2012 IronMan World Championship

As we approach the indoor training season when we’ll once again be focusing on power (or more to the point, our power-to-weight ratio), here are some numbers from this past weekend’s IronMan World Championship in Kona to get you ready:

• 4100 = The caloric deficit 2012 World Champion Pete Jacobs was estimated to be at when he entered the marathon portion of his race.
• 627 = The maximum number of watts Luke McKenzie put out in an effort to hold lead of the bike at Kona through mile 47.
• 578 = The number of watts put out by 2012 World Champion Pete Jacobs in a move that would take him to the bike lead ahead of Andy Potts. This is also enough to power a freezer, by the way.
• 76 = The average cadence maintained by Jordan Rapp, a/k/a Rappstar, on the bike, much lower than the higher cadence preferred by triathletes.
• 55 = The number of teeth on the chainring of choice of most Kona athletes.
• 20 = The percentage above her target output (i.e. “red-line”) where Rachel Joyce spent 45 minutes of her ride to stay in the top 10 on the bike.

For more numbers and statistics, see the TrainingPeaks blog, from which this information was obtained. For a more in depth look into the data, check out Kona 2012 – By the Numbers on slowtwitch.com.