: 21/23 finishers

Race summary

2019 Ironman 70.3 Waco 2019 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Jackie Hering in 4:18:29

Margin: +2:00

Fastest bike: Alissa Doehla - 2:21:51

Fastest run: Jackie Hering - 1:21:25

Top points: Jackie Hering - 79.30 pts

Field: 15/18 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 23 starters

Winner
Sam Appleton
3:47:15
Winning margin
+4:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Sam Appleton · 24:03
Fastest bike
Sam Appleton · 2:02:15
Fastest run
Sam Appleton · 1:16:22
Top points
Sam Appleton
87.80 pts

Women race summary

15 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Jackie Hering
4:18:29
Winning margin
+2:00
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andrea Nunez-Smith · 26:00
Fastest bike
Alissa Doehla · 2:21:51
Fastest run
Jackie Hering · 1:21:25
Top points
Jackie Hering
79.30 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    24:03
  2. 2
    Nicolas Dougall
    Finish 7
    24:05
  3. 3
    Joe Gambles
    Finish 3
    24:33

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    2:02:15
  2. 2
    Andrew Starykowicz
    Finish 2
    2:02:15
  3. 3
    Joe Gambles
    Finish 3
    2:07:50

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 1
    1:16:22
  2. 2
    Stephen Kilshaw
    Finish 4
    1:16:59
  3. 3
    Benjamin Deal
    Finish 5
    1:17:06
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
    Andrea Nunez-Smith
    Finish 11
    26:00
  2. 2
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 2
    26:02
  3. 3
    Jackie Hering
    Finish 1
    27:04

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Alissa Doehla
    Finish 3
    2:21:51
  2. 2
    Melanie McQuaid
    Finish 4
    2:22:25
  3. 3
    Jackie Hering
    Finish 1
    2:24:46

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Jackie Hering
    Finish 1
    1:21:25
  2. 2
    Jeanni Metzler
    Finish 2
    1:24:16
  3. 3
    Alissa Doehla
    Finish 3
    1:25:30
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: 3:47:15
🥇#1
AU
Sam Appleton
3:47:15
87.80 pts
🥈#2
US
Andrew Starykowicz
3:51:44
74.41 pts
🥉#3
AU
Joe Gambles
3:54:25
66.39 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:18:29
🥇#1
US
Jackie Hering
4:18:29
79.30 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Jeanni Metzler
4:20:29
73.98 pts
🥉#3
US
Alissa Doehla
4:21:04
72.43 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 Appleton1Andrew Starykowicz2Joe Gambles3Stephen Kilshaw4Benjamin Deal5Elliot Bach6Nicolas Dougall7Ernest Mantell8

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
Jackie Hering1Jeanni Metzler2Alissa Doehla3Melanie Mc Quaid4Jessica Jones5Jessica Smith6Ginger Howell7Heather Low8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

