Subaru Ironman Canada

  • The facts, and nothing but the facts

    Females – 962/29.9%
    Males – 2255/70.1%

    Total number of first time Ironman – 1175

    Canadian Participants: 1580
    American Participants: 1490

    Oldest Male: Michael Laramie – USA – 75
    Oldest Women: Madonna Buder – USA – 81

    Youngest Male: Brett Jonson – CAN - 18
    Youngest Women: Ciena Calavitta – USA – 21

    Category Breakdown

    MPRO - 27 0.8%
    WPRO - 17 0.5%
    M18-24 - 61 1.9%
    M25-29 - 134 4.2%
    M30-34 - 253 7.9%
    M35-39 - 362 11.3%
    M40-44 - 487 15.1%
    M45-49 - 384 11.9%
    M50-54 - 279 8.7%
    M55-59 - 153 4.8%
    M60-64 - 74 2.3%
    M65-69 - 29 0.9%
    M70-74 - 8 0.2%
    M75-79 - 2 0.1%
    MPC - 2 0.1%
    W18-24 - 16 0.5%
    W25-29 - 90 2.8%
    W30-34 - 157 4.9%
    W35-39 - 182 5.7%
    W40-44 - 213 6.6%
    W45-49 - 127 3.9%
    W50-54 - 105 3.3%
    W55-59 - 44 1.4%
    W60-64 - 8 0.2%
    W70-74 - 1 0.0%
    W80+ - 1 0.0%

  • Ironman Pro's: Kim Loeffler, Sara Gross, Meredith Kessler

  • Ironman Pro's: Jasper Blake, Bryan Rhodes, Viktor Zyemtsev, Jordan Rapp

  • Hot Racing Predicted for Subaru Ironman Canada

    Subaru Ironman Canada will have both the men and women's 2010 champions returning to defend their titles. With temperatures predicted to be in the 30 to 35 degrees Celsius (85 to 95 Fahrenheit) for race day, it appears we are in for a hot race in more ways than one. The men's race is shaping up to be a competitive one with four previous winners returning, along with some other legitimate pre-race favorites who haven't won in Canada. In the women's race, the defending champion will see threats from a number of sources, but Mary Beth Ellis, fresh off two Ironman wins, arrives as a clear favourite.

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  • Meredith Kessler Defends Subaru Ironman Canada Title

    American Meredith Kessler is returning to Penticton to defend her title. She has over 35 Ironman starts to her credit and after, a flourishing age group career, turned to racing in the professional ranks in 2010. The 32-year-old had an outstanding first year as a professional that saw her secure second-place finishes at Ironman St. George and Coeur d'Alene, along with her brilliant win at Ironman Canada last August.

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  • 2010 Subaru Ironman Champion - Meredith Kessler

  • 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada Preview

    For 29-years athletes have soldiered their way to Penticton, British Columbia at the end August for the opportunity to race in one of Ironman's oldest events. This year will be no exception as 2,700 athletes prepare to compete in this weekend's Subaru Ironman Canada in the Okanagan Valley region of the Canadian western province.

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  • Welcome to the 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada

  • Welcome to IronmanLive coverage of the 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada.

    Our coverage will commence Sunday morning at 6:30 am, Pacific Time. Our men and women professional races will start at 6:45 am, and our age group race will be sent off at 7:00 am. Tomorrow's weather is calling for sunny skies and temperatures to spike up to a high of 35C/95 F for those racing here in Penticton.

    IronmanLive will provide text updates of the professional race action from the course. In addition, we will have photos and the athlete tracker for those of you at home wanting to following a family member, friend, co-worker or teammate during their Ironman journey tomorrow.

    Come join us in the morning and throughout the day for our 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada race day coverage.
  • Good morning from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and the IronmanLive coverage of the 29th edition of the Subaru Ironman Canada. Our professional race is scheduled to start at 6:45 am - in 15-minutes .
  • We currently have clear skies here in Penticton, a light wind out of the north and the current temperature is 21C/70F, and the weatherman is calling for highs of 35C\95F....going to be a hot one.

