Ironman Cairns 70.3: 2024 Race Statistics
Cairns / Athletes
Cairns / Relay Teams
Cairns / Gender
Cairns / DNF %
Ironman athlete status categories are defined as follows:
- DNF (Did Not Finish): This includes athletes who started the event but were unable to cross the finish line, or who crossed the finish line after the course had officially closed.
- DNS (Did Not Start): These are athletes who, despite registering for the event, failed to start the race.
- DQ (Disqualified): This category comprises those who started the event but were subsequently disqualified for various reasons.
- NC (Not Classified): Athletes in this group started the event and crossed the finish line before the course closed but did not meet certain established course or discipline cut-off times, or the overall event course cut-off.
Bike course and Run Course Elevation Review
Okay, as always – time to review elevation gain data after the race. I wanted to know more than just who won, so I did a deep dive on Strava.
As always – randomly picked 20 athletes who did the race and stalked their profiles (don’t judge, we all do it). I wanted to see the course elevation, what kind of gear they used, basically get inside their heads a bit. To equally represent all athletes – I’ve selected 10 male and 10 female athletes across most of the age groups.
Bike Course Elevation / Meters
There is no official elevation gain information for the bike course provided by event organizers. The Strava sample range revealed elevation gain between 335 and 758 meters. There were no outliers, therefore all results will be used in mean calculation.
So, the average elevation gain for the bike course is 579 meters.
Run Course Elevation / Meters
There is no official elevation gain information for the run course provided by event organizers. The Strava sample range revealed elevations between 4 and 170 meters. Garmin Forerunner 945 recorded 170 meters of elevation gain on the run course. Another three devices – Garmin Forerunner 965, Garmin Forerunner 245Music and Garmin Forerunner 965 watches recorded less that 10 meters of elevation gain, therefore these results will be excluded from mean calculation.
The average elevation gain for the run course is 38 meters.
Ironman Cairns 70.3: Summary of the Elevation Gain Analysis
Bike Course Elevation:
- Average Elevation: 579 meters
Run Course Elevation:
- Average Elevation: 33 meters
More information
To find more information about the course, air temperature, water temperature, number of laps and more, please visit dedicated Ironman Cairns 70.3 course information page.
Check out the course maps below – they’ve got all the ups and downs you need to strategize your way to a podium finish (or, you know, just survive the race).
