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2018 Ironman Texas

April 27, 2018 · The Woodlands, TX, United States

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
62
41 men · 21 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matt Hanson won in 7:39:25 with a +0:32 margin. Matt Hanson had the fastest run (2:34:39).

Women: Melissa Hauschildt won in 8:31:05 with a +12:11 margin. Melissa Hauschildt had the fastest run (2:57:07).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman Texas 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matt Hanson in 7:39:25

Margin: +0:32

Fastest bike: Andrew Starykowicz - 3:54:59

Fastest run: Matt Hanson - 2:34:39

Top points: Matt Hanson - 97.26 pts

Field: 37/41 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman Texas 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Melissa Hauschildt in 8:31:05

Margin: +12:11

Fastest bike: Jen Annett - 4:25:10

Fastest run: Melissa Hauschildt - 2:57:07

Top points: Melissa Hauschildt - 102.73 pts

Field: 17/21 finishers

Men race summary

37 finishers from 41 starters

Winner
Matt Hanson
7:39:25
Winning margin
+0:32
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Johann Ackermann · 49:15
Fastest bike
Andrew Starykowicz · 3:54:59
Fastest run
Matt Hanson · 2:34:39
Top points
Matt Hanson
97.26 pts

Women race summary

17 finishers from 21 starters

Winner
Melissa Hauschildt
8:31:05
Winning margin
+12:11
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lauren Brandon · 48:19
Fastest bike
Jen Annett · 4:25:10
Fastest run
Melissa Hauschildt · 2:57:07
Top points
Melissa Hauschildt
102.73 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Johann Ackermann
    Finish 10
    49:15
  2. 2
    Ruedi Wild
    Finish 7
    49:22
  3. 3
    Paul Matthews
    Finish 13
    49:23

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Andrew Starykowicz
    Finish 8
    3:54:59
  2. 2
    Johann Ackermann
    Finish 10
    4:03:19
  3. 3
    Matthew Russell
    Finish 14
    4:05:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Matt Hanson
    Finish 1
    2:34:39
  2. 2
    Ivan Tutukin
    Finish 2
    2:35:19
  3. 3
    Will Clarke
    Finish 3
    2:40:43
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
    Lauren Brandon
    Finish 13
    48:19
  2. 2
    Meredith Kessler
    Finish 6
    53:47
  3. 3
    Michelle Vesterby
    Finish 4
    56:05

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Jen Annett
    Finish 7
    4:25:10
  2. 2
    Jodie Robertson
    Finish 2
    4:27:30
  3. 3
    Kimberley Morrison
    Finish 8
    4:27:45

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Melissa Hauschildt
    Finish 1
    2:57:07
  2. 2
    Lesley Smith
    Finish 3
    2:58:47
  3. 3
    Jodie Robertson
    Finish 2
    3:08:52
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: 7:39:25
🥇#1
US
Matt Hanson
7:39:25
97.26 pts
🥈#2
KZ
Ivan Tutukin
7:39:57
96.48 pts
🥉#3
GB
Will Clarke
7:45:22
88.59 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:31:05
🥇#1
AU
Melissa Hauschildt
8:31:05
102.73 pts
🥈#2
US
Jodie Robertson
8:43:16
86.90 pts
🥉#3
US
Lesley Smith
8:43:51
86.14 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
Matt Hanson1Ivan Tutukin2Will Clarke3Tim Van Berkel4Jan van Berkel5Brent Mc Mahon6Ruedi Wild7Andrew Starykowicz8

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
Melissa Hauschildt1Jodie Robertson2Lesley Smith3Michelle Vesterby4Sara Svensk5Meredith Kessler6Jen Annett7Kimberley Morrison8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

