Previewing Ironman Texas
New champions will be seen on Saturday May 18.
Last year Americans Jordan Rapp (8:10:44) and Mary Beth Ellis (8:54:58) won Ironman Texas. They are not returning to The Woodlands for a title defence so the race will see new champions on Saturday May 18.
Americans Justin Daerr (second last year), and Amy Marsh (third last year) are the favourites and are seeking that top spot on the podium.
Over 2700 athletes are slated to compete on Saturday – 47 countries are represented with United States representing 89% of the field. It should be no surprise that participants from state of Texas make up 47% of the field.
Ironman Texas offers a $75,000 professional prize purse and 50 age group qualifying slots for the 2013 Ironman World Championship, taking place on October 12, 2013 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.
Visit www.ironmantexas.com for full race details. The professional start list is below.
Pro Men
| Bib # | FirstName | LastName | Gender | Age | Country |
| 1 | Justin | Daerr |
M |
32 |
USA |
| 2 | Mathias | Hecht |
M |
32 |
SWI |
| 3 | Jozsef | Major |
M |
34 |
HUN |
| 4 | