2009 Ironman Louisville

August 27, 2009 · Louisville, KY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
37
23 men · 14 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Viktor Zyemtsev won in 8:25:27 with a +0:34 margin. Viktor Zyemtsev had the fastest run (2:43:48).

Women: Nina Kraft won in 9:20:21 with a +3:36 margin. Kim Loeffler had the fastest run (3:05:07).

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Race summary

2009 Ironman Louisville 2009 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Viktor Zyemtsev in 8:25:27

Margin: +0:34

Fastest bike: Luke McKenzie - 4:41:10

Fastest run: Viktor Zyemtsev - 2:43:48

Top points: Viktor Zyemtsev - 61.84 pts

Field: 23/23 finishers

Race summary

2009 Ironman Louisville 2009 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Nina Kraft in 9:20:21

Margin: +3:36

Fastest bike: Lisbeth Kristensen - 5:02:24

Fastest run: Kim Loeffler - 3:05:07

Top points: Nina Kraft - 70.04 pts

Field: 14/14 finishers

Men race summary

23 finishers from 23 starters

Winner
Viktor Zyemtsev
8:25:27
Winning margin
+0:34
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
John Flanagan · 44:54
Fastest bike
Luke McKenzie · 4:41:10
Fastest run
Viktor Zyemtsev · 2:43:48
Top points
Viktor Zyemtsev
61.84 pts

Women race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Nina Kraft
9:20:21
Winning margin
+3:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Nina Kraft · 52:56
Fastest bike
Lisbeth Kristensen · 5:02:24
Fastest run
Kim Loeffler · 3:05:07
Top points
Nina Kraft
70.04 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    44:54
  2. 48:30
  3. 3
    48:36

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:41:10
  2. 4:43:42
  3. 3
    4:43:47

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:43:48
  2. 2:48:50
  3. 3
    2:51:37
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
    Nina Kraft
    Finish 1
    52:56
  2. 53:01
  3. 3
    54:04

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:02:24
  2. 2
    Nina Kraft
    Finish 1
    5:14:29
  3. 3
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 3
    5:16:36

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 3
    3:05:07
  2. 2
    Nina Kraft
    Finish 1
    3:07:32
  3. 3:16:31
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: 8:25:27
🥇#1
UA
Viktor Zyemtsev
8:25:27
61.84 pts
🥈#2
AU
Luke McKenzie
8:26:01
61.05 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Raynard Tissink
8:39:09
42.73 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:20:21
🥇#1
DE
Nina Kraft
9:20:21
70.04 pts
🥈#2
DK
Lisbeth Kristensen
9:23:57
65.56 pts
🥉#3
US
Kim Loeffler
9:38:23
47.62 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

23 participants

8:25:27
Swim
52:59
Bike
4:43:59
Run
2:43:48
8:26:01
Swim
48:36
Bike
4:41:10
Run
2:51:37
8:39:09
Swim
53:00
Bike
4:43:42
Run
2:57:36
8:43:36
Swim
53:05
Bike
4:43:47
Run
3:02:21
Swim
1:02:33
Bike
4:49:55
Run
2:48:50
8:53:07
Swim
44:54
Bike
4:54:19
Run
3:08:55
Swim
48:30
Bike
5:04:01
Run
2:56:41
9:01:35
Swim
48:36
Bike
4:47:50
Run
3:19:03
9:02:23
Swim
57:33
Bike
4:48:16
Run
3:11:13
9:09:16
Swim
57:49
Bike
4:59:47
Run
3:06:14
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Viktor ZyemtsevUA8:25:27Winner52:594:43:592:43:4861.84
2Luke McKenzieAU8:26:0148:364:41:102:51:3761.05
3Raynard TissinkZA8:39:0953:004:43:422:57:3642.73
4Swen SundbergDE8:43:3653:054:43:473:02:2136.53
5Maximilian LongreeDE8:46:311:02:334:49:552:48:5032.46
6John FlanaganUS8:53:0744:544:54:193:08:5523.26
7Hiroyuki NishiuchiJP8:55:0048:305:04:012:56:4120.63
8Andreas NiedrigDE9:01:3548:364:47:503:19:0311.45
9Dave HarjuCA9:02:2357:334:48:163:11:1310.34
10Jason McMillianUS9:09:1657:494:59:473:06:140.74
11Patrick BlessDE9:13:4656:425:06:363:05:06
12Justin GrangerAU9:16:3356:495:04:273:10:20
13Jesse VondracekUS9:17:0159:435:05:043:07:14
14Peter KotlandCZ9:20:2857:525:07:203:06:48
15Heinrich SicklAT9:22:2857:235:07:353:12:21
16Scott DefilippisUS9:25:001:04:505:00:433:13:22
17Pierre HeynemandCA9:25:1657:485:04:263:17:25
18Steven OsborneGB9:25:3157:305:21:063:01:17
19Kevin LisskaUS9:34:3752:555:09:183:27:13
20Simon MaloCA9:43:3557:364:51:403:48:41
21Benjamin SchloegelUS9:45:171:02:164:59:043:38:26
22John HirschUS9:49:4857:425:13:393:33:37
23Greg MuellerUS10:17:1054:105:37:073:39:07

Female Pro Results

14 participants

9:20:21
Swim
52:56
Bike
5:14:29
Run
3:07:32
Swim
56:41
Bike
5:02:24
Run
3:19:29
9:38:23
Swim
1:10:24
Bike
5:16:36
Run
3:05:07
9:56:45
Swim
1:02:38
Bike
5:25:18
Run
3:21:36
10:00:22
Swim
59:56
Bike
5:31:53
Run
3:21:14
Swim
1:05:59
Bike
5:33:02
Run
3:16:31
10:04:03
Swim
53:01
Bike
5:27:44
Run
3:37:55
10:20:00
Swim
59:55
Bike
5:29:09
Run
3:45:24
10:26:01
Swim
1:00:41
Bike
5:53:17
Run
3:26:18
10:29:06
Swim
1:00:41
Bike
5:44:57
Run
3:36:54
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Nina KraftDE9:20:21Winner52:565:14:293:07:3270.04
2Lisbeth KristensenDK9:23:5756:415:02:243:19:2965.56
3Kim LoefflerUS9:38:231:10:245:16:363:05:0747.62
4Kate PallardyUS9:56:451:02:385:25:183:21:3624.79
5Fernanda KellerBR10:00:2259:565:31:533:21:1420.29
6Mariska Kramer-PostmaNL10:01:481:05:595:33:023:16:3118.51
7Maki NishiuchiJP10:04:0353:015:27:443:37:5515.71
8April GellatlyUS10:20:0059:555:29:093:45:24
9Yasuko MiyazakiJP10:26:011:00:415:53:173:26:18
10Marie DanaisCA10:29:061:00:415:44:573:36:54
11Amanda McKenzieAU10:41:451:04:155:36:193:54:35
12Amy SimonettaUS10:43:361:13:375:36:043:47:42
13Kathryn CronjeZA11:10:0054:045:37:064:30:15
14Katie DickersonUS11:10:081:05:125:50:314:05:37