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2009 Ironman Australia

April 4, 2009 · Port Macquarie, Australia

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
28
18 men · 10 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Patrick Vernay won in 8:24:53 with a +4:10 margin. Patrick Vernay had the fastest run (2:47:35).

Women: Chrissie Wellington won in 8:57:10 with a +24:23 margin. Chrissie Wellington had the fastest run (3:01:20).

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Race summary

2009 Ironman Australia 2009 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Patrick Vernay in 8:24:53

Margin: +4:10

Fastest bike: Adam Holborow - 4:44:42

Fastest run: Patrick Vernay - 2:47:35

Top points: Patrick Vernay - 64.98 pts

Field: 18/18 finishers

Race summary

2009 Ironman Australia 2009 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Chrissie Wellington in 8:57:10

Margin: +24:23

Fastest bike: Chrissie Wellington - 5:05:02

Fastest run: Chrissie Wellington - 3:01:20

Top points: Chrissie Wellington - 101.07 pts

Field: 10/10 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Patrick Vernay
8:24:53
Winning margin
+4:10
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Pete Jacobs · 47:51
Fastest bike
Adam Holborow · 4:44:42
Fastest run
Patrick Vernay · 2:47:35
Top points
Patrick Vernay
64.98 pts

Women race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Chrissie Wellington
8:57:10
Winning margin
+24:23
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Chrissie Wellington · 50:48
Fastest bike
Chrissie Wellington · 5:05:02
Fastest run
Chrissie Wellington · 3:01:20
Top points
Chrissie Wellington
101.07 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    47:51
  2. 2
    Simon Thompson
    Finish 7
    48:12
  3. 3
    Mathias Hecht
    Finish 11
    48:12

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Adam Holborow
    Finish 12
    4:44:42
  2. 2
    Tim Van Berkel
    Finish 3
    4:46:16
  3. 3
    Joshua Rix
    Finish 13
    4:46:20

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Patrick Vernay
    Finish 1
    2:47:35
  2. 2
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    2:51:49
  3. 3
    Chris Dmitrieff
    Finish 8
    2:52:05
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
    Chrissie Wellington
    Finish 1
    50:48
  2. 2
    Sarah Pollett
    Finish 5
    50:50
  3. 3
    Rebekah Keat
    Finish 2
    50:55

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Chrissie Wellington
    Finish 1
    5:05:02
  2. 2
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 3
    5:14:32
  3. 3
    Rebekah Keat
    Finish 2
    5:16:03

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Chrissie Wellington
    Finish 1
    3:01:20
  2. 2
    Rebekah Keat
    Finish 2
    3:14:35
  3. 3
    Abigail Bayley
    Finish 4
    3:25:23
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: 8:24:53
🥇#1
NC
Patrick Vernay
8:24:53
64.98 pts
🥈#2
AU
Pete Jacobs
8:29:03
59.19 pts
🥉#3
AU
Tim Van Berkel
8:31:43
55.48 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:57:10
🥇#1
GB
Chrissie Wellington
8:57:10
101.07 pts
🥈#2
AU
Rebekah Keat
9:21:33
70.86 pts
🥉#3
CH
Caroline Steffen
9:38:44
49.57 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
Patrick Vernay1Pete Jacobs2Tim Van Berkel3Jimmy Johnsen4Maik Twelsiek5Timothy De Boom6Simon Thompson7Chris Dmitrieff8

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
Chrissie Wellington1Rebekah Keat2Caroline Steffen3Abigail Bayley4Sarah Pollett5Alison Coyle6Irene Kinnegim7Elly Franks8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

