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Ironman 70.3 Florida Results Analysis

The 2013 edition of Ironman 70.3 Florida saw 1280+ triathletes finish the half ironman distance in average finish time of 6 hours, seven minutes.

The results were notable for variances in degree of difficulty compared to average 2013 Ironman 70.3 California times:

Swim: slower swim (42 minutes), vs California (36)
Bike: easier bike (2:57 average) vs 3:09 on the Oceanside course
Run: a tough run (averaging 2:19) compared to 2:08 at 70.3 California
Overall: about the same: 6:07 for 2013 Ironman 70.3 Florida vs 6:04 at Ironman 70.3 California

We've cranked the numbers on 2013 Ironman 70.3 Florida, overall, split, division and charted the correlation between bike and run splits.

For perspective, we also compared Florida's results with those of 2013 Ironman 70.3 California, by split and by age group.

See below. For more, see our archive of well over 200 race analytics posts: Stats/Race/Results.

Ironman Search Trends US: Kona, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Lake Placid

Web Search Interest: Ironman Kona, Ironman Wisconsin, Ironman Arizona, Ironman Florida, Ironman Lake Placid, US 2004 to present

Web Search Interest: Ironman Kona, Ironman Wisconsin, Ironman Arizona, Ironman Florida, Ironman Lake Placid, US Last 12 Months

Ironman Cut-off Times: Can it Really Take 17 Hours to Finish an Ironman?

The Challenge and the Reward: As famously written in on the last page of the first race instructions by Ironman founder John Collins: "Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life".

How much Time is Allowed to finish? To earn those bragging rights it's this simple: complete the race in less than 17 hours (with exceptions such as France and Germany, with 16- and 15-hour limits, respectively), and you're an official Ironman finisher. (on average, it takes 12 hours, 35 minutes to finish)

How many need 17 hours to finish? In a typical North American ironman around 85% of finishers cross the line under 15 hours, and nearly 95% cross the line in less than 16 hours. For example, at Ironman Florida 2011, 2353 triathletes finished the race; of those, 192 finished between 16 and 17 hours, and another 92 finished between 16 and 17 hours.

What's the difference in race splits and finish times between 15- and 16-hour finishers? In short, more than half is on the run. We compared swim, bike and run splits, and finishing times, of 15- and 16-hour finishers at Ironman Florida 2011, and the results are:

Overall: 16-hour finishers take 56 minutes longer to finish
Swim: only 5 minutes separate 15- and 16-hour finishers
Bike: 16-hour finishers use 19 extra minutes on the bike, but that's only a 4% increase over 15-hour finisher splits
Run: runners who finish in 16 hours take 32 minutes longer to complete the marathon, a notable 9% increase over 15-hour finishers

Generally, the distribution of 16- and 17-hour finishers is somewhat similar to that of all the entire field: most are are male, between 35 and 45, for example.

How do the results -- additional time in swim, bike and run splits -- vary by age group? Here are the results.

Google Trends: Most Searched US Ironman Triathlons

The US is home to several of the best Ironman triathlons in the world, including the Ironman World Championship, held every October in Kona Hawaii. After Kona, four of the most popular triathlons -- Arizona, Lake Placid, Florida and Wisconsin -- are in extremely high demand.

It's not uncommon for each of these four races to sell out nearly 3,000 entries in a matter of minutes. Such high demand for entry also translates into significant google search traffic, particularly around race weekend.

Which of these races has led search trends since 2004? We ran the numbers, and here are the results:

Kona: We were surprised to see such low rankings through 2008, but the trend heading into 2012 is positive; with Lance Armstrong almost certain to compete this year, Kona will undoubtedly top these rankings next year
Wisconsin: An excellent race, has dominated the rankings in most years
Lake Placid: a strong second to Wisconsin, and top race in 2011
Arizona: the newest race, started in 2005 and switched from April to November, which impacted rankings
Florida: lowest of the five, but notice the spike on the far right; that's actually for Ironman Florida 70.3, which featured Lance Armstrong; that spike foreshadows the significant impact Lance will have raising awareness for triathlon in 2012

Dennis Woodside Ironman Triathlete and New Motorola CEO

Dennis Woodside -- finisher of Ironman Florida and, Ironman Canada (twice) -- has been named Motorola's new CEO, following the closing of Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The press release details Woodside's executive background at Google, and media outlets have been quick to add the Ironman experience among his distinguished achievements (not to mention a 2:59 Chicago Marathon 2002).

How fast was Woodside in his Ironman triathlons? Steady and consistent, top 15% in each race, and with a nearly identical time at Ironman Canada 2010 and 2011.

What's more impressive is that in the last two years with his demanding job as President of Google’s Americas region he appears to have adopted elements of our approach to maximizing racing performance: if you've got limited time to train, race more often. Among his many other races in 2010 and 2011, he completed Wildflower and Vineman 1/2 Ironman races on his way to racing Ironman Canada.

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility

May 22, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 22, 2012 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that the acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) has closed, with Google acquiring MMI for $40.00 per share in cash.

The acquisition will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.

Sanjay Jha, who revived Motorola’s Mobile Devices business and led the company through this acquisition, has stepped down as CEO, although he will continue to work with Google to help ensure a smooth transition.

Dennis Woodside, who has overseen integration planning for the acquisition and previously served as President of Google’s Americas region, has become CEO of Motorola Mobility.

Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “I’m happy to announce the deal has closed. Motorola is a great American tech company, with a track record of over 80 years of innovation. It’s a great time to be in the mobile business, and I’m confident that the team at Motorola will be creating the next generation of mobile devices that will improve lives for years to come.

“Sanjay Jha, who was responsible for building the company and placing a big bet on Android, has stepped down as CEO. I would like to thank him for his efforts and am tremendously pleased that he will be working to ensure a smooth transition as long-time Googler Dennis Woodside takes over as CEO of Motorola Mobility.

