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2 TOP THREE MEN PETE JACOBS Australia • 08:18:37 At only 30 years old, Pete Jacobs already has four top-10 finishes at the IRON- MAN World Championship. His second-place finish in 2011 prepared him for this year’s race where he claimed his first IRONMAN World Championship title. Jacobs has been solid this season with four wins at IRONMAN qualifying races — includ- ing his third consecutive win at the brutally hot Cobra Energy Drink IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines—and second place at IRONMAN Lake Placid behind Andy Potts. He’s had the fastest run split the last two years, going 2:41:05 in 2010 (third-fast- est ever) and 2:42:29 last year. This year, he had the third fastest run split and an improved bike, which gave him the edge he needed to claim the title. ANDREAS RAELERT Germany • 08:23:40 In 2012 Andreas Raelert continued to show that he only knows the podium when it comes to the IRONMAN World Championship. He returned to Kona, where he took third place last year, and secured second-place at this year’s event. With his result, it became the second time (2010 and 2012) the German has finished in the number two spot. He also has two third-place finishes in Kona, coming in 2009 (IRONMAN World Championship debut) and in 2011. In 2012, Raelert raced the Frankfurter Sparkasse IRONMAN European Championship in Frankfurt, finishing fourth after a crash on the bike. His 2012 IRONMAN World Championship race had the added bonus of his brother, Michael, racing with him. After maintaining a strong pace with the lead group throughout bike course, including the likes of Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) and the eventual champion Pete Jacobs (AUS), Rael- ert put together the third-fastest run-split of the day and secured his spot at this year’s IRONMAN World Championship. FREDERIK VAN LIERDE Belgium • 08:24:09 After last year’s IRONMAN World Championship didn’t turn out the way that he had hoped for, Frederik Van Lierde went into the 2011 offseason with a desire to educate himself and improve on the racing tactics that had plagued him in the past. His updated training and preparation paid off as he began the 2012 season with an impressive third-place finish, behind the performances of Craig Alexan- der (AUS) and Cameron Brown (NZL), at the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Champion- ship Melbourne. He followed that up by defending his title at the 2012 IRONMAN France – Nice. His early season success provided Van Lierde with the experience as well as recovery time that would help him to have one of his best performances to date at this year’s IRONMAN World Championship. The Belgian would be tested throughout the day but was able to overcome his mental and physical obstacles. His performance, including the fourth-fastest run-split of the day, propelled him to take third place at this year’s IRONMAN World Championship. 2012 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 3 TOP THREE WOMEN LEANDA CAVE Great Britain • 09:15:54 Leanda Cave had another smashing season-ending race schedule. After the best stretch of racing in her career at the end of 2011—including third place at the IRON- MAN World Championship and a win at IRONMAN Arizona—she came out with the same track for success and performed in dominating fashion. Five weeks after winning the IRONMAN World Championship 70.3, Cave showed up in Kona and had a day for the ages, winning the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship with a time of 9:15:54. She not only won, but became the second person in IRONMAN history, and first female, to win the IRONMAN World Championship 70.3 and IRONMAN World Championship in the same year. The early part of the 2012 season was a rollercoaster for Cave, with a couple fourth places at IRONMAN 70.3 Panama and Wildflower, a win at Escape From Alcatraz and then a minor injury. Yet no one would have thought, after such setbacks, that Cave would go on to have two of the most dominating months of her career. “I have to keep my eye on the prize, which is Kona,” Cave said in a pre-race interview. She did just that as in one of the toughest women’s World Championship races to date, Cave fended off competition from Caroline Steffen (SUI), Mirinda Carfrae (AUS), Rachel Joyce (GBR) and Mary Beth Ellis (USA) to claim her first World Championship title. CAROLINE STEFFEN Switzerland • 09:16:58 Caroline “Xena” Steffen’s experience at the IRONMAN World Championship only ran two years deep prior to 2012, but in the latest edition of the race, Steffen showed why she is always one to contend for a podium finish. The Swiss star used her strong cycling abilities to push the lead group at this year’s event, post- ing the