  • Ironman Legend – Fernanda Keller in transition this morning

  • To the blast of the horn, the 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada professional has started here in Penticton with 27 men and 17 women registered to start.
  • Men's Pro Field

    1 Viktor Zyemtsev UKR
    2 Bryan Rhodes NZL
    4 Jordan Rapp CAN
    5 Jasper Blake CAN
    6 Jason Shortis AUS
    7 Kyle Marcotte CAN
    8 Christopher Bagg USA
    9 Trevor Wurtele CAN
    10 Bert Jammaer BEL
    11 Scott Curry CAN
    12 Torsten Abel USA
    13 Paul Tichelaar CAN
    15 Scott Tremblay CAN
    16 Anthony Toth CAN
    17 Mathieu O'halloran CAN
    18 Dallas Cain CAN
    19 Mike Neill CAN
    20 Christopher Baird USA
    21 Trevor Delsaut FRA
    22 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi JPN
    23 Juan Carlos Ramirez MEX
    24 Ryan Cain CAN
    25 Nigel Gray CAN
    26 Matthew Russell USA
    27 Paul Attard AUS
    28 Simon Billeau FRA
    29 O'Meara Adam CAN
  • Women's Pro Field

    31 Meredith Kessler USA
    34 Mary Ellis USA
    35 Kim Loeffler USA
    36 Sara Gross CAN
    37 Haley Cooper-Scott USA
    38 Rachel Kiers CAN
    39 Miranda Alldritt CAN
    40 Lauren Harrison USA
    41 Maki Nishiuchi JPN
    42 Jacqui Gordon USA
    43 Fiona Whitby CAN
    44 Tara Norton CAN
    45 Fernanda Keller BRA
    46 Emi Shiono JPN
    47 Kelzie Beebe USA
  • Special day for a few

    Eleven athletes will not only be celebrating their Ironman race today, but will also adding a birthday to their accomplishments for the day. Happy birthday to following Subaru Ironman Canada athletes from IronmanLive.


    Annette Aitkenhead 45
    Eric Block 43
    Brian Creed 35
    Joan Ellison Bucher 50
    Pete Field 38
    Michael Grant 30
    Lesley Miller 49
    Guek Fa Ng 42
    Kurt Steilen 47
    Russell William 42
    Andrew Yee Fung 41

  • Viktor Zyemtsev this morning

  • Subaru Ironman Canada Swim Course

  • Swim Course

    The 3.8 km swim starts off the southern shore of Lake Okanagan and heads northwest for 1612 m, northeast for 450m and then returns heading southeast for 1800m to the swim finish.
  • Age group race is about to start!
  • The 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada age group race has started here in Penticton. It looks like we could have up to 3000 starting this morning for the 29th edition of this iconic race. What a history!
  • Swim course records

    In 1995, Mike Shaffer established the men’s swim record in a time of 43:54.
    Joanna Zeiger holds the swim record for the women as she exited the water in 47:36
  • We are 22-minutes into the pro race now. With the single loop swim here in Penticton, we rarely get any spotting reports from the swim course.
  • Right now we have a report of three men have 75 meter lead on the field. New Zealand’s Bryan Rhodes has exited the swim here at Ironman Canada the lead on a few occasions, and we should expect him to attempt the same here today. Olympian, Paul Tichelaar could keep him company with his ITU speed as well as Torsten Abel who has displayed his superior swimming skills in the past.
  • 29 Years of Ironman Canada Champions

