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2012 Ironman New Zealand

March 3, 2012 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
29
21 men · 8 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Marino Vanhoenacker won in 3:55:03 with a +0:48 margin. Marino Vanhoenacker had the fastest run (1:12:41).

Women: Meredith Kessler won in 4:22:46 with a +7:51 margin. Meredith Kessler had the fastest run (1:21:38).

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Race summary

2012 Ironman New Zealand 2012 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Marino Vanhoenacker in 3:55:03

Margin: +0:48

Fastest bike: Marino Vanhoenacker - 2:12:19

Fastest run: Marino Vanhoenacker - 1:12:41

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 21/21 finishers

Race summary

2012 Ironman New Zealand 2012 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Meredith Kessler in 4:22:46

Margin: +7:51

Fastest bike: Jessica Jacobs - 2:26:23

Fastest run: Meredith Kessler - 1:21:38

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 8/8 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 21 starters

Winner
Marino Vanhoenacker
3:55:03
Winning margin
+0:48
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Marko Albert · 24:13
Fastest bike
Marino Vanhoenacker · 2:12:19
Fastest run
Marino Vanhoenacker · 1:12:41
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

8 finishers from 8 starters

Winner
Meredith Kessler
4:22:46
Winning margin
+7:51
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Meredith Kessler · 26:39
Fastest bike
Jessica Jacobs · 2:26:23
Fastest run
Meredith Kessler · 1:21:38
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Marko Albert
    Finish 6
    24:13
  2. 2
    James Cotter
    Finish 20
    24:49
  3. 3
    Terenzo Bozzone
    Finish 7
    25:34

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Marino Vanhoenacker
    Finish 1
    2:12:19
  2. 2
    Cameron Brown
    Finish 3
    2:12:24
  3. 3
    Aaron Farlow
    Finish 5
    2:12:29

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Marino Vanhoenacker
    Finish 1
    1:12:41
  2. 2
    Tim Reed
    Finish 2
    1:13:28
  3. 3
    Cameron Brown
    Finish 3
    1:14:15
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
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 1
    26:39
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 3
    27:45
  3. 3
    Gina Crawford
    Finish 5
    27:48

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Jessica Jacobs
    Finish 4
    2:26:23
  2. 2
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 1
    2:29:57
  3. 3
    Candice Hammond
    Finish 7
    2:31:43

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 1
    1:21:38
  2. 2
    Jessica Jacobs
    Finish 4
    1:22:00
  3. 3
    Kate Bevilaqua
    Finish 2
    1:23:24
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: 3:55:03
🥇#1
BE
Marino Vanhoenacker
3:55:03
🥈#2
AU
Tim Reed
3:55:51
🥉#3
NZ
Cameron Brown
3:56:38

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:22:46
🥇#1
US
Meredith Kessler
4:22:46
🥈#2
AU
Kate Bevilaqua
4:30:37
🥉#3
NZ
Joanna Lawn
4:30:40

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 Vanhoenacker1Tim Reed2Cameron Brown3Romain Guillaume4Aaron Farlow5Marko Albert6Terenzo Bozzone7Guy Crawford8

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
Meredith Kessler1Kate Bevilaqua2Joanna Lawn3Jessica Jacobs4Gina Crawford5Belinda Harper6Candice Hammond7Rachael Paxton8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

21 participants

3:55:03
Swim
25:37
Bike
2:12:19
Run
1:12:41
3:55:51
Swim
25:40
Bike
2:12:31
Run
1:13:28
3:56:38
Swim
25:39
Bike
2:12:24
Run
1:14:15
3:58:03
Swim
25:39
Bike
2:12:35
Run
1:15:17
3:58:57
Swim
25:40
Bike
2:12:29
Run
1:16:29
4:00:43
Swim
24:13
Bike
2:14:11
Run
1:18:01
4:01:51
Swim
25:34
Bike
2:12:44
Run
1:19:33
4:03:29
Swim
25:34
Bike
2:12:39
Run
1:21:02
4:12:05
Swim
26:37
Bike
2:17:46
Run
1:23:12
4:14:46
Swim
29:14
Bike
2:22:22
Run
1:18:17
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Marino VanhoenackerBE3:55:03Winner25:37—2:12:19—1:12:41—
2Tim ReedAU3:55:51—25:40—2:12:31—1:13:28—
3Cameron BrownNZ3:56:38—25:39—2:12:24—1:14:15—
4Romain GuillaumeFR3:58:03—25:39—2:12:35—1:15:17—
5Aaron FarlowAU3:58:57—25:40—2:12:29—1:16:29—
6Marko AlbertEE4:00:43—24:13—2:14:11—1:18:01—
7Terenzo BozzoneNZ4:01:51—25:34—2:12:44—1:19:33—
8Guy CrawfordNZ4:03:29—25:34—2:12:39—1:21:02—
9Jamie WhyteNZ4:12:05—26:37—2:17:46—1:23:12—
10Shanon StallardNZ4:14:46—29:14—2:22:22—1:18:17—
11Daiki MasudaJP4:15:25—29:17—2:22:29—1:19:04—
12Keegan WilliamsNZ4:17:09—28:09—2:23:17—1:20:38—
13Simon BilleauFR4:18:50—30:21—2:20:42—1:22:39—
14Eneko EloseguiES4:20:43—31:07—2:20:11—1:24:22—
15Yu ShinozakiJP4:21:18—31:03—2:21:47—1:22:46—
16Gregory CloseUS4:21:42—31:54—2:22:02—1:22:09—
17Simon CochraneNZ4:22:42—28:57—2:26:43—1:21:56—
18Stefan SchmidDE4:25:04—29:11—2:33:10—1:17:58—
19Sean DonnellyDE4:29:47—25:36—2:32:09—1:27:15—
20James CotterNZ4:31:56—24:49—2:30:36—1:29:17—
21Torsten AbelDE4:41:58—25:41—2:39:17—1:27:32—

Female Pro Results

8 participants

4:22:46
Swim
26:39
Bike
2:29:57
Run
1:21:38
4:30:37
Swim
29:04
Bike
2:32:53
Run
1:23:24
4:30:40
Swim
27:45
Bike
2:33:42
Run
1:23:48
4:31:46
Swim
37:24
Bike
2:26:23
Run
1:22:00
4:32:45
Swim
27:48
Bike
2:35:45
Run
1:23:45
4:37:49
Swim
28:01
Bike
2:32:09
Run
1:32:29
4:43:25
Swim
32:49
Bike
2:31:43
Run
1:33:21
4:50:51
Swim
30:59
Bike
2:34:27
Run
1:39:40
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Meredith KesslerUS4:22:46Winner26:39—2:29:57—1:21:38—
2Kate BevilaquaAU4:30:37—29:04—2:32:53—1:23:24—
3Joanna LawnNZ4:30:40—27:45—2:33:42—1:23:48—
4Jessica JacobsUS4:31:46—37:24—2:26:23—1:22:00—
5Gina CrawfordNZ4:32:45—27:48—2:35:45—1:23:45—
6Belinda HarperNZ4:37:49—28:01—2:32:09—1:32:29—
7Candice HammondNZ4:43:25—32:49—2:31:43—1:33:21—
8Rachael PaxtonAU4:50:51—30:59—2:34:27—1:39:40—