Race Progress - Ironman Switzerland 2007

How the race unfolded:

Elapsed
Time		 Occurance
0:00:00 7am - Elites start
0:05:00 Mass start
0:48:07 First swimmer out of the water Matthew Clarke of Australia, but he doesn’t finish.
0:48:14 Mathias Hecht (SUI) 3rd out of the water
0:49:05 Mathias Hecht 1st out onto the bike course after a 51second transition
0:53:41 Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) 16th out of the water
0:54:27 Ronnie Schildknecht out on the bike course after a 45 scond transition (6th fastest)
0:58:35 Jozsef Major (HUN) 104th out of the water having had 5mins taken out of him by several amateurs.
0:59:52 Jozsef Major 89th onto bike following 1:15 in T1 transition.
1:01.2 Rob Lines first of the seven out of the water (185th male)
1:05.5 Gareth Walker out of the water (346th male)
1:06.0 Rob 253rd out onto the bike course following a 4:43 T1 transition (1210th)
1:11.2Gareth 475th onto the bike course following (5:31 T1)
1:16.3Laurent Jalabert, ex Tour rider out of the water (891st)
1:19.0Laurent 832nd onto the bike course (2:55 T1)
1:23.0Sam Kingston out of the water (1209th)
1:24.5Peter Chapman out of the water (1279th)
1:26.2Tim Chen out of the water (1330th)
1:30.2Sam 1290th onto the bike course (7:15 T1)
1:31.3Tim 1303rd onto the bike course (5:15 T1)
1:31.4Peter 1328th onto the bike (6:41 T1)
1:43.4Melvin Waters out of the water (1582nd)
1:51.3Melvin 1589th onto the bike (7:55 T1)
1:55.4Stewart Ingram out of the water (1626th)
2:06.4Stewart 1628th onto the bike (10:57 T1)
2:16.3Mathias Hecht completes first into second bike lap in 1:27.3 (fastest first lap)
2:22.2Ronnie Schildknecht 3rd into second bike lap with the second fastest first lap time of 1:27.5
2:35.6Jozsef Major gained 52 places on lap 1 and now 37th as he starts lap 2.
2:48.3Laurent, made up 502 place on lap1 with 3rd fastest 1st lap time of 1:29.1 now in 230th position.
3:09.4Rob, 823rd into second bike lap (2:03.3 - 1327th)
3:11.4Gareth, 859th into second bike lap (2:00.2 - 1205th)
3:33.5Sam, 1324th into second bike lap (2:03.3 - 1325th)
3:35.6Peter, 1355th into second bike lap (2:04.2 - 1349th)
3:48.0Mathias Hecht, first into third bike lap (1:31.2 - 2nd)
3:52.3Ronnie Schildknecht, moved up into 2nd position having posted fastest 2nd lap 1:30.1.
4:11.2Jozsef Major 18th into third bike lap (1:35.3 - 7th)
4:14.5Melvin, 1601st into second bike lap (2:23.2 - 1599th)
4:22.2Laurent 91st in third bike lap having made up a further 139 positions (1:33.5 - 4th)
4:32.6Tim, 1620th into second bike lap (3:01.2 - 1625th) though with an epic to tell.
4:34.0Stewart, 1621st into second bike lap (2:27.2 - 1612th)
5:19.1Gareth, 1st of the 7 into third bike lap, 1015th (2:07.3 - 1242nd)
5:22.4Rob, 1066th into third bike lap (2:13.1 - 1377th)
5:23.2Mathias Hecht, 1st to finish bike. Third lap 1:35.2 (1st). Total bike 4:34.1 (1st)
5:24.1Mathias, 1st into run. T2 of 55 seconds.
5:30.5Ronnie Schildknecht 2nd to finish bike. Third lap 1:38.3 (12th). Total bike 4:36.2 (2nd)
5:31.5Ronnie Schildknect 2nd into fun. T2 of 54 seconds
5:41.2Peter, 1279th into third bike lap (2:05.2 - 1194th)
5:44.5Sam, 1318th into third bike lap (2:10.6 - 1325th)
5:48.1Jozsef Major 9th to finish bike. Third lap 1:36.5 (3rd). Total bike 4:48.1 (7th)
5:49.0Jozsef Major 9th into run. T2 of 55 seconds.
5:58.4Laurent, 31st to finish bike having made up a further 60 places on lap 3. Third lap 1:36.2 (2nd). Total bike 4:39.2 (3rd)
6:00.5Laurent, 39th into run. T2 of 2:11.
6:05.5Mathias, 1st into 2nd lap of run. First lap of 41.33 (12th)
6:11.6Ronnie Schildknecht, 2nd into 2nd lap of run. First lap of 40.1(6th)
6:28.3Jozsef Major, 6th into 2nd lap of run. First lap 39.27 (3rd)
6:40.1Tim, 1579th into third bike lap (2:07.2 - 1237th)
6:40.3Melvin, 1580th into third bike lap (2:25.4 - 1542nd)
6:47.2Laurent, 42nd into 2nd run lap. First lap 46.25 (122nd)
6:52.2Mathias, 1st into 3rd run lap. Second lap of 46:38 (16th)
6:53.5Ronnie, 2nd into 3rd run lap. Second lap of 41:50 (1st)
7:06.1Stewart, 1597th into third bike lap (2:32.0 - 1580th)
7:10.2Jozsef Major, 3rd into 3rd run lap. Second lap of 41:52 (2nd)
7:32.3Gareth, 1st of Swiss7 to finish bike, 1053rd. Third lap 2:13.2 (1152nd). Total bike 6:21.1 (1200th)
