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Challenge Weymouth 2015 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

This was the second time for Challenge Weymouth, but as the run was way short in 2014, this is the first year with decent data on the course. Based on the data the course is pretty slow – comparable to South Africa and maybe a touch faster than Ironman UK.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected
1 Marek Jaskolka POL 00:51:37 04:48:47 02:57:06 08:42:32 -01:22
2 Jaroslav Kovacic SLO 00:50:08 04:52:49 02:58:06 08:45:51 -19:40
3 Sergio Marques POR 00:57:34 04:58:34 02:45:19 08:46:51 -08:13
4 David Naesvik SWE 00:57:42 04:45:09 03:03:35 08:51:38 -06:16
5 Graeme Stewart GBR 00:57:44 04:45:04 03:05:27 08:53:04 -03:15
6 Petr Vabrousek CZE     02:59:41 09:01:39 02:30
7 Stephen Bayliss GBR 00:50:06 04:58:18 03:17:07 09:10:32 23:11
8 Aleksei Brylev RUS 00:57:22 05:02:00 03:46:29 09:50:59 08:50
  Chris Fischer DEN 00:57:35 04:45:00   DNF  
  Arnaud Savio FRA 01:15:06 07:11:35   DNF  

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected
1 Camilla Lindholm SWE 01:11:08 05:14:41 03:10:21 09:41:31 -01:31
2 Kate Comber GBR 00:57:29 05:25:53 03:23:45 09:52:21 n/a
3 Vicky Gill GBR 01:07:01 05:19:01 03:22:19 09:53:26 -1:07:32
4 Eva Potuckova CZE 00:57:26 05:29:57 03:34:01 10:06:52 03:11
5 Yvette Grice GBR 00:57:48 05:38:09 03:28:36 10:09:49 05:22
6 Alena Stevens SVK 01:05:31 05:44:59 03:24:19 10:20:10 06:07
7 Vanessa Pereira POR 01:07:04 05:42:14 03:31:48 10:27:57 -03:01
8 Joanna Carritt GBR 01:09:25 05:46:53 03:39:35 10:40:50 26:42
  Alice Hector GBR 00:57:38     DNF  

Ironman Wales 2015 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

Ironman Wales is known as the toughest Ironman course on the calendar (course rating -27:46)- and this year was no exception even if there was decent weather (adjustment of -33:55). The swim was again quite slow: Harry Wiltshire was first out of the water but he was seven minutes slower than the course that he and Daniel Halksworth hold. Same thing on the female side with Anja Beranek leading after the swim but missing her course record by seven minutes. The bike had an adjustment of -27:33 which is also typical for Wales, even if we saw a new bike course records by Markus Thomschke (first ever sub-5h bike in Wales!) and Anja Beranek (narrowly missing 5:30). 

Male Race Results

After a disappointing race in the 70.3 Champs in Zell am See, Jesse Thomas decided to go ahead with his first full IM distance race. He quickly took the lead on the bike and was joined by Markus Thomschke – both stuck together for most of the ride until Markus pulled away a bit into T2. Jesse then had a very solid 2:52 marathon (second best of the day) on the rolling course in Tenby to win his debut Ironman race:

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Second place went to Andrej Vistica with the fastest marathon of the day (just one second quicker than Jesse). Markus Thomschke held on for third place.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Jesse Thomas USA 00:54:20 05:03:28 02:52:19 08:57:33 n/a US$ 5000
2 Andrej Vistica CRO 00:57:00 05:05:46 02:52:18 09:03:09 -12:01 US$ 2750
3 Markus Thomschke GER 00:57:01 04:57:14 03:12:54 09:14:52 -16:16 US$ 1750
4 Gudmund Snilstveit NOR 01:02:38 05:03:21 03:08:18 09:22:15 -10:06 US$ 1250
5 Harry Wiltshire GBR 00:51:55 05:19:21 03:12:47 09:31:33 -01:30 US$ 1000
6 Elliot Holtham CAN 00:57:01 05:25:31 03:04:54 09:35:47 -18:47 US$ 750
7 Mike Schifferle SUI 01:04:07 05:22:46 03:04:56 09:45:26 07:29  
8 Felipe De Oliveira Manente BRA 00:56:54 05:37:04 03:03:17 09:47:28 -09:07  
9 Oliver Simon GBR 00:51:57 05:29:17 03:30:56 10:01:06 -00:59  
10 Peter Seidel GER 01:00:52 05:28:39 03:29:06 10:07:55 35:52  
11 James Brown GBR 01:06:23 05:29:55 03:28:27 10:13:14 08:00  
12 Matthew Sheeks USA 01:05:50 05:58:30 03:10:57 10:26:36 20:05  
13 Tohara Kaito JPN 00:57:25 06:05:18 03:26:35 10:41:11 52:45  
14 Craig Twigg GBR 00:56:57 05:24:26 04:40:10 11:11:28 52:17  
15 Christian Funk GER 01:26:24 06:38:01 04:07:57 12:28:16 50:04  
  Mark Cotter CAN 01:05:39 06:00:43   DNF  
  Nick Baldwin SEY 00:55:16     DNF  

