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Raynard Tissink (South Africa) was first man to finish the South African IronMan 10th April 2011 in a course recrod of 8:05:56 however Britain’s Chrissie Wellington finished 8th overall & exactly 28 minutes behind Raynard.
Statistics about Chrissie
Chrissie Wellington (England) 08:33:56 & Rachel Joyce also from England was 2nd in 9:08:23.
Chrissie had the fastest Ironman run including the men probably a first in an official Ironman & only 20 minutes behind being 3rd overall & 3 minutes & 14 seconds from finishing 5th!
She ran 27 seconds quicker than the winner or 1 second a mile faster for the Ironman winner!
Male Winner -Raynard Tissink
Female Winner -Chrissie Wellington
Comparison between Rayard & Chrissie Wellington in the South Africa Ironman 2011.
Swim 48:53 Bike 4:19:41 & Ironman marathon 2:53:21 total time 8:05:36
Swim 51:40 Bike 4:45:23 & Ironman marathon 2:52:54 total time of 8:33:56
Female winner SA Ironman 2011
Chrissie Wellington
Swim 51:40 Bike 4:45:23 & Ironman marathon 2:52:54 in doing so beat the female course record by 42 minutes 36 seconds.
Making her the fastest female Ironwomen ever in an official M dot Ironman hisotry