2012 Ironman Canada

August 25, 2012 · Penticton, Canada

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
22
14 men · 8 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matthew Russell won in 8:48:30 with a +5:47 margin. Matthew Russell had the fastest run (2:53:34).

Women: Gillian Clayton won in 9:46:07 with a +4:45 margin. Gillian Clayton had the fastest run (3:17:08).

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Race summary

2012 Ironman Canada 2012 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matthew Russell in 8:48:30

Margin: +5:47

Fastest bike: Elliot Holtham - 4:48:10

Fastest run: Matthew Russell - 2:53:34

Top points: Matthew Russell - 32.03 pts

Field: 14/14 finishers

Race summary

2012 Ironman Canada 2012 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Gillian Clayton in 9:46:07

Margin: +4:45

Fastest bike: Stephanie Ossenbrink - 5:09:30

Fastest run: Gillian Clayton - 3:17:08

Top points: Gillian Clayton - 40.29 pts

Field: 8/8 finishers

Men race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Matthew Russell
8:48:30
Winning margin
+5:47
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Elliot Holtham · 54:16
Fastest bike
Elliot Holtham · 4:48:10
Fastest run
Matthew Russell · 2:53:34
Top points
Matthew Russell
32.03 pts

Women race summary

8 finishers from 8 starters

Winner
Gillian Clayton
9:46:07
Winning margin
+4:45
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Karen Thibodeau · 55:41
Fastest bike
Stephanie Ossenbrink · 5:09:30
Fastest run
Gillian Clayton · 3:17:08
Top points
Gillian Clayton
40.29 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    54:16
  2. 54:17
  3. 3
    Olly Piggin
    Finish 2
    56:51

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:48:10
  2. 4:48:19
  3. 4:48:41

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:53:34
  2. 3:02:01
  3. 3
    Anthony Toth
    Finish 4
    3:04:25
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. 55:41
  2. 2
    Alexis Smith
    Finish 5
    57:11
  3. 57:14

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:09:30
  2. 5:16:47
  3. 5:16:51

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:17:08
  2. 3:21:43
  3. 3:25:57
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: 8:48:30
🥇#1
US
Matthew Russell
8:48:30
32.03 pts
🥈#2
CA
Olly Piggin
8:54:17
23.99 pts
🥉#3
DE
Christian Brader
8:58:59
17.45 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:46:07
🥇#1
CA
Gillian Clayton
9:46:07
40.29 pts
🥈#2
CA
Karen Thibodeau
9:50:52
34.40 pts
🥉#3
CA
Janelle Morrison
9:53:20
31.34 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

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

14 participants

8:48:30
Swim
1:03:04
Bike
4:48:41
Run
2:53:34
8:54:17
Swim
56:51
Bike
4:48:43
Run
3:05:25
Swim
57:29
Bike
4:48:19
Run
3:09:52
9:02:07
Swim
57:23
Bike
4:55:37
Run
3:04:25
9:03:53
Swim
57:14
Bike
4:56:01
Run
3:05:53
9:09:40
Swim
1:03:10
Bike
5:00:44
Run
3:02:01
9:17:00
Swim
57:05
Bike
5:05:21
Run
3:10:09
9:22:06
Swim
1:03:07
Bike
5:07:00
Run
3:08:23
9:27:32
Swim
57:16
Bike
4:56:45
Run
3:29:24
9:30:44
Swim
1:01:12
Bike
5:00:11
Run
3:25:35
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matthew RussellUS8:48:30Winner1:03:044:48:412:53:3432.03
2Olly PigginCA8:54:1756:514:48:433:05:2523.99
3Christian BraderDE8:58:5957:294:48:193:09:5217.45
4Anthony TothCA9:02:0757:234:55:373:04:2513.10
5Shanon StallardNZ9:03:5357:144:56:013:05:5310.64
6Matthew SheeksUS9:09:401:03:105:00:443:02:012.60
7Nathan KillamCA9:17:0057:055:05:213:10:09
8Scott TremblayCA9:22:061:03:075:07:003:08:23
9Kyle MarcotteCA9:27:3257:164:56:453:29:24
10Luke WayCA9:30:441:01:125:00:113:25:35
11Ryan BorgerUS10:01:1857:365:19:353:40:00
12Christopher BaggUS10:01:4854:174:49:294:14:59
13JC RamirezUS11:33:381:02:585:19:475:05:42
14Elliot HolthamCA11:41:3654:164:48:105:56:03

Female Pro Results

8 participants

9:46:07
Swim
1:08:32
Bike
5:16:51
Run
3:17:08
9:50:52
Swim
55:41
Bike
5:30:09
Run
3:21:43
Swim
1:06:46
Bike
5:16:47
Run
3:25:57
10:04:07
Swim
1:03:12
Bike
5:22:03
Run
3:35:04
10:06:34
Swim
57:11
Bike
5:32:14
Run
3:33:25
Swim
57:14
Bike
5:09:30
Run
4:05:20
10:21:48
Swim
1:10:02
Bike
5:19:23
Run
3:47:48
Swim
1:02:59
Bike
5:29:26
Run
3:47:15
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Gillian ClaytonCA9:46:07Winner1:08:325:16:513:17:0840.29
2Karen ThibodeauCA9:50:5255:415:30:093:21:4334.40
3Janelle MorrisonCA9:53:201:06:465:16:473:25:5731.34
4Paolina AllanCA10:04:071:03:125:22:033:35:0417.98
5Alexis SmithUS10:06:3457:115:32:143:33:2514.94
6Stephanie OssenbrinkCA10:15:4857:145:09:304:05:203.50
7Trish DeimUS10:21:481:10:025:19:233:47:48
8Monica DalidowiczCA10:24:071:02:595:29:263:47:15