23 participants

3:47:15
Swim
24:03
Bike
2:02:15
Run
1:16:22
3:51:44
Swim
24:35
Bike
2:02:15
Run
1:19:53
3:54:25
Swim
24:33
Bike
2:07:50
Run
1:17:10
3:58:26
Swim
25:50
Bike
2:10:46
Run
1:16:59
4:00:10
Swim
25:17
Bike
2:12:36
Run
1:17:06
4:00:22
Swim
25:34
Bike
2:11:30
Run
1:18:54
4:01:25
Swim
24:05
Bike
2:09:50
Run
1:22:33
4:03:36
Swim
25:52
Bike
2:12:20
Run
1:20:31
4:04:26
Swim
25:03
Bike
2:11:42
Run
1:22:38
4:09:05
Swim
25:26
Bike
2:21:21
Run
1:17:39
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sam AppletonAU3:47:15Winner24:03—2:02:15—1:16:2287.80
2Andrew StarykowiczUS3:51:44—24:35—2:02:15—1:19:5374.41
3Joe GamblesAU3:54:25—24:33—2:07:50—1:17:1066.39
4Stephen KilshawCA3:58:26—25:50—2:10:46—1:16:5954.39
5Benjamin DealUS4:00:10—25:17—2:12:36—1:17:0649.22
6Elliot BachUS4:00:22—25:34—2:11:30—1:18:5448.62
7Nicolas DougallZA4:01:25—24:05—2:09:50—1:22:3345.48
8Ernest MantellUS4:03:36—25:52—2:12:20—1:20:3138.96
9Garrick LoewenCA4:04:26—25:03—2:11:42—1:22:3836.47
10Lukas SiskaSK4:09:05—25:26—2:21:21—1:17:3922.58
11Antoine FrancoeurCA4:12:25—25:51—2:15:53—1:25:1012.62
12Daniel RodriguezES4:13:47—27:36—2:19:45—1:21:378.54
13Pablo Gomez BorreroCO4:18:38—28:49—2:14:40—1:29:15—
14Timothy WinslowUS4:20:15—25:28—2:20:07—1:28:02—
15Ross McgrawUS4:22:22—33:11—2:18:40—1:25:26—
16Weston ChristensenUS4:22:24—25:26—2:31:36—1:20:12—
17Tim RussellUS4:23:14—29:13—2:17:42—1:30:25—
18Matthew PerchesUS4:23:57—25:21—2:22:45—1:30:43—
19Steven ParkerUS4:39:51—28:53—2:39:34—1:25:11—
20Joseph SullensUS4:51:11—30:57—2:28:42—1:45:01—
21Lewis ElliotUS5:02:24—28:59—2:50:18—1:35:00—
DNFPatrick BradyUSDNF—29:40—2:12:55———
DNFAlan DempseyCADNF—33:57—————

Female Pro Results

18 participants

4:18:29
Swim
27:04
Bike
2:24:46
Run
1:21:25
4:20:29
Swim
26:02
Bike
2:25:04
Run
1:24:16
4:21:04
Swim
28:25
Bike
2:21:51
Run
1:25:30
4:28:51
Swim
28:31
Bike
2:22:25
Run
1:32:05
4:39:08
Swim
28:36
Bike
2:32:39
Run
1:31:13
4:41:19
Swim
28:22
Bike
2:31:37
Run
1:35:43
4:45:24
Swim
30:04
Bike
2:37:15
Run
1:31:32
4:45:41
Swim
31:37
Bike
2:33:29
Run
1:34:14
4:46:28
Swim
28:32
Bike
2:36:24
Run
1:35:21
4:47:05
Swim
27:06
Bike
2:38:24
Run
1:36:31
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jackie HeringUS4:18:29Winner27:04—2:24:46—1:21:2579.30
2Jeanni MetzlerZA4:20:29—26:02—2:25:04—1:24:1673.98
3Alissa DoehlaUS4:21:04—28:25—2:21:51—1:25:3072.43
4Melanie McQuaidCA4:28:51—28:31—2:22:25—1:32:0551.74
5Jessica JonesUS4:39:08—28:36—2:32:39—1:31:1324.39
6Jessica SmithUS4:41:19—28:22—2:31:37—1:35:4318.58
7Ginger HowellUS4:45:24—30:04—2:37:15—1:31:327.73
8Heather LowCA4:45:41—31:37—2:33:29—1:34:146.97
9Hayley BellesUS4:46:28—28:32—2:36:24—1:35:214.89
10Elise LagerstromUS4:47:05—27:06—2:38:24—1:36:313.25
11Andrea Nunez-SmithUS4:52:20—26:00—2:40:17—1:40:35—
12Sarah KarpinskiUS4:52:47—33:49—2:37:08—1:35:46—
13Jennifer LentzkeCA5:06:29—33:47—2:37:32—1:47:38—
14Kearci SmithUS5:10:39—30:17—2:47:57—1:44:56—
15Elizabeth NyitrayUS5:14:27—33:06—2:37:06—1:56:47—
DNFAngela NaethUSDNF—30:01—2:25:13———
DNFMaddy PeschUSDNF—28:26—2:25:43———
DNFLisa BecharasUSDNF—29:58—2:21:54———