Top 2013 Ironman Texas Times with Faster Bike Than Run Splits

What were the fastest overall times on Saturday at the third annual Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in The Woodlands by those who had a faster bike split than their marathon split?

Just over 16 percent (16.3%; 335) of the 2,050 finishers – according to Ironman.com’s Athlete Tracker for the event – did so.  Many of these can more than likely be attributed to the brutal conditions during the run.

The ten (10) who produced the fastest overall times were as follows:

11:06:50 - Bronchalo, Jesus, M35-39, Houston (4:53:38, 4:54:39)
11:15:18 - Rogers, Derek, M40-44, Edina, MN (5:03:31, 5:03:58)
11:16:03 - Bengtsson, Carl-Emil, M25-29, Alvesta, SWE (4:47:52, 5:04:38)
11:25:16 - Fejfar, Jeff, M35-39, Olive Branch, MS (4:54:44, 5:27:33)
11:27:55 - Colvin, Greg, M45-49, Houston (4:54:00, 5:02:26)
11:34:42 - Naef, Brendan, MPRO, Vancouver, BC (4:55:13, 5:34:19)
11:40:00 - Brandt, Mark, M45-49, Arlington, TX (5:09:57, 5:13:12)
11:47:01 - Slack, Ron, M40-44, Edmonton, AB (5:09:16, 5:15:56)
11:48:00 - Beck, Michael, M25-29, Boca Raton, FL (5:13:37, 5:34:09)
11:49:40 - Hulsewe, Ewoud, M40-44, The Woodlands (5:02:01, 5:22:56)

The fastest overall time by a female who was longer on the run than on the bike belonged to San Antonio's Jenny Park, F30-34, who produced an overall time of 12:07:09 that included a bike split of 4:59:55 and a run time of 5:40:00.

The breakdown of those athletes with a longer run than bike time was pretty standard according to the athlete’s overall finishing time by hour.

11-hour finishers (15)
12-hour finishers (45)
13-hour finishers (55)
14-hour finishers (90)
15-hour finishers (82)
16-hour finishers (48)

The breakdown of those athletes whose run time was longer than their bike split by a certain amount of time fell into the following distribution:

00:01 – 00:15 (121 athletes)
00:15 – 00:30 (69)
00:30 – 00:45 (51)
00:45 – 01:00 (41)
01:00 – 01:15 (13)
01:15 – 01:30 (15)
01:30 – 01:45 (7)
01:45 – 02:00 (8)
02:00 – 02:15 (6)
02:15 and over (4)

Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas - All-Time Age Group Winners

Men

Pro
2011 - 8:08:20, Eneko Llanos, 35, ESP*
2012 - 8:10:44, Jordan Rapp, 32, Thousand Oaks, CA
2013 - 8:25:06, Paul Amey, 39, Cardiff, CA (GBR)
2014 - 8:09:37, Bevan Docherty, 39, CA (USA)
18-24
2011 - 11:06:48, David Preston, 24, Houston, TX
2012 - 9:55:15, Ryan Frederickson, 21, Wheaton, IL*
2013 - 10:24:30, Frederik Andersen, 24, Roskilde, DNK
2014 - 9:36:07, Nicolas Vasdekas, 24, IL (USA)
25-29
2011 - 9:31:51, Dj Snyder, 25, Idaho Falls, ID
2012 - 9:10:09, Patrick Wheeler, 27, Worcester, MA
2013 - 8:58:09, Clay Emge, 29, Tyler, TX*
30-34
2011 - 9:00:59, Andy Gardner, 31, Kingwood, TX
2012 - 8:51:45, Adam Otstot, 30, Williamsburg, VA*
2013 - 8:53:44, James Chesson, 33, Bedminster, NJ
35-39
2011 - 8:55:33, Patrick Schuster, 39, Arlington, TX*
2012 - 9:27:00, Patrick McCrann, 38, Barrington, RI
2013 - 9:12:21, Daniel Stubleski, 37, Washington, MI
40-44
2011 - 9:33:08, Lon Breitenbach, 42, Austin, TX
2012 - 9:02:11, Patrick Schuster, 40, Arlington, TX*
2013 - 9:36:27, Bond Almand, 40, Maryville, TN
45-49
2011 - 9:29:04, David Ciaverella, 46, Happy Valley, OR*
2012 - 9:35:39, Myron Tetreault, 45, Calgary, AB
2013 - 9:36:52, Kevin Dessart, 45, Colorado Springs, CO
50-54
2011 - 10:22:22, Michael Lamie, 51, Duxbury, MA
2012 - 9:43:05, Rusty Robertson, 50, Wrightwood, CA*
2013 - 9:56:39, Rusty Robertson, 51, Wrightwood, CA
55-59
2011 - 11:06:05, Michael Waldau, 58, Houston, TX
2012 - 10:50:17, Reimond Heep, 55, MuensterMaifeld, DEU*
2013 - 10:58:41, Shigy Suzuki, 55, Ventura, CA
60-64
2011 - 11:32:59, Hermann Hefti, 63, Schoenenberg, CHE
2012 - 11:21:31, Richard Tout, 61, Kincardine, ON*
2013 - 11:27:50, Michael Waldau, 60, Houston, TX
65-69
2011 - 12:51:35, Thomas Waldrop, 65, Midlothian, VA
2012 - 14:05:48, Eric Taube, 67, East Hartford, CT
2013 - 11:54:01, Hermann Hefti, 65, Schoenenberg, CHE*
70-74
2011 - 16:33:39, Frederick Ford, 70, Kanata, ON
2012 - 16:41:40, Jay Farr, 70, Katy, TX
2013 - 14:27:37, Vic Birtalan, 70, Goleta, CA*
PC
2011 - 12:46:12, Jorge Menchaca, 48, Saltillo, Mexico

