Approximately one-eighth of the finishers - 246 (188 men and 58 women) - of this year's Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in The Woodlands completed the event the year before.
Listed below are the top 20 men and women with the best time improvements from 2011 to 2012:
Men
2:54:43 - Richard Tramm, M45-49, Spring, TX (16:35:49 to 13:41:06)
2:40:57 - Paul Polasek, M45-49, Victoria, TX (15:31:50 to 12:50:53)
2:07:32 - Blaine Adams, M35-39, Atlantic Beach, FL (16:41:48 to 14:34:16)
1:52:13 - Thane Twiggs, M45-49, Katy, TX (16:23:12 to 14:30:59)
1:43:58 - Omar Jimenez, M50-54, Moravia, SAN, CRI (13:03:31 to 11:19:33)
1:43:00 - Colin Lue King, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX (15:59:04 to 14:16:04)
1:35:57 - Roberto Guiot, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (11:52:48 to 10:16:51)
1:34:50 - Greg Alverson, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH (13:32:20 to 11:57:30)
1:33:12 - Jose Flores, M40-44, Kerrville, TX (15:30:11 to 13:56:59)
1:27:55 - William Benton, M35-39, Waxhaw, NC (13:00:18 to 11:32:23)
1:27:41 - Tim Sucato, M30-34, Houston, TX (13:51:38 to 12:23:57)
1:23:03 - Brian Cain, M30-34, Spring, TX (16:34:46 to 15:11:43)
1:22:01 - George Arnold, M50-54, Houston, TX (13:12:45 to 11:50:44)
1:20:05 - Sean Leneave, M18-24, Conroe, TX (11:56:58 to 10:36:53)
1:18:06 - Odie Williams, M40-44, Stephenville, MI (13:03:57 to 11:45:51)
1:18:02 - Jonathan Shaw, M30-34, Houston, TX (14:20:49 to 13:02:47)
1:13:25 - Gavish Mago, M30-34, The Woodlands, TX (11:47:16 to 10:33:51)
1:06:47 - Matthew Horak, M35-39, Spring, TX (14:17:31 to 13:10:44)
1:06:23 - Arnaud Chevallier, M35-39, Le Mesnil, FRA (11:21:39 to 10:15:16)
1:04:55 - David Townsend, M50-54, Longview, TX (12:23:48 to 11:18:53)
Women
2:32:09 - Laura O'Connor, W30-34, Houston, TX (15:04:15 to 12:31:36)
2:16:07 - Susan Haag, W45-49, Jacksonville, FL (16:41:48 to 14:25:41)
1:30:00 - Melissa Smith, W25-29, Houston, TX (16:00:16 to 14:30:16)
1:25:58 - Bliss Park, W40-44, Austin, TX (13:39:06 to 12:13:08)
1:19:37 - Marcia Foster, W35-39, Frisco, TX (13:25:04 to 12:05:27)
1:09:08 - Christina White, W25-29, Austin, TX (14:59:29 to 13:50:21)
1:04:28 - Debra Castell, W25-29, Spring, TX (12:26:28 to 11:22:00)
0:57:14 - Kimberly Mullen, W35-39, Beaverton, OR (12:57:13 to 11:59:59)
0:56:08 - Molly Wolfe, W45-49, Sugar Land, TX (15:12:21 to 14:16:13)
0:55:52 - Leanne Redwine, W40-44, Cypress, TX (13:34:45 to 12:38:53)
0:53:51 - Denise McFarland, W35-39, Kailua, HI (12:47:05 to 11:53:14)
0:49:56 - Nicki Grabovic, W35-39, Waco, TX (13:40:19 to 12:50:23)
0:43:26 - Ana Marquez, W40-44, Chihuahua, MEX (14:03:08 to 13:19:42)
0:41:35 - Maureen Gibbons, W35-39, The Woodlands, TX (14:46:39 to 14:05:04)
0:40:45 - Kristi Koellner, W30-34, Austin, TX (15:11:41 to 14:30:56)
0:39:04 - Kirsten Krause, W40-44, The Woodlands, TX (12:34:15 to 11:55:11)
0:38:24 - Anne Thilges, W45-49, San Francisco, CA (11:26:49 to 10:48:25)
0:35:42 - Tamara Bruce, W35-39, Frederick, MD (13:18:26 to 12:42:44)
0:33:27 - Chelsea Tiner, W25-29, Rockwall, TX (11:24:57 to 10:51:30)
0:33:05 - Linda Miller, W40-44, San Antonio, TX (14:58:25 to 14:25:20)
