2009 Ironman Western Australia

December 4, 2009 · Busselton, Australia

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
24
18 men · 6 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Patrick Vernay won in 8:13:59 with a +3:48 margin. Patrick Vernay had the fastest run (2:49:00).

Women: Gina Crawford won in 9:16:52 with a +3:49 margin. Sarah Pollett had the fastest run (3:20:51).

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Race summary

2009 Ironman Western Australia 2009 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Patrick Vernay in 8:13:59

Margin: +3:48

Fastest bike: Jimmy Johnsen - 4:31:38

Fastest run: Patrick Vernay - 2:49:00

Top points: Patrick Vernay - 62.08 pts

Field: 18/18 finishers

Race summary

2009 Ironman Western Australia 2009 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Gina Crawford in 9:16:52

Margin: +3:49

Fastest bike: Christie Sym - 4:58:29

Fastest run: Sarah Pollett - 3:20:51

Top points: Gina Crawford - 58.55 pts

Field: 6/6 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Patrick Vernay
8:13:59
Winning margin
+3:48
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Scott Neyedli · 47:24
Fastest bike
Jimmy Johnsen · 4:31:38
Fastest run
Patrick Vernay · 2:49:00
Top points
Patrick Vernay
62.08 pts

Women race summary

6 finishers from 6 starters

Winner
Gina Crawford
9:16:52
Winning margin
+3:49
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Gina Crawford · 50:10
Fastest bike
Christie Sym · 4:58:29
Fastest run
Sarah Pollett · 3:20:51
Top points
Gina Crawford
58.55 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    47:24
  2. 2
    Timothy Marr
    Finish 7
    48:24
  3. 3
    48:29

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:31:38
  2. 2
    Matty White
    Finish 5
    4:34:46
  3. 3
    4:36:24

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:49:00
  2. 2
    2:52:51
  3. 2:56:54
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
    50:10
  2. 2
    50:11
  3. 56:32

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Christie Sym
    Finish 2
    4:58:29
  2. 2
    5:02:15
  3. 5:02:57

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    3:20:51
  2. 2
    Christie Sym
    Finish 2
    3:23:17
  3. 3
    3:24:26
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: 8:13:59
🥇#1
NC
Patrick Vernay
8:13:59
62.08 pts
🥈#2
GB
Scott Neyedli
8:17:47
56.66 pts
🥉#3
DK
Jimmy Johnsen
8:21:11
51.81 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:16:52
🥇#1
NZ
Gina Crawford
9:16:52
58.55 pts
🥈#2
AU
Christie Sym
9:20:41
53.69 pts
🥉#3
AU
Sarah Pollett
9:21:33
52.59 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 6
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

18 participants

8:13:59
Swim
48:33
Bike
4:36:25
Run
2:49:00
8:17:47
Swim
47:24
Bike
4:37:30
Run
2:52:51
8:21:11
Swim
48:36
Bike
4:31:38
Run
3:00:56
8:22:06
Swim
48:33
Bike
4:36:37
Run
2:56:54
8:35:03
Swim
50:09
Bike
4:34:46
Run
3:10:07
8:37:20
Swim
55:28
Bike
4:38:40
Run
3:03:11
8:40:35
Swim
48:24
Bike
4:36:33
Run
3:15:38
8:56:04
Swim
54:14
Bike
4:56:56
Run
3:04:53
Swim
54:12
Bike
4:40:01
Run
3:22:11
8:57:08
Swim
54:21
Bike
4:39:51
Run
3:22:55
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Patrick VernayNC8:13:59Winner48:334:36:252:49:0062.08
2Scott NeyedliGB8:17:4747:244:37:302:52:5156.66
3Jimmy JohnsenDK8:21:1148:364:31:383:00:5651.81
4Courtney OgdenAU8:22:0648:334:36:372:56:5450.51
5Matty WhiteAU8:35:0350:094:34:463:10:0732.04
6Jason ShortisAU8:37:2055:284:38:403:03:1128.78
7Timothy MarrUS8:40:3548:244:36:333:15:3824.14
8Luke WhitmoreAU8:56:0454:144:56:563:04:532.06
9Matt Stephens8:56:2554:124:40:013:22:111.56
10Petr VabrousekCZ8:57:0854:214:39:513:22:550.54
11Chris DmitrieffAU9:05:2948:345:13:253:03:29
12Darren FrankenAU9:18:2356:224:49:323:32:29
13Karol DzalajSK9:22:4350:124:54:453:37:45
14Miroslav Vrastil9:29:011:01:135:06:243:21:23
15Tim Van BerkelAU9:33:0448:294:36:244:08:10
16Matias MarquezAR9:35:5259:144:58:123:38:25
17Kerry WeeksNZ10:21:5949:195:24:264:08:13
18Kaon ChoKR12:28:1159:084:54:196:34:43

Female Pro Results

6 participants

9:16:52
Swim
50:10
Bike
5:02:15
Run
3:24:26
9:20:41
Swim
58:53
Bike
4:58:29
Run
3:23:17
9:21:33
Swim
50:11
Bike
5:10:30
Run
3:20:51
9:33:05
Swim
56:32
Bike
5:08:57
Run
3:27:35
9:45:53
Swim
1:03:22
Bike
5:02:57
Run
3:39:33
Swim
1:06:17
Bike
5:11:23
Run
3:33:15
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Gina CrawfordNZ9:16:52Winner50:105:02:153:24:2658.55
2Christie SymAU9:20:4158:534:58:293:23:1753.69
3Sarah PollettAU9:21:3350:115:10:303:20:5152.59
4Charlotte PaulAU9:33:0556:325:08:573:27:3537.92
5Kate BevilaquaAU9:45:531:03:225:02:573:39:3321.65
6Rebecca Eveleigh9:50:551:06:175:11:233:33:1515.25