18 participants

8:24:53
Swim
50:51
Bike
4:46:27
Run
2:47:35
8:29:03
Swim
47:51
Bike
4:49:23
Run
2:51:49
8:31:43
Swim
50:50
Bike
4:46:16
Run
2:54:37
8:33:43
Swim
50:56
Bike
4:46:25
Run
2:56:21
8:34:10
Swim
50:49
Bike
4:46:27
Run
2:56:54
8:39:47
Swim
48:19
Bike
4:49:01
Run
3:02:26
8:42:21
Swim
48:12
Bike
4:48:58
Run
3:05:10
8:53:06
Swim
56:54
Bike
5:04:06
Run
2:52:05
8:56:21
Swim
52:41
Bike
4:51:51
Run
3:11:48
9:02:22
Swim
55:06
Bike
5:03:31
Run
3:03:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Patrick VernayNC8:24:53Winner50:51—4:46:27—2:47:3564.98
2Pete JacobsAU8:29:03—47:51—4:49:23—2:51:4959.19
3Tim Van BerkelAU8:31:43—50:50—4:46:16—2:54:3755.48
4Jimmy JohnsenDK8:33:43—50:56—4:46:25—2:56:2152.70
5Maik TwelsiekDE8:34:10—50:49—4:46:27—2:56:5452.07
6Timothy DeBoomUS8:39:47—48:19—4:49:01—3:02:2644.27
7Simon ThompsonAU8:42:21—48:12—4:48:58—3:05:1040.70
8Chris DmitrieffAU8:53:06—56:54—5:04:06—2:52:0525.76
9Mitchell AndersonAU8:56:21—52:41—4:51:51—3:11:4821.24
10Jason ShortisAU9:02:22—55:06—5:03:31—3:03:4512.88
11Mathias HechtCH9:08:03—48:12—4:48:58—3:30:514.98
12Adam HolborowAU9:10:23—50:53—4:44:42—3:34:471.74
13Joshua RixAU9:10:25—50:56—4:46:20—3:33:081.69
14Nathan StewartAU9:18:17—50:41—4:46:23—3:41:11—
15Matt Stephens9:20:55—55:03—5:05:27—3:20:23—
16Darren FrankenAU9:47:58—58:28—5:24:28—3:25:00—
17Christian BraderDE10:03:56—56:53—5:03:51—4:03:11—
18Dantley YoungUS10:30:41—58:18—5:44:39—3:47:44—

Female Pro Results

10 participants

8:57:10
Swim
50:48
Bike
5:05:02
Run
3:01:20
9:21:33
Swim
50:55
Bike
5:16:03
Run
3:14:35
9:38:44
Swim
52:28
Bike
5:14:32
Run
3:31:43
10:01:27
Swim
58:35
Bike
5:37:28
Run
3:25:23
10:04:23
Swim
50:50
Bike
5:43:50
Run
3:29:42
10:12:49
Swim
54:59
Bike
5:44:11
Run
3:33:38
10:27:23
Swim
1:05:54
Bike
5:38:16
Run
3:43:11
10:34:10
Swim
56:50
Bike
5:42:33
Run
3:54:46
10:45:54
Swim
1:05:49
Bike
5:49:13
Run
3:50:50
10:56:33
Swim
52:40
Bike
6:04:51
Run
3:59:01
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Chrissie WellingtonGB8:57:10Winner50:48—5:05:02—3:01:20101.07
2Rebekah KeatAU9:21:33—50:55—5:16:03—3:14:3570.86
3Caroline SteffenCH9:38:44—52:28—5:14:32—3:31:4349.57
4Abigail BayleyGB10:01:27—58:35—5:37:28—3:25:2321.42
5Sarah PollettAU10:04:23—50:50—5:43:50—3:29:4217.79
6Alison CoyleAU10:12:49—54:59—5:44:11—3:33:387.34
7Irene KinnegimNL10:27:23—1:05:54—5:38:16—3:43:11—
8Elly FranksAU10:34:10—56:50—5:42:33—3:54:46—
9Anne FallowsGB10:45:54—1:05:49—5:49:13—3:50:50—
10Svetlana BlazevicRS10:56:33—52:40—6:04:51—3:59:01—