2015 Ironman New Zealand

March 6, 2015 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
27
20 men · 7 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Cameron Brown won in 8:22:13 with a +6:40 margin. Cameron Brown had the fastest run (2:49:08).

Women: Meredith Kessler won in 9:05:45 with a +20:26 margin. Meredith Kessler had the fastest run (3:07:18).

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Race summary

2015 Ironman New Zealand 2015 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Cameron Brown in 8:22:13

Margin: +6:40

Fastest bike: Cameron Brown - 4:37:39

Fastest run: Cameron Brown - 2:49:08

Top points: Cameron Brown - 68.73 pts

Field: 15/20 finishers

Race summary

2015 Ironman New Zealand 2015 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Meredith Kessler in 9:05:45

Margin: +20:26

Fastest bike: Meredith Kessler - 5:04:29

Fastest run: Meredith Kessler - 3:07:18

Top points: Meredith Kessler - 90.48 pts

Field: 7/7 finishers

Men race summary

15 finishers from 20 starters

Winner
Cameron Brown
8:22:13
Winning margin
+6:40
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Dylan McNeice · 44:26
Fastest bike
Cameron Brown · 4:37:39
Fastest run
Cameron Brown · 2:49:08
Top points
Cameron Brown
68.73 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 7 starters

Winner
Meredith Kessler
9:05:45
Winning margin
+20:26
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Meredith Kessler · 49:36
Fastest bike
Meredith Kessler · 5:04:29
Fastest run
Meredith Kessler · 3:07:18
Top points
Meredith Kessler
90.48 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    44:26
  2. 2
    44:29
  3. 44:32

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:37:39
  2. 4:38:26
  3. 4:41:08

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:49:08
  2. 2
    2:54:24
  3. 2:55:51
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. 49:36
  2. 2
    51:25
  3. 58:46

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:04:29
  2. 2
    5:12:19
  3. 3
    5:16:55

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:07:18
  2. 2
    3:11:13
  3. 3:13:25
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.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 8:22:13
🥇#1
NZ
Cameron Brown
8:22:13
68.73 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Terenzo Bozzone
8:28:53
59.47 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Dylan McNeice
8:38:05
46.68 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:05:45
🥇#1
US
Meredith Kessler
9:05:45
90.48 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Gina Crawford
9:26:11
65.16 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Melanie Burke
9:41:51
45.75 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 7
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

20 participants

8:22:13
Swim
50:02
Bike
4:37:39
Run
2:49:08
8:28:53
Swim
47:04
Bike
4:41:08
Run
2:55:51
8:38:05
Swim
44:26
Bike
4:53:27
Run
2:54:24
8:38:47
Swim
50:03
Bike
4:43:03
Run
2:59:58
8:46:33
Swim
56:36
Bike
4:38:26
Run
3:03:07
8:47:41
Swim
50:41
Bike
4:51:31
Run
3:00:02
8:51:11
Swim
49:59
Bike
4:52:25
Run
3:03:32
8:55:31
Swim
44:32
Bike
4:54:00
Run
3:12:21
8:56:06
Swim
56:21
Bike
4:56:00
Run
2:56:54
9:06:06
Swim
56:16
Bike
4:55:50
Run
3:08:28
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Cameron BrownNZ8:22:13Winner50:024:37:392:49:0868.73
2Terenzo BozzoneNZ8:28:5347:044:41:082:55:5159.47
3Dylan McNeiceNZ8:38:0544:264:53:272:54:2446.68
4Alex ReithmeierAU8:38:4750:034:43:032:59:5845.71
5Mike SchifferleCH8:46:3356:364:38:263:03:0734.92
6Carl ReadNZ8:47:4150:414:51:313:00:0233.34
7Simon CochraneNZ8:51:1149:594:52:253:03:3228.48
8Todd SkipworthAU8:55:3144:324:54:003:12:2122.45
9Chris SansonNZ8:56:0656:214:56:002:56:5421.64
10Johan BorgAU9:06:0656:164:55:503:08:287.75
11Shanon StallardNZ9:06:2556:195:08:492:56:087.31
12Ricky SwindaleAU9:07:4150:075:08:043:03:035.55
13Graham O'GradyNZ9:19:2044:294:45:163:44:40
14James CotterNZ10:24:3047:045:36:443:52:31
15James BowsteadNZ10:36:1250:064:55:424:43:19
DNFAndrew YoderUSDNF48:00
DNFYoung Hwan OhKRDNF56:275:28:36
DNFDaiki MasudaJPDNF56:13
DNFNick BaldwinSCDNF50:064:52:23
DNFJoel JamesonGBDNF59:50

Female Pro Results

7 participants

Swim
49:36
Bike
5:04:29
Run
3:07:18
9:26:11
Swim
51:25
Bike
5:16:55
Run
3:11:13
9:41:51
Swim
1:02:46
Bike
5:12:19
Run
3:20:29
9:47:32
Swim
1:00:39
Bike
5:18:47
Run
3:21:13
Swim
58:46
Bike
5:30:33
Run
3:13:25
10:13:05
Swim
1:01:09
Bike
5:33:29
Run
3:32:18
11:27:58
Swim
1:06:08
Bike
5:53:42
Run
4:19:47
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Meredith KesslerUS9:05:45Winner49:365:04:293:07:1890.48
2Gina CrawfordNZ9:26:1151:255:16:553:11:1365.16
3Melanie BurkeNZ9:41:511:02:465:12:193:20:2945.75
4Stephanie JonesUS9:47:321:00:395:18:473:21:1338.71
5Jocelyn McCauleyUS9:50:0158:465:30:333:13:2535.63
6Erin FurnessNZ10:13:051:01:095:33:293:32:187.05
7Conny DaubenDE11:27:581:06:085:53:424:19:47