Female Race Results

There was never a doubt that Anja Beranek had come to Tenby to win her second Ironman race after Zürich 2013. Entering T2 she had built a lead of more than 30 minutes. She could afford to not push on the run as her lead never shrank. After her third place in the 70.3 Champs and her win in Wales Anja is almost assured a 2016 Kona slot!

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Behind Anja there were quite a few position changes and close racing for second and third. Tineke Van Berg held on to her second place on the run, while Katja Koschak advanced into third place, overtaking Tine Holst just a few k before the finish. After winning Powermac Zofingen just a week ago, Emma Pooley was never in a position to contend for the podium.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Anja Beranek GER 00:54:26 05:30:15 03:23:16 09:56:31 00:01 US$ 5000
2 Tineke Van den Berg NED 01:09:13 05:45:44 03:22:42 10:28:22 -01:28 US$ 2750
3 Katja Konschak GER 00:56:54 06:06:34 03:13:50 10:29:55 -10:47 US$ 1750
4 Tine Holst DEN 01:11:49 05:45:03 03:25:01 10:32:11 -08:36 US$ 1250
5 Emma Pooley GBR 01:17:11 05:45:08 03:22:38 10:38:41 20:39 US$ 1000
6 Leslie DiMichele Miller USA 01:03:57 06:04:04 03:23:42 10:43:45 10:11 US$ 750
7 Verena Walter GER 01:05:51 06:04:15 03:27:59 10:49:01 10:30  
  Eleanor Haresign GBR 01:04:05 05:50:53   DNF  
  Carol Anne Bridge GBR 00:54:27     DNF  

Photos by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for Ironman

Challenge Almere 2015 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

Conditions this year were faster than about 10 minutes compared to last year, especially on the bike. While there was wind and rain in 2013 and 2014, the weather was calm and sunny this year.

Course Rating

Race Adjustments for Challenge Almere

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Athletes Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2013 05:20 00:19 01:43 03:49 16 05:20 00:19 01:43 03:49
2014 07:16 02:43 04:54 00:36 22 06:18 01:31 03:18 02:12
2015 18:32 00:26 14:28 04:44 21 10:23 01:09 07:02 03:03

Male Race Results

Markus Fachbach successfully defended his title from last year by posting a time that was 16 minutes quicker and a course record for the Challenge years.

