The 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 10, 2009, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 33rd such Ironman Triathlon World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The champions were Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington. The championship was organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
Race highlights A total of 1,778 athletes from more than 48 countries started the race and 1,653 (1,200 men and 453 women) finished, 3 were disqualified. Hot and humid weather conditions prevailed with temperatures well above 90 °F (32.2 °C) during the bike and run portions.
Both Chrissie Wellington (3rd consecutive win) and Craig Alexander (2nd consecutive win) continue their current reigns as Ironman World Champions.
Chrissie Wellington set a new women's course record of 8:54:02, breaking Paula Newby-Fraser's 17-year-old women's course record. She finished 22nd overall among the pro men and women.
Mirinda Carfrae set a new women's course run record of 2:56:51 in her very first Ironman World Championship, breaking the women's course run record that Chrissie Wellington set one year ago.
Medallists
Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:20:21Craig Alexander50:571:444:37:332:042:48:058:22:56Chris Lieto51:071:444:25:112:213:02:358:24:32Andreas Raelert51:002:054:38:012:252:51:0548:25:20Chris McCormack52:511:554:32:451:532:55:5958:28:17Rasmus Henning51:062:034:37:072:302:55:3368:28:52Timo Bracht54:301:494:33:492:192:56:2778:29:55Dirk Bockel50:501:564:37:292:002:57:4288:30:15Pete Jacobs50:031:434:38:412:352:57:1498:30:30Andy Potts47:451:564:46:072:292:52:15108:31:44Faris Al-Sultan50:531:494:33:402:133:03:11 Source:
Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:54:02Chrissie Wellington54:312:154:52:072:053:03:069:13:59Mirinda Carfrae58:451:545:14:182:142:56:519:15:28Virginia Berasategui58:522:045:01:422:083:10:4349:23:43Tereza Macel53:292:135:04:172:353:21:1259:30:28Samantha McGlone58:472:035:16:171:573:11:2769:32:27Rachel Joyce53:312:215:10:032:513:23:4379:34:45Joanna Lawn57:162:105:19:102:363:13:3589:38:28Sandra Wallenhorst1:03:072:305:20:432:463:09:2499:40:59Dede Griesbauer55:052:135:10:222:293:30:53109:42:41Tyler Stewart1:08:312:205:06:202:313:22:59 Source:
Qualification
To enter for the 2009 World Championship race, athletes were required to qualify through performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race, through Hawaii residency, through a random allocation lottery, or by invitation from the WTC.
The Ironman 2009 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2008 held on September 7, 2008, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.
Qualifying Ironmans Date Event Location Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida, United States Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona, United States Ironman Western Australia Busselton, Western Australia, Australia Ironman Malaysia Langkawi, Malaysia Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Ironman South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ironman China Haikou, Hainan Island, China Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil Ironman Japan Goto, Nagasaki, Japan Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States Ironman France Nice, France Ironman Germany Frankfurt, Germany Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York, United States Ironman UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Ironman Canada Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky, United States
The fastest time of 7:59:16 was set by Timo Bracht during the Ironman European Championship 2009 at Frankfurt, Germany.
2009 Ironman Series results
Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsin 8:43:29 8:55:00 8:59:14World Champs 08 8:17.45 8:20:50 8:21:23Florida 8:07:59 8:17:51 8:23:00Arizona 8:14:16 8:19:25 8:19:45Western Australia 8:07:06 8:10:57 8:12:45Malaysia 8:27:48 8:32:52 8:38:06New Zealand 8:18:04 8:25:36 8:27:11Australia 8:24:53 8:29:03 8:31:43South Africa 8:17:33 8:32:02 8:36:08China 8:53:20 9:22:46 9:28:49Lanzarote 8:54:03 8:57:17 8:59:03Brazil 8:13:39 8::28:08 8:37:18Japan 8:28:31 8:42:54 8:45:59Coeur d'Alene 8:32:12 8:42:03 8:50:19 France 8:30:06 8:40:55 8:46:30Germany 7:59:15 8:00:05 8:02:49Austria 8:01:38 8:14:18 8:17:06Switzerland 8:20:00 8:31:10 8:36:38Lake Placid 8:36:37 8:56:35 8:58:09UK 8:45:51 8:48:29 8:57:58Canada 8:25:13 8:40:17 8:44:37Louisville 8:25:27 8:26:01 8:39:09
Women
Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsin World Champs 08 Florida Arizona Western Australia Malaysia New Zealand Australia South Africa China Lanzarote Brazil Japan Coeur d'Alene France Germany Austria Switzerland Lake Placid UK Canada Louisville
References
External links Kona 2009 » IRONMAN.com (Event homepage)