The 2012 Ironman 70.3 St. Polten event saw 1600 finishers cross the line in an average time of 5 hours, 38 minutes (a relatively fast time compared to the average Ironman 70.3 finish time of 6:00). The difference between 2012 and 2013: a 43 minute average swim and savings of about 5 minutes due to only one transition.
Here's the fun question: how much difference is there bike and run splits in an event with a full swim (2012) and one without (2013)?
The Answer: about 5 minutes on the St. Polten course -- the average bike split was actually 1-2 minutes slower in 2013, but the run split was 6-7 minutes faster.
We ran the St. Polten 2012 and 2013 numbers to review, compare and contrast performance by year, by swim, bike, run, and by division. Here are the results.
We ran the St. Polten 2012 and 2013 numbers to review, compare and contrast performance by year, by swim, bike, run, and by division. Here are the results.
[For more comparisons, see our similar analysis when Ironman 70.3 Steelhead 2011 also had a cancelled swim, our ranking of Toughest Ironman 70.3 Events, our complete archive of Stats/Results/Analysis or visit our site map]