Women

Pro
2011 - 8:57:51, Catriona Morrison, 34, Broxburn, GBR
2012 - 8:54:58, Mary Beth Ellis, 35, Superior, CO
2013 - 8:49:14, Rachel Joyce, 35, South Cave, GBR*
2014 - 8:54:42, Kelly Williamson, 38, CO (USA)
18-24
2011 - 10:58:03, Claire Geiger, 24, Evanston, IL*
2012 - 12:09:17, Lauren Myers, 24, Houston, TX
2013 - 12:01:48, Marleigh Hill, 23, Boulder, CO
2014 - 10:59:50, Lydia Collins, CA (USA)
25-29
2011 - 10:42:35, Leslie Dimichele, 26, Fairfax, VA
2012 - 9:59:45, Haley Chura, 27, Atlanta, GA*
2013 - 10:34:27, Erin Humsi, 28, Atlanta, GA
30-34
2011 - 9:53:05, Beth Walsh, 31, Encinitas, CA
2012 - 9:47:05, Brooke Brown, 33, Windsor, ON*
2013 - 10:47:21, Helle Wehl, 32, Frederiksberg, DNK
35-39
2011 - 10:51:35, Amanda Lawrence, 35, Mansfield Center, CT
2012 - 9:53:59, Michelle LeBlanc, 37, The Woodlands, TX*
2013 - 10:18:34, Emily Kratz, 35, Minneapolis, MN
40-44
2011 - 10:02:01, Amy McGrath, 41, Spring Branch, TX
2012 - 9:56:18, Amy McGrath, 42, Spring Branch, TX*
2013 - 10:25:14, Lotty Harari, 43, Panama
45-49
2011 - 10:59:47, Nelly Becerra, 46, Cancun, Mexico
2012 - 10:48:25, Anne Thilges, 46, San Francisco, CA
2013 - 10:47:13, Heather Jorris, 45, The Woodlands, TX*
50-54
2011 - 11:24:38, Julia Daggett, 53, Clarksville, TN
2012 - 11:22:11, Cheryl Chaney, 50, Troy, OH
2013 - 11:18:37, Kelly Luttmer, 50, Coppell, TX*
55-59
2011 - 10:59:53, Nancy Smith, 55, New Britain, PA*
2012 - 11:40:15, Nancy Smith, 56, New Britain, PA
2013 - 11:24:55, Jeni Winegarner, 56, Anchorage, AK
60-64
2011 - 12:57:11, Lynda Hickman, 61, Ottawa, ON
2012 - 13:55:25, Sandi Wiebe, 62, Vancouver, WA
2013 - 12:11:17, Beverly Watson, 60, Priddis, AB*
65-69
2011 - 14:37:28, Chris McCambridge, 65, Lakeway, TX
2012 - 14:00:09, Sandy Meneley, 65, Holmes Beach, FL*
2013 - 16:07:22, Susan "Cookie" Thompson, 67, Sugar Land, TX
PC
2011 - 11:40:27, Patricia Walsh, 30, Seattle, WA