7:35.1Laurent, 31st into 3rd run lap. Second lap of 47:53 (34th)
7:35.2Rob, 1092nd to finish bike. Third lap 2:12.4 (1133rd). Total bike 6:29.2 (1255th)
7:36.1Gareth, 1040th into run. T2 of 3:37. First of Swiss7 into the run
7:38.2Ronnie, 1st into final run lap. Third lap of 44.26 (3rd)
7:39.0Gareth, into sin bin for littering on bike.
7:40.4Rob, 1091st into run. T2 of 5:22.
7:41.1Mathias, 2nd into final run lap. Third lap of 48.47 (20th)
7:45.0Gareth, out of sin bin having served 6 minute penalty. Now 2nd of Swiss7 on the run.
7:51.2Peter, 1211th to finish bike. Third lap 2:09.6 (1055th). Total bike 6:19.4 (1186th) fastest of Swiss7.
7:54.3Joszef, 3rd into final run lap. Third lap of 44.11 (2nd)
7:58.3Peter, 1219th in run. T2 of 7:14.
8:01.3Sam, 1290th to finish bike. Third lap 2:16.5 (1233rd). Total bike 6:31.1 (1280th)
8:07.4Sam, 1289th into run. T2 of 6:07.
8:23.4Laurent, 27th into final run lap. Third lap of 48.35 (18th)
8:25.0Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) wins 2007 Ironman Switzerland. Fourth run lap 46:44 (4th). Total Run 2.53.1 (1st)
8:32.5Mathias Hecht (SUI) second place in 2007 Ironman Switzerland. Fourth run lap 51:38 (32nd). Total Run 3:08.4 (16th).
8:39.3Rob, 1065th into 2nd run lap. First lap 58:51 (1014th)
8:40.0Jozesf Major (HUN), 3rd 2007 Ironman Switzerland. Fourth run lap 45:30 (1st). Total run 2:51.0 (1st)
8:49.4Gareth, 1136th into 2nd run lap. First lap 1:13.3 (1466th)
8:56.4Tim, 1526th to finish bike. Third lap 2:16.2 (1228th). Total bike 7:25.0 (1551st)
8:58.1Peter, 1190th into 2nd run lap. First lap 59.44 (1063rd)
9:00.1Tim, 1513th into the run. T2 of 3:31.
9:06.3Melvin, 1546th to finish bike. Third lap 2:25.5 (1417th). Total bike 7:14.5 (1523rd)
9:11.1Sam, 1270th into 2nd run lap. First lap 1:03.3 (1252nd)
9:12.3Laurent Jalabert, 22nd finisher. 12 minute time penalty puts him 41st in 9:24.3. Final run lap 48:44 (10th). Total run 3:11.4 (23rd)
9:13.4Melvin, 1542nd into the run. T2 of 7:08.
9:42.1Stewart, 1583rd to finish bike. Third lap 2:35.6 (1519th). Total bike 7:35.2 (1567th)
9:47.4Rob, 1023rd into 3rd run lap. Second lap of 1:08.1 (972nd)
9:48.4Stewart, 1573rd into the run. T2 of 6:29.
10:01.5Tim, 1478th into 2nd run lap. First lap 1:01.4 (1167th)
10:07.2Gareth, 1148th into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:17.4 (1278th)
10:09.5Peter, 1163rd into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:11.4 (1101st)
10:23.0Melvin, 1516th into 2nd run lap. First lap 1:09.3 (1400th)
10:25.6Sam, 1246th into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:14.5 (1215th)
10:59.1Stewart, 1552nd into 2nd run lap. First lap 1:10.3 (1421st)
10:59.3Rob, 986th into final run lap. Third lap 1:11.4 (813th)
11:14.6Tim, 1421st into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:13.1 (1152nd)
11:27.3Peter, 1128th into final run lap. Third lap of 1:17.3 (1027th)
11:36.4Gareth, 1168th into final run lap. Third lap of 1:29.2 (1326th)
11:37.3Melvin, 1469th into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:14.3 (1202nd)
11:42.0Sam, 1186th into final run lap. Third lap of 1:16.0 (978th)
12:10.5Rob, 950th finisher, credited with 947th. Final run lap 1:11.3(781st). Total run 4:30.1 (861st)
12:16.5Stewart, 1510th into 3rd run lap. Second lap 1:17.5 (1282nd)
12:41.4Tim, 1379th into final run lap. Third lap of 1:26.4 (1278th)
12:51.1Melvin, 1399th into final run lap. Third lap of 1:13.4 (883rd)
12:50.2Peter, 1142nd finisher. Final run lap 1:22.6(1167th). Total run 4:51.5 (1079th)
12:57.1Sam, 1168th finisher. Final run lap 1:15.1 (922nd). Total run 4:49.3 (1058th)
13:05.3Gareth, 1193rd finisher. Final run lap 1:28.5 (1290th). Total run 5:29.2 (1330th)
13:40.2Stewart, 1471st into final run lap. Third lap of 1:23.2 (1203rd)
14:05.4Tim, 1371st finisher. Final run lap 1:24.0 (1199th). Total run 5:05.3 (1190th)
14:06.5Melvin, 1377th finisher. Final run lap 1:15.4 (943rd). Total run 4:53.2 (1100th)
15:00.5Stewart, 1449th finisher. Final run lap 1:20.3 (1095th). Total run 5:12.1 (1243rd)

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Article by Rob Lines
Page created: 3rd July 2007. Last updated: 3rd July 2007.