Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 Thailand: 2024 Race Review
The Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 Thailand, took place in Bang Saen, attracting a total of 1274 registered athletes.
Timmo Jeret from Estonia and Lindsay Nickel from USA took the top spots in this race.
Out of 1274 athletes who registered for this race, 1173 made it to the start line, 101 DNS, 32 NC, 3 NYS and 122 DNF.
These 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.
- DSQ (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 Review
To gain deeper insights into the Ironman race held in Bang Saen, Thailand, we conducted a focused review of publicly available data on Strava.
This involved a random selection of 20 athlete profiles that participated in the event. Our analysis centered on specific aspects of their performance, namely the elevation details of both the bike and run courses. Additionally, we paid close attention to the types of devices used by these athletes to record their data.
This approach allowed us to understand not only the physical demands of the course through elevation changes but also the technology preferences among the participants for tracking their performance.
Bike course and Run Course Data Table
Bike Course Elevation (m) | Run Course Elevation (m) | Device |
|---|---|---|
385 | 102 | Garmin Edge 1030 / Garmin Forerunner 955 |
321 | 131 | Garmin Edge 530 / Garmin Forerunner 965 |
552 | 120 | COROS PACE 2 |
555 | 135 | Garmin Forerunner 965 |
629 | 150 | Garmin fenix 6 Pro |
341 | 142 | Garmin Edge 530 / Garmin Forerunner 965 |
323 | 102 | Garmin Forerunner 955 |
603 | 147 | Garmin fenix 7x |
391 | 130 | Garmin Forerunner 965 |
541 | 158 | Garmin Forerunner 745 |
417 | 174 | Garmin fenix 3 |
318 | 102 | Garmin Forerunner 935 |
518 | 128 | Garmin Forerunner 965 |
510 | 125 | COROS PACE 2 |
321 | 127 | Garmin Edge 830 / Garmin Forerunner 965 |
329 | 146 | Garmin Edge 530 / Garmin Forerunner 255 |
323 | 198 | Garmin Edge 530 / Garmin Epix Gen2 |
198 | 131 | Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT / Garmin Forerunner 935 |
339 | 139 | Garmin Edge 540 / Garmin Forerunner 965 |
410 | 160 | Wahoo ELEMNT RIVAL |
Ironman Bangsaen 70.3: Summary of the Analysis
Here is a summary of the analysis of the data from the 20 randomly selected Ironman 70.3 Bangsaen athletes. All randomly selected profiles included both genders and different age group triathletes.
There is no elevation gain for the Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 bike course provided by the race organisers, therefore we had to rely on data gathered through review of participants Strava profiles. Almost all bike course elevation results are scattered across 300 to 600 meters range and only one result stands out as outliers – 198 meters of elevation gain only. This result was recorded using Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT bike computer.
When it comes to Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 run course elevation recordings – surprisingly, data gathered doesn’t look too complicated and there are no significant outliers. Again, there is no officially declared elevation gain for Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 run course provided and we had to rely on data gather from participants Strava profiles. There is only one result that can be considered as outlier, but it’s not a significant deviation – 198 meters of elevation gain and it was recorded using Garmin Epix Gen2 watch.
Bike course and run course outliers will be excluded from Mean (average) elevation gain calculation to get more accurate results, however will be included in Median, Minimum and Maximum results.
Fun fact: both results that are considered as outliers for bike and run course are 198 meters.
Bike Course Elevation:
- Average Elevation: 429 meters
Run Course Elevation:
- Average Elevation: 134 meter
More information
To find more information about the course, air temperature, water temperature, number of laps and more, please visit dedicated Ironman Bangsaen 70.3 page