    1983 Mike Wagstaff CAN 10:41:51 Dyane Lynch CAN 15:36:47
    1984 J. Winterdyk CAN 9:56:00 Mary Jane Henning CAN 11:50:30
    1985 Tom Price USA 10:08:17 Sharon Best CAN 11:45:50
    1986 David Kirk CAN 9:28:22 Tracy Bell-Kelly CAN 11:27:34
    1987 Tom Price USA 9:12:48 Julia Deck CAN 10:28:05
    1988 Ray Browning USA 8:55:39 Paula Johnson CAN 9:50:13
    1989 Ray Browning USA 8:44:10 Julieanne White USA 10:01:01
    1990 Ray Browning USA 8:32:52 Erin Baker NZL 9:05:28
    1991 Michael McCormack USA 8:16:29 Erin Baker NZL 9:13:18
    1992 Scott Tinley USA 8:27:45 Julieanne White USA 9:08:15
    1993 Ken Glah USA 8:37:25 Paula Johnson CAN 9:40:28
    1994 Teemu Vesala FIN 8:44:46 Terry Martin USA 9:40:04
    1995 Michael McCormack USA 8:31:55 Holly Nybo USA 9:29:04
    1996 Thomas Hellriegel GER 8:09:53 Paula Newby-Fraser USA 9:28:36
    1997 Noel Harrington CAN 8:37:39 Lori Bowden CAN 9:22:09
    1998 Cristian Bustos CHI 8:54:42 Lori Bowden CAN 9:21:16
    1999 Chuckie Veylupek 8:49:10 Lori Bowden CAN 9:14:03
    2000 Peter Reid CAN 8:29:49 Lori Bowden CAN 9:17:23
    2001 Peter Reid CAN 8:27:47 Gillian Baker CAN 10:04:27
    2002 Garrett MacFadyen CAN 8:30:57 Lori Bowden CAN 9:15:52
    2003 Raynard Tissink RSA 8:35:11 Lisa Bentley CAN 9:21:18
    2004 Tom Evans CAN 8:28:06 Lisa Bentley CAN 9:16:02
    2005 Chris Lieto USA 8:33:31 Karen Hollway USA 9:51:31
    2006 Jasper Blake CAN 8:33:58 Belinda Granger AUS 9:25:13
    2007 Kierin Doe NZL Lisa Bentley CAN 9:41:01
    2008 Bryan Rhodes NZL 8:30:12 Belinda Granger AUS 9:17:58
    2009 Jordan Rapp USA 8:25:13 Tereza Macel CAN 9:11:20
    2010 Viktor Zyemtsev UKR 8:32:28 Meredith Kessler USA 9:13:26
    2011 Coming Soon
  • We have five athletes working together in the lead are now within 400 meters from the finish of the 3.8 km swim. Bryan Rhodes is one of them.
  • Rhodes leads the men's race out of the water.
  • Abel and O`Halloran were in the pack that Rhodes lead out of the water.
  • MEN Swim Finish
    * Bryan Rhodes (#2) 50:11
    * Mathieu O\'Halloran (#17) at 50:18
    * Bert Jammaer (#10) at 50:25
    * Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (#22) at 50:31
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 50:34
  • Women's swim finish

    1 53:31 0:00 31 Kessler, Meredith SAN FRANCI CA USA
    2 53:36 0:05 34 Ellis, Mary SUPERIOR CO USA
    3 53:54 0:23 41 Nishiuchi, Maki NISHINOMIY HYO JPN
    4 58:26 4:55 36 Gross, Sara VICTORIA BC CAN
  • Top 10 Men swim finish

    1 50:11 0:00 2 Rhodes, Bryan RANGIORA CAN NZL
    2 50:18 0:08 17 O'halloran, Mathieu VICTORIA BC CAN
    3 50:25 0:15 10 Jammaer, Bert BOOM FLA BEL
    4 50:31 0:20 22 Nishiuchi, Hiroyuki NISHINOMIY HYO JPN
    5 50:34 0:24 12 Abel, Torsten TUCSON AZ GER
    6 53:20 3:10 13 Tichelaar, Paul SHERWOOD P AB CAN
    7 53:24 3:13 1 Zyemtsev, Viktor DONETSK UKR UKR
    8 53:36 3:26 11 Curry, Scott CALGARY AB CAN
    9 53:38 3:28 9 Wurtele, Trevor KELOWNA BC CAN
    10 53:39 3:28 5 Blake, Jasper VICTORIA BC CAN
  • Top 10 Women - Swim Finish

    1 53:31 0:00 31 Kessler, Meredith SAN FRANCI CA USA
    2 53:36 0:05 34 Ellis, Mary SUPERIOR CO USA
    3 53:54 0:23 41 Nishiuchi, Maki NISHINOMIY HYO JPN
    4 58:26 4:55 36 Gross, Sara VICTORIA BC CAN
    5 1:02:58 9:27 40 Harrison, Lauren LOS ALTOS CA USA
    6 1:03:04 9:33 35 Loeffler, Kim COLCHESTER VT USA
    7 1:03:08 9:37 38 Kiers, Rachel VANCOUVER BC CAN
    8 1:03:12 9:41 43 Whitby, Fiona TORONTO ON CAN
    9 1:05:49 12:18 37 Cooper-scott, Haley SPOKANE WA USA
    10 1:05:57 12:26 45 Keller, Fernanda RIO DE JAN RIO BRA

  • Subaru Ironman Canada Bike Course

  • Bike course

    The bike is a 180-kilometer single-loop course that heads south of Penticton and passes through the towns of Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Osoyoos. Before entering Okanagan Falls athletes are forced up McLean Creek Road for a nasty climb for 1.5 kilometers. During the next 45 kilometers participants go slightly downhill and pass fruit orchards, farms, vineyards, wineries and fruit stands. Those racing know they are in for a world of work as they view the mammoth Canadian flag at the Husky gas station in Osoyoos. The flag is the symbol that competitors are required to make a hard right hand turn and head up the infamous Richter Pass. The pass consists of an 11 km climb that varies from four to eight per cent steepness. After Richter Pass, you are greeted to a screaming six or seven kilometers of downhill.