third-fastest bike split and giving the eventual champion, Leanda Cave (GBR), one of the greatest tests of her career. Though she wasn’t able to chase down the 2012 Champion, she did secure her first podium finish at the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship, finishing second for the first time. Steffen also had an amazing season in 2012, with wins at this year’s IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne, Frankfurter Sparkasse IRONMAN European Champion- ship, and the ITU Long Distance World Championships. In Melbourne, she finished in 8:34:51, which was 55 seconds from breaking Chrissie Wellington’s fastest-ever time set in 2011. That race was highlighted by a 4:35:29 bike split, the fastest IRONMAN women’s bike ever. She was also third in the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon and fifth in IRONMAN 70.3 Austria this year. MIRINDA CARFRAE Australia • 09:21:41 All eyes were on Mirinda Carfrae as the 2010 World Champion looked to take the crown at the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship. The task would not be easy and the world soon learned at how hard of a test that would be for the Aussie. Though she came up just short of her ultimate goal, the IRONMAN World Champi- onship run-course record holder was able to stay with the lead group and finish on the podium in Kona for the fourth year in a row, finishing in third place. Her 2012 season was full of highs and lows, including a third-place finish at the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne and DNFs at the EnduraFit IRONMAN 70.3 EagleMan and the IRONMAN World Championship 70.3 in September. 2012 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS INDEX TOP THREE MEN ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 TOP THREE WOMEN ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3 STATS �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 THIS YEAR IN KONA ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 pro men’s resulTS ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 PRO WOmen’s resulTS ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED RESULTS ������������������������������������������������ 10 HAND CYCLE RESULTS ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 MILITARY RESULTS ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 TOP FIVE SWIM, BIKE, RUN ��������������������������������������������������������������� 12 OVERALL RESULTS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 AGE GROUP RESULTS ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 55 OUR SPONSORS ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 96 Eia Ka Ohana OCT. 13, 2012 13, OCT. Hai Na Lala Mohala Na Lau Aa Na Maka O Na Aa The Sparkling Eyes of My Roots In Hawai`i there is a natural respect for our honored elders, the kupuna. They are the practitioners of aloha, pono, and malama – love, righteousness and caring – the principles of the islands of Hawai`i. The spiritual wisdom and presence of our kupuna guide us. We look to them to help guide us on our pathways through life. They mentor us not only for our betterment but for the betterment of Hawai`i. They are a source of experience, knowledge, guidance, strength and inspiration; they teach us how to grow. Kupuna Elizabeth Maluihi Ako Lee, one of Hawaii’s living treasures, shares her philosophy on life and success: Aa Na Maka O Na Aa - The Sparkling Eyes of My Roots. As we live our lives, we will never lose our way as Hala Tree long as we remember where we came from. Success is about respecting our roots, taking value in what we have learned, and embracing our journey. In Hawai’i, this is represented by the Hala Tree, which represents our “Family Tree” and is a reection of our past and our present. Knowing your roots is knowing your way. Our roots represent the path that our ancestors have Ulu Na Kumu taken and the choices that have been made that dene and illuminate who we are today. Aa Na Maka O Na Aa – The Sparkling Eyes of My Roots. Ulu Na Kumu – From the roots come the tree (the parents). Hai Na Lala – From the tree come the branches (the children). Mohala Na Lau – From the branches come the leaves (the grandchildren). Lei Ka Hinano Pala Ka Hala Ala Ka Hala Ulu Na Ki Hala – There are male and female versions of the tree. The Hinano is the male ower and the Hala fruit is the female. The hala together with the hinano will bear the keys (seeds), which drop to earth and regenerate life (next generation). Eia Ka Ohana – This is the family tree. The artistic interpretations of the elements The mana`o of the 2012 Ironman World Championship theme are expressed were created by Alika Ho`omana. by Kupuna Elizabeth Maluihi Ako Lee. 6 STATS ALL TIME TOP TEN SWIM BIKE RUN MEN MEN MEN 4:18:23 Normann Stadler GER 06