Long Distance Trivia Question 4
Christmas Day – by now we’re up to question number four:
Who were the last US athletes to finish on the podium (1-3) in Kona?
- Men
- Women
- Bonus: Who were the last ones (men & women) before that?
Christmas Day – by now we’re up to question number four:
Who were the last US athletes to finish on the podium (1-3) in Kona?
- Men
- Women
- Bonus: Who were the last ones (men & women) before that?
By now it’s Christmas Eve – which is the day of the big family celebration here in Germany. As I am going to prepare dinner for my wife and our parents, I’ll be short – please let me know your guesses by commenting on the blog or by tweeting @ThRadde.
Here’s question number three:
Australia and Britain seem to have a grip on the Kona titles.
- Who was the last non-Aussie to win the men’s title? In which year?
- Who was the last non-Brit to win the women’s title? In which year?
Merry Christmas to all readers!
In order to give you something different than Christmas presents to think about, I’ll post a few trivia questions over the last days of the year. I’m not offering any prices, but feel free to post your guesses as comments or tweets to @ThRadde. The answers to all questions can be found by searching through the posts on this site, smart googling or in my upcoming 2012 Rating Report. If you want to be notified as soon as it is released, please subscribe to my email-list by using the form in the right hand side column.
Here’s question number two:
Which official Ironman races had such a small number of finishers so that not all price-money spots were filled?
A little hint: Although it was close, this only applies to the female side.
In order to give you something different than Christmas presents to think about, I’ll post a few trivia questions over the last days of the year. I’m not offering any prices, but feel free to post your guesses as comments or tweets to @ThRadde. The answers to all questions can be found by searching through the posts on this site, smart googling or in my upcoming 2012 Rating Report. If you want to be notified as soon as it is released, please subscribe to my email-list by using the form in the right hand side column.
Here’s the first question:
The fastest long distance times this year are by Craig Alexander (7:57:44 in Melbourne) and Caroline Steffen (8:34:51, also in Melbourne). Who posted the second fastest Ironman-distance times between January and December 2012? The full answer should contain the athlete’s name, finishing time and the location of the race.
- Men
- Women
Western Australia closed the books on the 2012 Ironman races. Race conditions were quote good (adjustment of 15:53 leading to a new course rating of 12:44), even if the day started with a relatively slow swim in choppy conditions and ended with a hot run.
Jimmy Johnsen from Denmark was the athlete who played his cards best: He was close to the front all day, then took the lead for good after 30k on the run and posted the best marathon time:
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Actual Time | Expected Time |
1 | Jimmy Johnsen | DNK | 00:51:51 | 04:38:38 | 02:54:42 | 08:29:06 | 08:27:31 |
2 | Horst Reichel | GER | 00:48:50 | 04:39:52 | 03:01:50 | 08:34:49 | 08:53:31 |
3 | Matty White | AUS | 00:51:49 | 04:38:29 | 03:03:57 | 08:38:05 | 08:35:42 |
4 | Jason Shortis | AUS | 00:53:56 | 04:42:11 | 02:58:19 | 08:38:30 | 08:43:05 |
5 | Petr Vabrousek | CZE | 00:54:02 | 04:42:10 | 03:01:37 | 08:41:47 | 08:39:28 |
6 | Johan Borg | AUS | 00:57:08 | 04:38:53 | 03:03:45 | 08:43:55 | 09:15:38 |
7 | Ben Cotter | CAN | 01:00:59 | 04:35:45 | 03:07:52 | 08:48:45 | 09:08:24 |
8 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 00:54:03 | 04:34:30 | 03:18:55 | 08:51:18 | 08:42:21 |
9 | Adam Gordon | NZL | 00:53:55 | 04:47:35 | 03:09:05 | 08:54:33 | n/a |
10 | Karol Dzalaj | SVK | 00:54:05 | 04:36:03 | 03:20:35 | 08:55:11 | 09:10:39 |
11 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 00:53:39 | 04:51:52 | 03:08:54 | 08:58:27 | 08:56:06 |
12 | Joshua Rix | AUS | 00:51:41 | 04:38:30 | 03:25:09 | 09:00:27 | 08:53:24 |
13 | Mitchell Anderson | AUS | 00:53:53 | 04:30:40 | 03:38:28 | 09:07:13 | 08:35:52 |
14 | Hirotsugu Kuwabara | JAP | 00:53:52 | 05:02:54 | 03:26:12 | 09:27:52 | 10:07:21 |
15 | Jon Woods | NZL | 00:57:12 | 04:56:19 | 03:52:27 | 09:50:18 | n/a |
16 | Kodo Hiramatsu | JPN | 00:53:59 | 05:30:23 | 03:23:56 | 09:54:28 | n/a |
17 | Yu Shinozaki | JPN | 00:57:14 | 04:59:38 | 05:19:23 | 11:24:18 | 09:48:19 |
Race favorite Timo Bracht is not listed, details are still a bit sketchy, here is what I was able to find: He had two flats on the bike, then took a new wheel from a tech support station and was apparently disqualified for outside assistance.
As on the men’s side, pre-race favorite Rebekah Keat wasn’t able to win the race, but at least she finished a respectable second after Britta Martin, who also used the race-best marathon to win the race:
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Actual Time | Expected Time |
1 | Britta Martin | NZL | 01:02:13 | 05:00:11 | 03:06:10 | 09:13:00 | 09:24:34 |
2 | Rebekah Keat | AUS | 00:53:58 | 05:03:44 | 03:11:57 | 09:14:39 | 09:09:06 |
3 | Rebecca Hoschke | AUS | 01:02:44 | 05:03:28 | 03:09:26 | 09:19:48 | 09:35:47 |
4 | Bree Wee | USA | 00:54:04 | 04:58:59 | 03:26:59 | 09:24:40 | 09:37:11 |
5 | Mirjam Weerd | NLD | 00:54:02 | 05:02:14 | 03:24:12 | 09:25:48 | 09:24:08 |
6 | Nicole Ward | AUS | 00:54:03 | 05:22:03 | 03:23:13 | 09:43:29 | 09:44:44 |
7 | Megumi Shigaki | JPN | 00:58:17 | 05:22:02 | 03:33:57 | 09:58:58 | 11:39:57 |
8 | Joanna Carritt | GBR | 01:08:44 | 05:11:48 | 03:43:41 | 10:09:14 | 10:03:56 |
9 | Dana Wagner | GER | 01:04:18 | 05:26:39 | 05:42:42 | 12:20:42 | 09:43:06 |
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