2008 Ironman Frankfurt

July 5, 2008 · Frankfurt, Germany

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
28
17 men · 11 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Chris McCormack won in 7:59:55 with a +0:54 margin. Timo Bracht had the fastest run (2:42:33).

Women: Chrissie Wellington won in 8:51:24 with a +26:02 margin. Chrissie Wellington had the fastest run (3:01:44).

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Race summary

2008 Ironman Frankfurt 2008 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Chris McCormack in 7:59:55

Margin: +0:54

Fastest bike: Chris McCormack - 4:26:17

Fastest run: Timo Bracht - 2:42:33

Top points: Chris McCormack - 67.79 pts

Field: 12/17 finishers

Race summary

2008 Ironman Frankfurt 2008 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Chrissie Wellington in 8:51:24

Margin: +26:02

Fastest bike: Chrissie Wellington - 4:57:17

Fastest run: Chrissie Wellington - 3:01:44

Top points: Chrissie Wellington - 76.74 pts

Field: 9/11 finishers

Men race summary

12 finishers from 17 starters

Winner
Chris McCormack
7:59:55
Winning margin
+0:54
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andi Boecherer · 43:55
Fastest bike
Chris McCormack · 4:26:17
Fastest run
Timo Bracht · 2:42:33
Top points
Chris McCormack
67.79 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 11 starters

Winner
Chrissie Wellington
8:51:24
Winning margin
+26:02
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Chrissie Wellington · 48:34
Fastest bike
Chrissie Wellington · 4:57:17
Fastest run
Chrissie Wellington · 3:01:44
Top points
Chrissie Wellington
76.74 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 43:55
  2. 2
    Eneko Llanos
    Finish 2
    44:00
  3. 3
    Jan Raphael
    Finish 6
    44:03

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:26:17
  2. 4:26:37
  3. 3
    Eneko Llanos
    Finish 2
    4:26:46

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Timo Bracht
    Finish 3
    2:42:33
  2. 2:45:46
  3. 3
    Eneko Llanos
    Finish 2
    2:46:34
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. 48:34
  2. 2
    Ina Reinders
    Finish 7
    49:51
  3. 3
    Nicole Leder
    Finish 2
    50:04

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:57:17
  2. 2
    Wenke Kujala
    Finish 3
    5:03:27
  3. 3
    Meike Krebs
    Finish 4
    5:05:25

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:01:44
  2. 2
    Nicole Leder
    Finish 2
    3:11:20
  3. 3
    3:17:08
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: 7:59:55
🥇#1
AU
Chris McCormack
7:59:55
67.79 pts
🥈#2
ES
Eneko Llanos
8:00:49
66.48 pts
🥉#3
DE
Timo Bracht
8:04:16
61.46 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:51:24
🥇#1
GB
Chrissie Wellington
8:51:24
76.74 pts
🥈#2
DE
Nicole Leder
9:17:26
42.94 pts
🥉#3
DE
Wenke Kujala
9:24:54
33.24 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

17 participants

7:59:55
Swim
44:38
Bike
4:26:17
Run
2:45:46
8:00:49
Swim
44:00
Bike
4:26:46
Run
2:46:34
8:04:16
Swim
46:41
Bike
4:31:29
Run
2:42:33
8:08:29
Swim
46:32
Bike
4:31:33
Run
2:46:42
Swim
44:04
Bike
4:34:07
Run
2:49:53
8:12:57
Swim
44:03
Bike
4:34:16
Run
2:50:59
8:13:33
Swim
43:55
Bike
4:26:37
Run
2:59:15
8:19:29
Swim
46:40
Bike
4:31:57
Run
2:57:24
8:20:23
Swim
46:42
Bike
4:31:30
Run
2:58:41
8:22:51
Swim
50:02
Bike
4:36:45
Run
2:51:52
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Chris McCormackAU7:59:55Winner44:384:26:172:45:4667.79
2Eneko LlanosES8:00:4944:004:26:462:46:3466.48
3Timo BrachtDE8:04:1646:414:31:292:42:3361.46
4Cameron BrownNZ8:08:2946:324:31:332:46:4255.32
5Hektor Llanos BurgueraES8:11:3644:044:34:072:49:5350.78
6Jan RaphaelDE8:12:5744:034:34:162:50:5948.81
7Andi BoechererDE8:13:3343:554:26:372:59:1547.94
8Markus FachbachDE8:19:2946:404:31:572:57:2439.30
9Uwe WidmannDE8:20:2346:424:31:302:58:4137.99
10Michael GoehnerDE8:22:5150:024:36:452:51:5234.40
11Maik TwelsiekDE8:24:0346:394:31:243:02:1932.65
12Hubert HammerlAT8:45:4346:514:51:073:02:591.10
DNFFaris Al-SultanDEDNF43:584:29:18
DNFFlorian GrecklDEDNF53:464:41:13
DNFFrank VytrisalDEDNF47:50
DNFRolf LautenbacherDEDNF49:434:50:32
DNFNils GoerkeDEDNF52:014:37:31

Female Pro Results

11 participants

Swim
48:34
Bike
4:57:17
Run
3:01:44
9:17:26
Swim
50:04
Bike
5:11:45
Run
3:11:20
9:24:54
Swim
52:05
Bike
5:03:27
Run
3:24:59
9:30:47
Swim
51:18
Bike
5:05:25
Run
3:29:48
9:36:15
Swim
54:09
Bike
5:18:15
Run
3:19:50
9:37:43
Swim
53:53
Bike
5:22:10
Run
3:17:08
9:39:10
Swim
49:51
Bike
5:07:43
Run
3:38:03
9:52:50
Swim
57:05
Bike
5:19:39
Run
3:32:15
10:03:03
Swim
1:00:19
Bike
5:29:55
Run
3:27:59
Swim
53:58
Bike
5:09:22
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Chrissie WellingtonGB8:51:24Winner48:344:57:173:01:4476.74
2Nicole LederDE9:17:2650:045:11:453:11:2042.94
3Wenke KujalaDE9:24:5452:055:03:273:24:5933.24
4Meike KrebsDE9:30:4751:185:05:253:29:4825.61
5Imke SchierschDE9:36:1554:095:18:153:19:5018.51
6Iris TiedekenDE9:37:4353:535:22:103:17:0816.60
7Ina ReindersDE9:39:1049:515:07:433:38:0314.72
8Linda SchueckerDE9:52:5057:055:19:393:32:15
9Ute StreiterAT10:03:031:00:195:29:553:27:59
DNFNicole ToepferDEDNF53:585:09:22
DNFKathrin PaetzoldDEDNF57:56