2008 Ironman Louisville

August 26, 2008 · Louisville, KY, United States

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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: Maximilian Longree won in 8:34:00 with a +20:54 margin. Maximilian Longree had the fastest run (2:48:56).

Women: Mariska Kramer-Postma won in 9:54:19 with a +2:36 margin. Mariska Kramer-Postma had the fastest run (3:18:15).

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Race summary

2008 Ironman Louisville 2008 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Maximilian Longree in 8:34:00

Margin: +20:54

Fastest bike: Chris McDonald - 4:36:13

Fastest run: Maximilian Longree - 2:48:56

Top points: Maximilian Longree - 64.24 pts

Field: 17/17 finishers

Race summary

2008 Ironman Louisville 2008 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Mariska Kramer-Postma in 9:54:19

Margin: +2:36

Fastest bike: Lisbeth Kristensen - 5:17:07

Fastest run: Mariska Kramer-Postma - 3:18:15

Top points: Mariska Kramer-Postma - 42.57 pts

Field: 11/11 finishers

Men race summary

17 finishers from 17 starters

Winner
Maximilian Longree
8:34:00
Winning margin
+20:54
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Chris Hauth · 51:32
Fastest bike
Chris McDonald · 4:36:13
Fastest run
Maximilian Longree · 2:48:56
Top points
Maximilian Longree
64.24 pts

Women race summary

11 finishers from 11 starters

Winner
Mariska Kramer-Postma
9:54:19
Winning margin
+2:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Hillary Biscay · 51:44
Fastest bike
Lisbeth Kristensen · 5:17:07
Fastest run
Mariska Kramer-Postma · 3:18:15
Top points
Mariska Kramer-Postma
42.57 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Chris Hauth
    Finish 5
    51:32
  2. 2
    Radek Parnica
    Finish 17
    52:03
  3. 54:50

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:36:13
  2. 4:37:44
  3. 4:41:42

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:48:56
  2. 3:04:14
  3. 3:15:17
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. 51:44
  2. 54:59
  3. 55:10

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:17:07
  2. 2
    Katya Meyers
    Finish 9
    5:19:10
  3. 5:19:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:18:15
  2. 2
    Marie Danais
    Finish 6
    3:33:51
  3. 3:35:36
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: 8:34:00
🥇#1
DE
Maximilian Longree
8:34:00
64.24 pts
🥈#2
AU
Chris McDonald
8:54:54
35.68 pts
🥉#3
PT
Sergio Marques
8:59:16
29.71 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:54:19
🥇#1
NL
Mariska Kramer-Postma
9:54:19
42.57 pts
🥈#2
US
Heather Gollnick
9:56:55
39.41 pts
🥉#3
DK
Lisbeth Kristensen
9:58:36
37.36 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

Swim
59:35
Bike
4:41:42
Run
2:48:56
8:54:54
Swim
54:53
Bike
4:36:13
Run
3:19:48
8:59:16
Swim
58:25
Bike
4:52:26
Run
3:04:14
9:04:26
Swim
59:26
Bike
4:37:44
Run
3:22:17
9:13:25
Swim
51:32
Bike
4:50:03
Run
3:24:45
9:21:55
Swim
55:02
Bike
4:47:11
Run
3:35:11
9:22:40
Swim
58:20
Bike
4:50:46
Run
3:28:09
Swim
55:00
Bike
5:11:47
Run
3:15:17
9:32:51
Swim
59:33
Bike
5:06:11
Run
3:19:39
9:37:03
Swim
59:28
Bike
5:09:52
Run
3:23:59
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Maximilian LongreeDE8:34:00Winner59:354:41:422:48:5664.24
2Chris McDonaldAU8:54:5454:534:36:133:19:4835.68
3Sergio MarquesPT8:59:1658:254:52:263:04:1429.71
4Michael GoehnerDE9:04:2659:264:37:443:22:1722.65
5Chris HauthUS9:13:2551:324:50:033:24:4510.37
6Zach RubleUS9:21:5555:024:47:113:35:11
7Chris GebhardtUS9:22:4058:204:50:463:28:09
8Uzziel ValderrabanoMX9:26:3555:005:11:473:15:17
9Peter KotlandCZ9:32:5159:335:06:113:19:39
10John HirschUS9:37:0359:285:09:523:23:59
11Richard ArmstrongUS9:38:561:01:585:02:213:29:25
12Gary GurgoldUS9:45:371:05:545:06:193:27:30
13Sergio Quezeda RuizMX9:49:0254:505:04:553:44:10
14John ShelpUS10:12:2759:365:09:433:55:55
15Richard BaylyNZ10:20:081:05:565:31:363:36:22
16Ivan AlbanoBR10:31:5054:514:56:484:34:09
17Radek ParnicaUS11:53:2252:035:57:254:53:50

Female Pro Results

11 participants

Swim
1:03:39
Bike
5:27:22
Run
3:18:15
Swim
54:59
Bike
5:21:19
Run
3:35:36
Swim
55:10
Bike
5:17:07
Run
3:40:32
9:59:33
Swim
51:44
Bike
5:25:25
Run
3:37:26
10:06:18
Swim
57:01
Bike
5:25:21
Run
3:39:20
10:17:48
Swim
59:32
Bike
5:39:53
Run
3:33:51
10:26:03
Swim
1:03:43
Bike
5:25:01
Run
3:53:00
10:36:54
Swim
1:09:36
Bike
5:19:56
Run
4:01:06
11:00:22
Swim
1:14:38
Bike
5:19:10
Run
4:17:19
11:02:48
Swim
1:03:43
Bike
5:47:02
Run
4:07:00
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mariska Kramer-PostmaNL9:54:19Winner1:03:395:27:223:18:1542.57
2Heather GollnickUS9:56:5554:595:21:193:35:3639.41
3Lisbeth KristensenDK9:58:3655:105:17:073:40:3237.36
4Hillary BiscayUS9:59:3351:445:25:253:37:2636.20
5Rebecca PrestonAU10:06:1857:015:25:213:39:2027.97
6Marie DanaisCA10:17:4859:325:39:533:33:5113.96
7Jacqui GordonUS10:26:031:03:435:25:013:53:003.91
8Teri AlbertazziUS10:36:541:09:365:19:564:01:06
9Katya MeyersUS11:00:221:14:385:19:104:17:19
10Beatrix BlattmannUS11:02:481:03:435:47:024:07:00
11Amy SimonettaUS11:54:441:16:255:40:114:51:12