2006 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

November 10, 2006 ·

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
54
30 men · 24 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Craig Alexander won in 3:45:37 with a +1:48 margin. Craig Alexander had the fastest run (1:12:43).

Women: Samantha McGlone won in 4:12:58 with a +1:32 margin. Samantha McGlone had the fastest run (1:20:22).

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Race summary

2006 Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2006 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Craig Alexander in 3:45:37

Margin: +1:48

Fastest bike: Chris Lieto - 2:02:10

Fastest run: Craig Alexander - 1:12:43

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 26/30 finishers

Race summary

2006 Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2006 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Samantha McGlone in 4:12:58

Margin: +1:32

Fastest bike: Liz Vitai - 2:16:49

Fastest run: Samantha McGlone - 1:20:22

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 23/24 finishers

Men race summary

26 finishers from 30 starters

Winner
Craig Alexander
3:45:37
Winning margin
+1:48
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Pete Jacobs · 23:55
Fastest bike
Chris Lieto · 2:02:10
Fastest run
Craig Alexander · 1:12:43
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

23 finishers from 24 starters

Winner
Samantha McGlone
4:12:58
Winning margin
+1:32
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Leanda Cave · 25:13
Fastest bike
Liz Vitai · 2:16:49
Fastest run
Samantha McGlone · 1:20:22
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 26
    23:55
  2. 23:58
  3. 24:02

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Chris Lieto
    Finish 8
    2:02:10
  2. 2
    Jordan Rapp
    Finish 17
    2:05:15
  3. 3
    2:05:22

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:12:43
  2. 2
    Chris Legh
    Finish 4
    1:14:07
  3. 3
    1:14:10
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
    Leanda Cave
    Finish 4
    25:13
  2. 2
    26:23
  3. 27:01

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Liz Vitai
    Finish 19
    2:16:49
  2. 2
    Jacqui Gordon
    Finish 15
    2:19:24
  3. 2:19:44

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:20:22
  2. 2
    Lisa Bentley
    Finish 2
    1:21:33
  3. 1:22:24
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.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 3:45:37
🥇#1
AU
Craig Alexander
3:45:37
🥈#2
GB
Simon Lessing
3:47:25
🥉#3
AU
Richie Cunningham
3:49:17

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:12:58
🥇#1
CA
Samantha McGlone
4:12:58
🥈#2
CA
Lisa Bentley
4:14:30
🥉#3
AU
Mirinda Carfrae
4:16:44

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

30 participants

3:45:37
Swim
24:08
Bike
2:05:34
Run
1:12:43
3:47:25
Swim
24:05
Bike
2:05:27
Run
1:14:10
Swim
24:02
Bike
2:05:38
Run
1:16:20
3:49:42
Swim
26:06
Bike
2:06:05
Run
1:14:07
3:51:24
Swim
25:56
Bike
2:06:02
Run
1:15:35
3:53:03
Swim
23:58
Bike
2:05:27
Run
1:20:07
3:56:16
Swim
26:03
Bike
2:08:56
Run
1:17:32
3:57:41
Swim
26:08
Bike
2:02:10
Run
1:24:55
3:57:50
Swim
24:09
Bike
2:05:22
Run
1:24:25
3:58:39
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:10:16
Run
1:20:21
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Craig AlexanderAU3:45:37Winner24:082:05:341:12:43
2Simon LessingGB3:47:2524:052:05:271:14:10
3Richie CunninghamAU3:49:1724:022:05:381:16:20
4Chris LeghAU3:49:4226:062:06:051:14:07
5Michael SimpsonCA3:51:2425:562:06:021:15:35
6Terenzo BozzoneNZ3:53:0323:582:05:271:20:07
7James CotterNZ3:56:1626:032:08:561:17:32
8Chris LietoUS3:57:4126:082:02:101:24:55
9Brian LavelleUS3:57:5024:092:05:221:24:25
10Timothy MarrUS3:58:3924:062:10:161:20:21
11Marcel VifianUS3:59:1224:102:10:251:20:27
12Daniel NiederreiterAT3:59:2025:572:08:171:21:22
13Rene RoveraFR4:00:1026:062:11:411:18:32
14Greg KrauseUS4:00:3726:052:06:311:24:18
15Enrico KnoblochDE4:02:2428:032:06:181:24:08
16Nathan KortuemUS4:02:3325:492:08:411:24:17
17Jordan RappUS4:05:5726:122:05:151:30:26
18Norbert DomnikAT4:07:1425:572:17:491:19:58
19Jonathan HotchkissGB4:07:4528:402:12:501:22:05
20Matt LietoUS4:08:1026:042:11:401:26:28
21Nicolas LebrunFR4:12:4028:382:12:461:27:22
22TJ TollaksonUS4:13:3526:102:13:541:29:03
23Paul FritzscheUS4:21:1226:012:24:281:26:17
24Kelly CouchUS4:26:5227:352:25:351:29:07
25Rod De KanelFR4:47:1725:572:22:141:54:16
26Pete JacobsAU5:12:5423:552:40:582:02:40
DNFPeter ClodeUSDNF24:18
DNFHubert HammerlATDNF26:052:11:401:13:56
DNFJeff SandersUSDNF28:04
DNFHerve BantiMCDNF26:022:16:40

