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2018 Ironman Australia

May 5, 2018 · Port Macquarie, Australia

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
21
13 men · 8 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Marino Vanhoenacker won in 8:14:37 with a +3:33 margin. Nathan Shearer had the fastest run (2:52:13).

Women: Laura Siddall won in 9:05:58 with a +23:51 margin. Laura Siddall had the fastest run (3:10:21).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman Australia 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Marino Vanhoenacker in 8:14:37

Margin: +3:33

Fastest bike: Mark Bowstead - 4:29:08

Fastest run: Nathan Shearer - 2:52:13

Top points: Marino Vanhoenacker - 75.28 pts

Field: 10/13 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman Australia 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Laura Siddall in 9:05:58

Margin: +23:51

Fastest bike: Laura Siddall - 4:56:12

Fastest run: Laura Siddall - 3:10:21

Top points: Laura Siddall - 86.27 pts

Field: 7/8 finishers

Men race summary

10 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Marino Vanhoenacker
8:14:37
Winning margin
+3:33
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mark Bowstead · 45:47
Fastest bike
Mark Bowstead · 4:29:08
Fastest run
Nathan Shearer · 2:52:13
Top points
Marino Vanhoenacker
75.28 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 8 starters

Winner
Laura Siddall
9:05:58
Winning margin
+23:51
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Kelsey Withrow · 48:42
Fastest bike
Laura Siddall · 4:56:12
Fastest run
Laura Siddall · 3:10:21
Top points
Laura Siddall
86.27 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Mark Bowstead
    Finish 3
    45:47
  2. 2
    Marino Vanhoenacker
    Finish 1
    45:57
  3. 3
    Mitchell Robins
    Finish 7
    46:41

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Mark Bowstead
    Finish 3
    4:29:08
  2. 2
    Marino Vanhoenacker
    Finish 1
    4:30:55
  3. 3
    Luke McKenzie
    Finish 2
    4:33:55

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Nathan Shearer
    Finish 4
    2:52:13
  2. 2
    Luke McKenzie
    Finish 2
    2:53:13
  3. 3
    Marino Vanhoenacker
    Finish 1
    2:54:12
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
    Kelsey Withrow
    Finish 3
    48:42
  2. 2
    Laura Siddall
    Finish 1
    55:48
  3. 3
    Els Visser
    Finish 4
    55:50

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Laura Siddall
    Finish 1
    4:56:12
  2. 2
    Melanie Burke
    Finish 2
    5:10:45
  3. 3
    Els Visser
    Finish 4
    5:11:49

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Laura Siddall
    Finish 1
    3:10:21
  2. 2
    Melanie Burke
    Finish 2
    3:14:33
  3. 3
    Kelsey Withrow
    Finish 3
    3:23:11
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: 8:14:37
🥇#1
BE
Marino Vanhoenacker
8:14:37
75.28 pts
🥈#2
AU
Luke McKenzie
8:18:10
70.32 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Mark Bowstead
8:26:25
58.79 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:05:58
🥇#1
GB
Laura Siddall
9:05:58
86.27 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Melanie Burke
9:29:49
56.55 pts
🥉#3
US
Kelsey Withrow
9:44:59
37.65 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
Marino Vanhoenacker1Luke Mc Kenzie2Mark Bowstead3Nathan Shearer4Paul Ambrose5Dougal Allan6Mitchell Robins7Levi Maxwell8

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 7
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7
Laura Siddall1Melanie Burke2Kelsey Withrow3Els Visser4Renee Kiley5Jessica Mitchell6Kierra Allen7

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

13 participants

8:14:37
Swim
45:57
Bike
4:30:55
Run
2:54:12
8:18:10
Swim
46:46
Bike
4:33:55
Run
2:53:13
8:26:25
Swim
45:47
Bike
4:29:08
Run
3:07:18
8:29:13
Swim
54:30
Bike
4:38:38
Run
2:52:13
8:29:37
Swim
46:42
Bike
4:34:17
Run
3:05:00
8:34:45
Swim
52:45
Bike
4:38:46
Run
2:59:16
8:42:49
Swim
46:41
Bike
4:54:26
Run
2:57:23
8:49:25
Swim
51:12
Bike
4:48:11
Run
3:06:51
8:58:12
Swim
51:39
Bike
4:52:30
Run
3:09:33
11:12:37
Swim
52:40
Bike
6:01:01
Run
4:13:21
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Marino VanhoenackerBE8:14:37Winner45:57—4:30:55—2:54:1275.28
2Luke McKenzieAU8:18:10—46:46—4:33:55—2:53:1370.32
3Mark BowsteadNZ8:26:25—45:47—4:29:08—3:07:1858.79
4Nathan ShearerAU8:29:13—54:30—4:38:38—2:52:1354.87
5Paul AmbroseAU8:29:37—46:42—4:34:17—3:05:0054.31
6Dougal AllanNZ8:34:45—52:45—4:38:46—2:59:1647.14
7Mitchell RobinsAU8:42:49—46:41—4:54:26—2:57:2335.86
8Levi MaxwellAU8:49:25—51:12—4:48:11—3:06:5126.64
9Jarrod HarveyAU8:58:12—51:39—4:52:30—3:09:3314.36
10Bryce McMasterNZ11:12:37—52:40—6:01:01—4:13:21—
DNFCasey MunroAUDNF—45:50—4:45:04———
DNFLachlan KerinAUDNF—46:42—————
DNFDavid DellowAUDNF—45:53—————

Female Pro Results

8 participants

9:05:58
Swim
55:48
Bike
4:56:12
Run
3:10:21
9:29:49
Swim
1:00:14
Bike
5:10:45
Run
3:14:33
9:44:59
Swim
48:42
Bike
5:27:09
Run
3:23:11
9:56:31
Swim
55:50
Bike
5:11:49
Run
3:44:53
9:58:13
Swim
57:52
Bike
5:17:54
Run
3:36:20
9:58:25
Swim
1:00:13
Bike
5:25:08
Run
3:27:09
10:32:40
Swim
1:00:54
Bike
5:53:10
Run
3:33:12
DNF
Swim
48:41
Bike
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Run
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PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Laura SiddallGB9:05:58Winner55:48—4:56:12—3:10:2186.27
2Melanie BurkeNZ9:29:49—1:00:14—5:10:45—3:14:3356.55
3Kelsey WithrowUS9:44:59—48:42—5:27:09—3:23:1137.65
4Els VisserNL9:56:31—55:50—5:11:49—3:44:5323.27
5Renee KileyAU9:58:13—57:52—5:17:54—3:36:2021.16
6Jessica MitchellAU9:58:25—1:00:13—5:25:08—3:27:0920.91
7Kierra AllenAU10:32:40—1:00:54—5:53:10—3:33:12—
DNFAnnabel LuxfordAUDNF—48:41—————