“I’ve known Dennis for nearly a decade, and he’s been phenomenal at building teams and delivering on some of Google’s biggest bets. Dennis has always been a committed partner to our customers and I know he will be an outstanding leader of Motorola--and he’s already off to great start with some very strong new hires for the Motorola team.”

Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said: “Motorola literally invented the entire mobile industry with the first-ever commercial cell phone in 1983. Thirty years later, mobile devices are at the center of the computing revolution.

“Our aim is simple: to focus Motorola Mobility’s remarkable talent on fewer, bigger bets, and create wonderful devices that are used by people around the world.”

Dennis Woodside has hired a small number of leaders who will immediately join Motorola’s executive team, including Regina Dugan (former Director of DARPA), Mark Randall (former supply chain VP at Amazon and previously at Nokia), Vanessa Wittman (former CFO of Marsh & McLennan), Scott Sullivan (former head of HR at Visa and NVIDIA), and Gary Briggs (former Google VP of Consumer Marketing). In addition to these new leaders, many members of Motorola Mobility’s team will continue in their current roles: Iqbal Arshad (Product Development), Marshall Brown (Chief of Staff), Fei Liu (Mass Market Products), Dan Moloney (Home), Scott Offer (General Counsel), Mark Shockley (Sales), Mahesh Veerina (Software & Enterprise) and Jim Wicks (Consumer Experience Design).

Woodside added: “Motorola Mobility has many outstanding leaders, including people who were behind the original RAZR in 2004 and recent successes like the Droid and RAZR MAXX. Our colleagues joining the team come from varied backgrounds, from DARPA to Amazon and NVIDIA, but they all share a track record of leading innovation at speed, and a great deal of excitement about the mission ahead.”

About Dennis Woodside
Dennis Woodside oversaw Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and is former President of Google’s Americas region. He has worked with partners, governments and advertisers in more than 30 countries. Most recently, Dennis was responsible for Google’s Sales & Operations in the Americas. In the U.S. alone, Dennis and his team drove revenue from $10.8 billion to $17.5 billion in under three years. He also was the lead business partner for Google’s advertising product development team, helping launch new ad products globally. Dennis started his career at the company spearheading investment across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He was responsible for the overall go-to-market, product offering and acquisition strategies in these markets, which boasted a 20-fold increase during his tenure. Revenues grew to over $2 billion.

About Google Inc.
Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as Google or its management “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates” or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe the future impact of the Motorola Mobility acquisition, including its financial impact, and other statements of management’s beliefs, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on Google’s results of operations, financial condition, or the price of its stock. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the ability of Google to successfully integrate Motorola’s operations, product lines and technology; the ability of Google to implement its plans, forecasts and other expectations with respect to Motorola’s business and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation; and the other risks and important factors contained and identified in Google’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Google does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Media Contacts:

Niki Fenwick
press@google.com
650-253-5000
Google, Inc.

Jennifer Erickson
847-772-1217
jennifer.erickson@motorola.com
Motorola Mobility

Ironman Florida 2011 Results Analysis

One thing you can count on at Ironman Florida is relative consistency in conditions and finish times. The average finish time in 2011 was 12:45, merely minutes from the 12:42 in 2010 and 12:37 in 2009. Of the 2921 who registered to compete, 19% did not start and 4% did not finish, Congratulations to those who finished . . . see how your finish time compared to your peers in our analysis below.

Also see our analysis of the correlation between bike and run splits, and more of our complete Ironman Florida Race Coverage. For complete results, ironmanflorida.com.

Ironman Florida 2010: Everything You Need to Know

2010 Race Results and Analysis

Florida Course Analysis

Florida vs. other Ironman Races

Ironman Florida November 2010

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Average Times from Ironman Florida 2009

Ironman Florida: Correlation Between Bike Split and Run Split

Always on the mind of the Ironman Triathlete: how hard should I ride if I want to save enough energy to run a good marathon? In the 2010 Ironman Florida, if you rode a 6:06 bike split and ran a 4:57 marathon, you struck the perfect balance. Also see our analysis of Average Finish Times and our complete Ironman Florida coverage.

Another way to look at the equation, at least on the Ironman Florida course: marathon time = 0.81 times your bike split. That's what the data for 2301 athletes suggests, though the degree of confidence is a bit mixed. Those in the upper left quadrant generally left it on the bike course, burned out on the run. Conversely, those in the lower right ran better than expected after a slow bike split. The others: smooth, steady, solid balance, and comfortable finishes.

Ironman Florida Results Analysis and Kona Qualifying Times

Ironman Florida's 'flat and fast' course makes it one of the faster races, in terms of average finish time. Here are average finish times by Age Group. For more analysis and information, see our Complete Ironman Florida Coverage and 2010 Race Results.

Ironman Florida Run Course Analysis: Splits and Pace Chart

The Ironman Florida run course consists of two loop 13.1 mile loops and the average overall time is 4:57. (see how Florida ranks on our list of Top 25 Toughest Ironman Run Courses). Our analysis of Ironman Florida data for the first and second 13.1 miles on the run course provides a view of average splits and pace per mile for all age groups.

Also see our Ironman Florida Bike Course Analysis and our Complete Ironman Florida Coverage.

Ironman Florida Bike Course Analysis: Splits and Pace Chart

The Ironman Florida bike course consists of a single loop with an out and back section, and the average overall time is 6:02. (see how Florida ranks on our list of Top 25 Toughest Ironman Bike Courses). Our analysis of Ironman Florida data for the first 72 miles and last 30 miles on the bike course provides a view of average splits and MPH for all age groups.

Also see our Ironman Florida Run Course Analysis and our Complete Ironman Florida Coverage.

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