Ironman Texas 2014 Results Analysis: Overall, By Division, by Split, vs Previous Years and more

The results of Ironman Texas 2014 clearly show that, once again, the event maintained its position as one of the tougher full Ironman races in the world. How tough? A 13:16 average finish time (similar to 13:18 in 2012 but much slower than the average for all global Ironman events we've analyzed -- 12:35) and a 9.9% DNF rate, about double the average North American Ironman DNF result. Yet it could have been worse: Ironman Texas 2013 resulted in an average finish time of 13:40 and DNF of 17%.


But don't let the numbers overshadow a most important point: Ironman Texas is a great event, very popular on the Ironman circuit, and it comes highly recommended by well over 2,000 participants each year.


Our complete results analysis -- overall, by division, by split, vs previous years and more -- show specifically how challenging the event was this year.








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Indianapolis 500 2014 Won by Ryan Hunter-Reay: Driver/Car Racing Training Photos

Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Indianapolis 500
Driver and Car photos at www.BrittPhoto.net

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We've been enthusiastically visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway each May for the past several years, to witness great drivers push their cars to speeds of 235 mph in preparation for the annual Memorial Day Weekend Indy 500. 

Each year we've photographed the practice session, capturing images of extraordinary drivers like Helio Castroneves, Ed Carpenter, Will Power, Ryan Briscoe, and Indy 500 WinnerRyan Hunter-Reay, among others. 


A few favorite photos are posted below; for more visit our in-depth Indy 500 photo page. While you're there, visit our comprehensive photo archive of some of the best endurance racing in the world, at www.BrittPhoto.net. 


















Boston and NYCM Marathon Runners in 2700 Cities -- Full Detail by Geographic Sub-sections

Runners Representing 2700+ Cities Finished Both Boston 2014 and NYC 2013 Marathons: We crunched the data to see how the number of finishers and average finish times of each race compared within each city.



We geomapped all the data, for North America overall (first map below), then zoomed in to present more detailed map subsections for Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast zones, with similar detail for Midwest and West Coast geographies (scroll down for these additional maps).

Each dot on each map -- an overall view, and several larger sub-maps -- represents a city with NYC and Boston Marathon finishers. Click on any dot and you'll learn, for both marathons, number of finishers and average finish time for that city.

How did results by finishers in your city vary between NYC and Boston? For perspective, keep in mind, the average finish time for NYC Marathon 2013 was about 4:30 and at Boston 2014 it was 4:02.

The data are custom-plotted on standard google maps, with same navigation options. Zoom in, zoom out, scroll around. Find your city, find your neighbor's city. Or see how major east coast city results compared to majors in the west. (Note: cities that had finishers at only Boston, or only NYCM, are not in this analysis; also, included cities had at least one finisher in each race, but they could be different people)

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Midwest Cities







West Coast Cities





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