    In desert like conditions, a number of good sized rollers lead you into the town of Keremeos. You are treated with a brain numbing out-and-back section that feels like it takes you forever to get out of.

    The last 60 kilometers of the bike you are served up some false flats as you exit the out and back section and a couple more climbs that are short and tough. Many race plans and goals have been thrown out during this section of the bike. The last 20 kilometers provide some rewarding descents where you can take care of your hydration and fuel needs before entering the bike/run transition in town.
  • At McLean Creek Road - 18 km into the bike, the running order for the men is:

    * Bert Jammaer (#10) is in the lead
    * Bryan Rhodes (#2) at 0:05
    * Mathieu O\'halloran (#17) at 1:12
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 1:53
    * Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (#22) at 3:03
    * Jordan Rapp (#4) at 3:05
    * Viktor Zyemtsev (#1) at 3:08
    * Scott Curry (#11) at 3:22
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 4:00
    * Paul Tichelaar (#13) at 4:01
  • At McLean Creek Road - 18 km into the bike, the running order for the women is:

    * Meredith Kessler (#31) is our leader
    * Mary Ellis (#34) at 0:02
    * Maki Nishiuchi (#41) at 3:50
    * Sara Gross (#36) at 7:17
    * Kim Loeffler (#35) at 11:09
    * Lauren Harrison (#40) at 11:24
    * Rachel Kiers (#38) at 11:46
    * Fiona Whitby (#43) at 12:50
    * Haley Cooper-scott (#37) at 15:38
    * Fernanda Keller (#45) at 16:52
  • At 40 km into the bike, just south of Oliver we have Bryan Rhodes (#2). and Bert Jammaer (#10) still working together up front. They are followed by:
    * Jordan Rapp (#4) at 3:00
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 3:01
    * Viktor Zyemtsev (#1) at 3:03
    * Mathieu O\'halloran (#17) at 3:05
    * Nigel Gray (#25) at 4:10
    * Trevor Wurtele (#9) at 4:39
    * Paul Tichelaar (#13) at 4:41
    * Scott Curry (#11) at 4:44
  • Bike course records

    Chris Lieto smashed Thomas Hellriegel’s long standing record in 2005 while recording a 4:25:26.

    In 2008, Belinda Granger broke Julieanne White’s (4:59:01 )16 year hold on the women’s bike course record here at the Subaru Ironman Canada. Granger recorded a 4:52:41 on her way to her second title win here in Penticton.
  • At 40 km, Meredith Kessler (#31 still continues to show the way in the women`s race here in Penticton. Mary Ellis (#34) is still shadowing Kessler just 0:07 back of the leader. The lead pair are followed by:
    * Maki Nishiuchi (#41) at 6:01
    * Sara Gross (#36) at 9:02
    * Kim Loeffler (#35) at 12:06
    * Lauren Harrison (#40) at 12:45
  • At 49 km Bert Jammaer (#10) and Bryan Rhodes (#2) continue to work together up front.
    * Jordan Rapp (#4) at 2:25
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 2:25
    * Viktor Zyemtsev (#1) at 2:27
    * Mathieu OHalloran (#17) at 3:30
    * Scott Curry (#11) at 3:52
    * Nigel Gray (#25) at 4:12
    * Trevor Wurtele (#9) at 4:30
  • The wind from the north has really picked up over the last hour here in Penticton. This could make for some tough biking once athlete start heading north on Richter Pass and into the rollers.
  • At 49 km in the women`s race we still have Kessler and Ellis leading the way. The are starting to break the field up be hind them. They are followed by
    * Maki Nishiuchi (#41) at 8:30
    * Sara Gross (#36) at 10:52
    * Kim Loeffler (#35) at 13:05
    * Lauren Harrison (#40) at 13:39
    * Rachel Kiers (#38) at 15:12
    * Fiona Whitby (#43) at 16:52
    * Haley Cooper-scott (#37) at 17:16
  • At 60 km, the men`s race is tightening up. The running order i

    * Bert Jammaer (#10). with
    * Bryan Rhodes (#2) at 0:10 in arrears, then
    * Jordan Rapp (#4) at 2:20
    * Torsten Abel (#12) at 2:20
    * Viktor Zyemtsev (#1) at 2:20
    * Scott Curry (#11) at 4:10
    * Trevor Wurtele (#9) at 4:10
    * Nigel Gray (#25) at 4:45
    * Mathieu O\'halloran (#17) at 4:50
    * Kyle Marcotte (#7) at 5:25
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