Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2013 Results Analysis

Ironman Coeur d'alene was the first race to implement the new SwimSmart self-seeding initiative, which led to a better swim experience than most had faced in previous mass-start Ironman events. More important, the initiative appears to have resulted in faster swim splits of 3% to 4%, compared to average times in 2010 to 2012.

And it seems that the swim time savings directly contributed to a faster average overall finish time of 13 hours, 14 minutes, compared to 13:17 in 2012. DNF's were also down, from 8% in 2012 to 6% in 2013.

We've taken the analysis to the next level, detailing average results by age division and illustrating comparisons between 2012 and 2013 results, below. For more, see Ironman Coeur d'Alene Compared with other Ironman Races: Results Analysis.

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Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2012 Results Analysis

 For 2013 Results see: Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2013 Results Analysis

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More than 2100 triathletes (after 18% DNS and 8% DNF) finished Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2012 in an average time of 13:17. With the overall time a bit slower than the 13:07 and 13:06 in 2011 and 2010, respectively, Ironman CDA remains in the top 1/3 of our Toughest/Easiest Ironman Triathlon ranking.

We've taken the analysis to the next level, detailing average results by age division, below. For more, see Ironman Coeur d'Alene Compared with other Ironman Races: Results Analysis.

Ironman Boulder Colorado 2014: Triathlon's Newest Ironman Event

It's official: Ironman triathlon is headed to Colorado in 2014. The just-announced inaugural Ironman Boulder will take place on August 3, 2014. The event will be a qualifier for the 2014 Ironman Triathlon World Championship, with 50 Kona qualifying slots to be allocated among top finishers. It's reported that registration will open at noon on July 17, 2013.

How tough will Ironman Boulder be? Let's start with the existing half-ironman race: Ironman 70.3 Boulder. Our detailed Ironman Boulder 2012 Results analysis, below, indicated an average finish time of 6 hours. Compared to the average finish time across all 40 Ironman 70.3 events we've analyzed, Boulder 70.3's relative difficulty is average.

What can triathletes expect at Ironman Boulder 2014? What will the average finish time be? Based on our analysis comparing 70.3 and full ironman distance events, if the courses are similar, we'd expect an average finish time in the 12:45 zone, just a bit tougher than 12:35 average across all Ironman triathlon events.

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Ironman Boulder 2012 Results Analysis

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Boston Marathon Qualifying Interest Reaches 100 countries, 3,500+ cities

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Not only has interest in qualifying for Boston Marathon 2014 soared to unprecedented levels; now it's become a truly global. In the first few days after the bombing, our site received visits from visitors from 3,500 cities in more than 100 countries (see list at bottom of post), all to see the same article: Qualifying for Boston 2014.

The 2600+ US Cities

We've created an interactive map, indicating the location of each city that's been to our site. Click on the red dot to reveal stats about visitors from that city: how many visits, how long was the visit. Scroll, zoom and move around the map using google maps tools on the upper left side of the map.

Notable is the extremely high number of people visiting for the first time. strongly suggests the response to Boston is kicking off another major running boom. With new visitors representing more than 70% of the total volume to the Qualify for Boston 2014 page, it seems to be a leading indicator that thousands and thousands of individuals have decided to start running. -- for the victims in Boston, for the people of Boston, for the chance to run Boston, and for the chance to dedicate themselves to a new and highly beneficial pursuit. They're out there in droves; the map proves it.

The 100+ Countries

Ranked in order of visitors to Qualify for Boston 2014: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, France, Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Singapore, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Korea Republic Of, Switzerland, Brazil, Hong Kong, Denmark, Sweden, Senegal, Philippines, Europe, Thailand, Japan, Colombia, Mauritius, Poland, Iceland, Belgium, Costa Rica, Argentina, Russian Federation, Czech Republic, Austria, Malaysia, Norway, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, India, Israel, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Romania, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Isle Of Man, French Guiana, Guatemala, Chile, Portugal, Nigeria, Panama, Lithuania, Turkey, Indonesia, Kuwait, China, Luxembourg, Serbia, Turks And Caicos Islands, Belarus, Peru, Guernsey, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Maldives, Cayman Islands, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Pakistan, Kenya, Jordan, Jersey, Georgia, Ghana, Macao, Barbados, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Satellite Provider, Jamaica, Morocco, Latvia, Timor-leste, Oman, Antigua And Barbuda, Ethiopia, Guam, Iran Islamic Republic Of, Uruguay, Trinidad And Tobago, Satellite Provider, Jamaica, Morocco.

For more, see our complete Boston coverage at www.RaceBoston.com