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He was joined on the podium by Dutch athletes Mark Oude Benin and Erik-Simon Strijk.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected
1 Markus Fachbach GER 00:48:56 04:25:18 02:54:01 08:12:24 -09:47
2 Mark Oude Bennink NED 00:48:47 04:25:32 02:59:29 08:18:14 -18:07
3 Erik-Simon Strijk NED 00:51:37 04:26:45 02:59:14 08:22:29 -14:17
4 Dirk Wijnalda NED 00:55:14 04:32:31 02:54:02 08:25:39 -17:21
5 Gerrit Schellens BEL 00:53:54 04:44:17 02:49:38 08:32:57 02:07
6 Diederik Scheltinga NED 00:51:36 04:34:49 03:03:30 08:35:40 -1:22:44
7 Jacob Veenstra NED 00:56:15 04:29:48 03:06:16 08:37:08 -37:39
8 Jens Kaiser GER 00:55:10 04:34:28 03:03:51 08:38:11 -05:23
9 Thijs Koelen NED 00:54:12 04:34:37 03:07:53 08:41:26 -06:09
10 Olivier Godart LUX 00:54:09 04:45:27 03:00:39 08:45:10 n/a
11 Tjardo Visser NED 00:51:32 04:54:34 03:02:23 08:52:39 n/a
12 AJ Baucco USA 00:51:33 04:48:14 03:08:41 08:52:59 11:48
13 Eddy Lamers NED 00:51:39 04:35:50 03:19:41 08:53:30 -35:49
14 Dirk Baelus BEL 00:55:20 04:49:35 03:08:19 08:58:41 n/a
15 Jens Groenbek DEN 00:55:06 04:45:04 03:16:30 09:00:45 23:03
16 Guido Kwakkel NED 00:54:06 04:44:32 03:18:52 09:01:48 n/a
17 Thomas Naasz NED 00:55:23 04:54:49 03:14:52 09:10:15 09:44
18 Marijn De Jonge NED 00:54:13 04:51:54 03:21:38 09:13:31 n/a
19 Juanma Cardenas ESP 01:08:07 05:01:44 03:06:30 09:21:57 n/a
20 Ricardo Scholten NED 01:01:19 04:58:38 03:15:46 09:22:39 n/a
21 Ben Van Oeveren NED 01:02:53 04:56:48 03:20:38 09:26:43 n/a
22 Henk-Jan Dolsma NED 00:51:42 04:52:42 03:43:01 09:32:15 n/a
23 Attila Szabo HUN 00:48:52 05:10:31 03:26:57 09:33:24 n/a
24 Tjerk Tjallema NED 00:51:33 05:15:39 03:21:38 09:33:46 n/a
  Roeland Smits NED 00:54:09 04:26:55   DNF  
  Bob Martens NED 00:54:30 05:00:59   DNF  
  Peter Res NED 01:03:08 04:53:53   DNF  
  Maarten Peters NED 00:55:17 05:05:02   DNF  
  Remy Vasseur NED 00:54:01     DNF  
  Dominic Rohan-Gates GBR 01:10:17     DNF  

Female Race Results

The women’s race saw a lot of position changes on the bike and run, and Kathrin Walther had to fight until the last kilometer for the win:

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Irene Kinnegim had the fastest marathon of the day and came within a minute to Kathrin but ran out of real estate at the end. Camille Deligny lead on the bike and early in the run, she finished third in her Ironman-distance debut.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected
1 Kathrin Walther GER 00:59:12 04:56:48 03:23:23 09:26:11 -28:48
2 Irene Kinnegim NED 01:04:48 05:04:35 03:11:02 09:27:27 -26:45
3 Camille Deligny FRA 01:01:54 04:55:03 03:27:31 09:29:52 n/a
4 Beate Goertz GER 01:04:27 04:59:11 03:28:15 09:37:07 09:17
5 Julia Bohn GER 01:01:58 05:10:01 03:18:41 09:37:41 -17:48
6 Lina-Kristin Schink GER 01:10:34 05:05:03 03:18:41 09:39:34 -11:25
7 Carla Van Rooijen NED 01:14:36 05:06:52 03:24:20 09:50:55 -02:32
8 Grada Boschker NED 01:05:40 05:05:20 03:41:58 10:00:38 n/a
9 Celia Kuch GER 01:02:23 05:13:41 03:38:24 10:01:13 09:44
10 Lena Holmgren SWE 01:04:13 05:24:37 03:30:19 10:05:40 24:40
11 Linda Van Bemmel NED 00:57:04 05:13:04 03:50:23 10:07:14 n/a
12 Nina Bakker NED 01:13:33 05:48:49 03:22:45 10:32:14 n/a
  Brooke Brown CAN 01:02:27 05:07:00   DNF  

Photos by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for Challenge Triathlon

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Challenge Weymouth (September 13th) – Predictions

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Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2014 Joe Skipper (GBR) 07:49:03 Eleanor Haresign (GBR) 08:54:41