41 participants

7:39:25
Swim
52:31
Bike
4:07:27
Run
2:34:39
7:39:57
Swim
49:30
Bike
4:10:21
Run
2:35:19
7:45:22
Swim
49:49
Bike
4:09:58
Run
2:40:43
7:47:43
Swim
—
Bike
—
Run
2:51:58
7:48:40
Swim
49:28
Bike
4:10:14
Run
2:44:17
7:49:49
Swim
49:26
Bike
4:10:26
Run
2:44:52
7:50:19
Swim
49:22
Bike
4:10:22
Run
2:45:00
7:50:56
Swim
49:27
Bike
3:54:59
Run
3:00:57
7:53:43
Swim
49:25
Bike
4:10:29
Run
2:48:32
7:57:02
Swim
49:15
Bike
4:03:19
Run
2:59:38
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matt HansonUS7:39:25Winner52:31—4:07:27—2:34:3997.26
2Ivan TutukinKZ7:39:57—49:30—4:10:21—2:35:1996.48
3Will ClarkeGB7:45:22—49:49—4:09:58—2:40:4388.59
4Tim Van BerkelAU7:47:43—————2:51:5885.16
5Jan van BerkelCH7:48:40—49:28—4:10:14—2:44:1783.78
6Brent McMahonCA7:49:49—49:26—4:10:26—2:44:5282.10
7Ruedi WildCH7:50:19—49:22—4:10:22—2:45:0081.37
8Andrew StarykowiczUS7:50:56—49:27—3:54:59—3:00:5780.47
9Frederik Van LierdeBE7:53:43—49:25—4:10:29—2:48:3276.42
10Johann AckermannDE7:57:02—49:15—4:03:19—2:59:3871.59
11Jeremy JurkiewiczFR7:58:45—————2:55:0069.09
12David PleseSI8:00:33—54:09—4:13:36—2:47:0766.46
13Paul MatthewsAU8:06:14—49:23—4:10:48—3:01:3558.18
14Matthew RussellUS8:07:42—54:07—4:05:56—3:02:3856.04
15Matic ModicSI8:09:39—56:44—4:14:15—2:53:0553.20
16Samuel HuerzelerCH8:10:43—54:47—4:11:48—2:58:1351.65
17Kristian HogenhaugDK8:11:49—54:55—4:11:31—2:59:3350.05
18Daniil SapunovUA8:12:48—49:31—4:15:36—3:01:5848.61
19Justin DaerrUS8:19:07—52:21—4:19:46—3:01:4339.41
20Jesse VondracekUS8:20:21—52:41—4:17:55—3:04:1037.61
21Sebastian NajmowiczPL8:21:51—49:33—4:20:47—3:05:5535.43
22Alexander ChikinRU8:25:22—56:16—4:19:42—3:03:0730.30
23Blake BeckerUS8:28:17—58:52—4:21:52—3:02:1726.05
24Seppe OdeynBE8:30:07—1:09:15—4:21:15—2:53:4123.38
25James CapparellUS8:32:24—49:32—4:21:43—3:15:4520.05
26Jozsef MajorHU8:37:28—59:12—4:27:30—3:02:5112.67
27Raymond BotelhoUS8:43:03—58:57—4:20:20—3:17:314.54
28Jordan MonninkCA8:43:40—56:53—4:33:08—3:06:533.64
29James LubinskiUS8:47:01—1:07:13—4:24:34—3:09:21—
30Mike SchifferleCH8:58:03—1:03:43—4:26:35—3:18:31—
31Peter KotlandCZ9:05:49—59:00—4:34:34—3:24:48—
32Per Van VlerkenDE9:15:13—54:47—4:33:03—3:41:52—
33Tripp HippleUS9:15:16—53:42—4:18:37—3:56:42—
34Max BiessmannUS9:16:20—52:25—4:25:18—3:53:10—
35Ohad SinaiIL9:27:14—1:05:52—4:28:26—3:46:25—
36Christopher StockUS9:50:11—1:09:25—4:31:12—3:59:04—
37Ignacio Rubio GomezES11:06:53—59:20—4:42:53—5:15:08—
DNFMikolaj LuftPLDNF—53:52—4:16:51———
DNFSean DonnellyDEDNF—49:06—4:15:29———
DNFMichael FoxAUDNF—49:08—4:10:54———
DNFTrevor DelsautFRDNF—54:52—4:48:43———

Female Pro Results

21 participants

8:31:05
Swim
59:07
Bike
4:29:55
Run
2:57:07
8:43:16
Swim
1:00:42
Bike
4:27:30
Run
3:08:52
8:43:51
Swim
57:50
Bike
4:39:56
Run
2:58:47
8:45:47
Swim
56:05
Bike
4:33:11
Run
3:11:20
8:46:49
Swim
59:33
Bike
4:32:33
Run
3:09:53
8:47:44
Swim
53:47
Bike
4:34:32
Run
3:13:27
8:49:27
Swim
1:02:23
Bike
4:25:10
Run
3:16:52
8:50:59
Swim
56:23
Bike
4:27:45
Run
3:21:54
8:57:34
Swim
59:29
Bike
4:35:01
Run
3:17:18
8:59:03
Swim
56:19
Bike
4:41:32
Run
3:15:27
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Melissa HauschildtAU8:31:05Winner59:07—4:29:55—2:57:07102.73
2Jodie RobertsonUS8:43:16—1:00:42—4:27:30—3:08:5286.90
3Lesley SmithUS8:43:51—57:50—4:39:56—2:58:4786.14
4Michelle VesterbyDK8:45:47—56:05—4:33:11—3:11:2083.63
5Sara SvenskSE8:46:49—59:33—4:32:33—3:09:5382.29
6Meredith KesslerUS8:47:44—53:47—4:34:32—3:13:2781.10
7Jen AnnettCA8:49:27—1:02:23—4:25:10—3:16:5278.87
8Kimberley MorrisonGB8:50:59—56:23—4:27:45—3:21:5476.88
9Tine DeckersBE8:57:34—59:29—4:35:01—3:17:1868.32
10Darbi RobertsUS8:59:03—56:19—4:41:32—3:15:2766.40
11Caroline GregoryUS9:05:06—59:31—4:43:00—3:17:1858.54
12Helena KotopuluCZ9:15:02—1:12:20—4:45:39—3:09:5545.63
13Lauren BrandonUS9:20:16—48:19—4:38:15—3:48:2038.83
14Kelly FillnowUS9:21:26—1:07:56—4:46:43—3:20:3337.32
15Robyn HardageCA9:22:13—1:03:18—4:50:34—3:22:0236.30
16Amanda WendorffUS9:39:51—1:02:26—4:34:46—3:56:1913.39
17Kimberly GoodellUS9:43:13—1:03:46—4:52:41—3:40:039.02
DNFDimity-Lee DukeAUDNF—59:39—————
DNFAshley PaulsonUSDNF—1:19:00—————
DNFHelena Herrero GomezESDNF—1:03:45—————
DNFJocelyn McCauleyUSDNF—56:51—4:32:12———