1. Who Wins The Ironman? Best Swimmer, Cyclist, or Runner A Project Demonstration by Dr. Moffit

2. Introduction Ironman Triathlon – 3 Events Which Portion Determines Success At the Professional Level for Men? Do Younger Competitors Have an Advantage? Importance: Focus for Training

3. Methods 2002 Event Results Male Professionals Statistical Procedures Descriptive Correlations

4. Results TABLE 1. Age and performance characteristics. ________________________________________________ X SD Md Mo Range Age (yrs.)30.8 3.14 31 31 23-39 Swim (sec)3265 121 3204 3337 3122-3500 Bike (sec)17347 44217235 n/a 16492-18499 Run (sec)11203 76911060 11060 10222-14302 ________________________________________________

5. Results FIGURE 1. Mean Ironman triathlon segment times.

6. Results FIGURE 2. Percentage of finish time by event.

7. Results TABLE 2. Correlations between events and overall place during Ironman competition. _________________________________________________ r r 2. Swim Time vs. Place.57.32 Bike Time vs. Place.70.49 Run Time vs. Place.28.078 Age vs. Place-.13.017 _________________________________________________

8. Results FIGURE 3. The association between bike time and overall place.

9. Discussion Impact of: Swim Bike Run Youth Variability in Events Implications for Training

10. Questions?