Last Year’s TOP 3

Last year’s race had a short run course – that explains the fast run times but also makes the data unusable for course records or rating the course.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Joe Skipper GBR 00:31:00 04:43:18 02:29:40 07:49:03
2 Joel Jameson GBR 00:33:05 04:45:17 02:34:38 07:57:37
3 Stephen Bayliss GBR 00:27:26 04:51:09 02:41:57 08:04:37

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Eleanor Haresign GBR 00:33:33 05:21:34 02:55:50 08:54:41
2 Joanna Carritt GBR 00:37:16 05:20:24 02:56:15 08:59:49
3 Michi Herlbauer AUT 00:32:09 05:26:10 02:57:45 09:01:14

Male Race Participants

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. Run Overall
1 9 Chris Fischer DEN 08:44:01 08:49:03 00:52:52 04:48:28 02:57:40 88
2 1 Stephen Bayliss GBR 08:48:02 09:04:29 00:48:09 04:49:12 03:05:42 (145)
3 11 Marek Jaskolka POL 08:49:16 08:44:58 00:48:52 04:56:28 02:58:56 66
4 12 Graeme Stewart GBR 08:53:14 09:08:12 00:54:42 04:47:02 03:06:31 (158)
5 8 Sergio Marques POR 08:55:21 08:56:09 00:54:56 04:56:54 02:58:30 110
6 14 David Naesvik SWE 08:59:27 09:04:22 00:55:22 04:45:03 03:14:01 143
7 10 Petr Vabrousek CZE 09:03:49 09:00:15 00:56:03 04:55:33 03:07:13 123
8 13 Jaroslav Kovacic SLO 09:06:23 09:17:35 00:51:04 04:59:05 03:11:15 (203)
9 4 Marin Koceic CRO 09:07:50 09:14:31 00:52:13 04:58:48 03:11:49 (193)
10 5 Aleksei Brylev RUS 09:42:19 09:55:06 00:54:30 05:25:09 03:17:40 (351)
15 Arnaud Savio FRA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated (n/a)

Female Race Participants

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. Run Overall
1 24 Camilla Lindholm SWE 09:40:56 09:50:04 01:07:34 05:11:31 03:16:51 68
2 20 Yvette Grice GBR 10:01:54 10:08:44 00:56:16 05:35:24 03:25:14 (113)
3 29 Alice Hector GBR 10:05:00 10:15:46 00:56:45 05:41:24 03:21:51 (128)
4 23 Eva Potuckova CZE 10:10:44 10:17:04 00:53:08 05:36:12 03:36:24 (130)
5 22 Joanna Carritt GBR 10:14:59 10:15:27 01:03:15 05:32:08 03:34:37 126
6 21 Alena Stevens SVK 10:17:42 10:21:28 01:01:28 05:36:42 03:34:31 143
7 27 Nicole Woysch GER 10:24:05 10:47:51 00:58:50 05:31:04 03:49:12 (170)
8 26 Vanessa Pereira POR 10:36:45 10:44:57 01:02:58 05:43:57 03:44:50 169
9 25 Vicky Gill GBR 11:08:48 11:29:04 01:11:02 06:01:15 03:51:32 (179)
28 Kate Comber GBR n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated (n/a)

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

Stephen Bayliss will be the “local” favorite for the race based on his huge experience and excellent results in the past, but Chris Fischer recently had the better results and has to be considered the statistical favorite:

  • Chris Fischer: 39% (2-1)
  • Stephen Bayliss: 27% (3-1)
  • Graeme Stewart: 12% (7-1)
  • Marek Jaskolka: 11% (8-1)
  • Sergio Marques: 6% (15-1)
  • David Naesvik: 3% (36-1)
  • Petr Vabrousek: 2% (64-1)

Female Race Participants

Camilla Lindholm narrowly missed qualifying for Kona and probably wants to use her fitness for one more good 2015 result. She faces a good number of strong British and international athletes:

  • Camilla Lindholm: 68% (1-1)
  • Yvette Grice: 14% (6-1)
  • Alice Hector: 6% (15-1)
  • Joanna Carritt: 5% (17-1)
  • Alena Stevens: 2% (40-1)
  • Eva Potuckova: 2% (42-1)
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