Female Pro Results

24 participants

Swim
27:29
Bike
2:21:33
Run
1:20:22
4:14:30
Swim
27:49
Bike
2:21:04
Run
1:21:33
4:16:44
Swim
27:33
Bike
2:21:11
Run
1:23:59
4:18:47
Swim
25:13
Bike
2:23:47
Run
1:25:46
Swim
28:18
Bike
2:19:44
Run
1:27:17
4:21:17
Swim
27:26
Bike
2:21:10
Run
1:28:08
4:21:58
Swim
28:18
Bike
2:20:14
Run
1:28:55
4:24:17
Swim
27:53
Bike
2:29:28
Run
1:22:24
Swim
27:41
Bike
2:21:00
Run
1:32:39
4:27:31
Swim
27:56
Bike
2:24:12
Run
1:30:51
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Samantha McGloneCA4:12:58Winner27:292:21:331:20:22
2Lisa BentleyCA4:14:3027:492:21:041:21:33
3Mirinda CarfraeAU4:16:4427:332:21:111:23:59
4Leanda CaveGB4:18:4725:132:23:471:25:46
5Yvonne Van VlerkenNL4:19:5028:182:19:441:27:17
6Nina EggertDE4:21:1727:262:21:101:28:08
7Monika LehmannCH4:21:5828:182:20:141:28:55
8Natasha FilliolCA4:24:1727:532:29:281:22:24
9Katja SchumacherDE4:26:1027:412:21:001:32:39
10Heather GollnickUS4:27:3127:562:24:121:30:51
11Laura TingleUS4:29:1827:312:24:381:32:22
12Alexis WaddelUS4:29:2827:322:29:571:28:02
13Gabriela LoskotovaCZ4:31:2331:112:23:061:31:42
14Dede GriesbauerUS4:33:0726:232:28:421:33:23
15Jacqui GordonUS4:33:4632:022:19:241:36:56
16Alice HectorGB4:35:2227:342:27:241:36:00
17Kelly WilliamsonUS4:36:4927:012:37:291:28:10
18Amanda Felder DerkacsUS4:39:2327:182:30:561:36:52
19Liz VitaiUS4:39:4334:502:16:491:42:53
20Hollie KenneyUS4:44:1331:102:26:351:41:38
21Karen SmyersUS4:44:3427:462:29:541:42:07
22Lori-lynn LeachCA4:51:4327:582:36:501:39:18
23Anne-Marie DupontBE4:53:1838:232:28:551:41:54
DNFYvette GriceGBDNF27:522:39:14