2012 Ironman Wisconsin

September 8, 2012 · Madison, WI, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
24
16 men · 8 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ben Hoffman won in 8:32:51 with a +13:38 margin. Eduardo Sturla had the fastest run (2:55:28).

Women: Elizabeth Lyles won in 9:34:35 with a +4:07 margin. Elizabeth Lyles had the fastest run (2:59:33).

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Race summary

2012 Ironman Wisconsin 2012 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ben Hoffman in 8:32:51

Margin: +13:38

Fastest bike: Ben Hoffman - 4:37:58

Fastest run: Eduardo Sturla - 2:55:28

Top points: Ben Hoffman - 73.63 pts

Field: 16/16 finishers

Race summary

2012 Ironman Wisconsin 2012 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Elizabeth Lyles in 9:34:35

Margin: +4:07

Fastest bike: Kathleen Calkins - 5:21:37

Fastest run: Elizabeth Lyles - 2:59:33

Top points: Elizabeth Lyles - 74.42 pts

Field: 8/8 finishers

Men race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters

Winner
Ben Hoffman
8:32:51
Winning margin
+13:38
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andres Castillo Latorre · 49:01
Fastest bike
Ben Hoffman · 4:37:58
Fastest run
Eduardo Sturla · 2:55:28
Top points
Ben Hoffman
73.63 pts

Women race summary

8 finishers from 8 starters

Winner
Elizabeth Lyles
9:34:35
Winning margin
+4:07
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Hillary Biscay · 54:39
Fastest bike
Kathleen Calkins · 5:21:37
Fastest run
Elizabeth Lyles · 2:59:33
Top points
Elizabeth Lyles
74.42 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 49:01
  2. 2
    50:55
  3. 3
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    52:13

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    4:37:58
  2. 4:45:21
  3. 3
    Justin Daerr
    Finish 4
    4:45:37

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:55:28
  2. 2
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    2:56:33
  3. 3
    Blake Becker
    Finish 5
    2:58:44
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. 54:39
  2. 54:46
  3. 1:00:41

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:21:37
  2. 5:27:29
  3. 3
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 6
    5:28:34

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:59:33
  2. 2
    2:59:54
  3. 3:05:58
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: 8:32:51
🥇#1
US
Ben Hoffman
8:32:51
73.63 pts
🥈#2
AR
Eduardo Sturla
8:46:29
55.20 pts
🥉#3
DE
Michael Goehner
8:54:53
43.85 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:34:35
🥇#1
US
Elizabeth Lyles
9:34:35
74.42 pts
🥈#2
US
Beth McKenzie
9:38:42
69.46 pts
🥉#3
US
Charisa Wernick
9:43:54
63.19 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

16 participants

8:32:51
Swim
52:13
Bike
4:37:58
Run
2:56:33
8:46:29
Swim
54:40
Bike
4:49:28
Run
2:55:28
8:54:53
Swim
54:50
Bike
4:48:56
Run
3:04:25
8:55:46
Swim
54:33
Bike
4:45:37
Run
3:09:28
8:56:35
Swim
54:40
Bike
4:56:49
Run
2:58:44
8:58:20
Swim
54:42
Bike
4:45:21
Run
3:12:19
Swim
49:01
Bike
4:53:47
Run
3:13:04
9:05:35
Swim
1:04:47
Bike
4:52:15
Run
3:01:50
9:07:35
Swim
54:35
Bike
5:06:22
Run
3:00:54
9:11:34
Swim
50:55
Bike
4:55:24
Run
3:18:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ben HoffmanUS8:32:51Winner52:134:37:582:56:3373.63
2Eduardo SturlaAR8:46:2954:404:49:282:55:2855.20
3Michael GoehnerDE8:54:5354:504:48:563:04:2543.85
4Justin DaerrUS8:55:4654:334:45:373:09:2842.66
5Blake BeckerUS8:56:3554:404:56:492:58:4441.55
6Thomas GerlachUS8:58:2054:424:45:213:12:1939.19
7Andres Castillo LatorreCO9:02:2549:014:53:473:13:0433.67
8Kevin TaddonioUS9:05:351:04:474:52:153:01:5029.39
9Nick WaningerUS9:07:3554:355:06:223:00:5426.69
10Dominik BergerAT9:11:3450:554:55:243:18:4521.31
11Billy EdwardsUS9:17:441:03:424:56:493:11:0512.97
12Markus ResslerAT9:24:1754:114:53:353:29:364.12
13Jonathan ShearonUS9:28:5454:414:51:173:36:02
14Jared MilamUS9:32:4054:365:26:163:04:59
15Ernst MoserAT9:37:0458:355:00:163:31:55
16Jesse VondracekUS9:43:5458:485:22:503:15:53

Female Pro Results

8 participants

9:34:35
Swim
1:00:41
Bike
5:27:29
Run
2:59:33
9:38:42
Swim
1:01:44
Bike
5:30:17
Run
2:59:54
9:43:54
Swim
1:00:41
Bike
5:29:57
Run
3:05:58
Swim
54:46
Bike
5:21:37
Run
3:23:55
9:57:53
Swim
54:39
Bike
5:34:27
Run
3:21:06
10:10:47
Swim
1:08:36
Bike
5:28:34
Run
3:25:24
10:14:32
Swim
1:01:24
Bike
5:33:04
Run
3:32:24
10:20:18
Swim
1:08:42
Bike
5:46:04
Run
3:18:28
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Elizabeth LylesUS9:34:35Winner1:00:415:27:292:59:3374.42
2Beth McKenzieUS9:38:421:01:445:30:172:59:5469.46
3Charisa WernickUS9:43:541:00:415:29:573:05:5863.19
4Kathleen CalkinsUS9:48:1354:465:21:373:23:5557.99
5Hillary BiscayUS9:57:5354:395:34:273:21:0646.35
6Kim LoefflerUS10:10:471:08:365:28:343:25:2430.81
7Whitney GarciaUS10:14:321:01:245:33:043:32:2426.29
8Ariane MonticeliBR10:20:181:08:425:46:043:18:2819.34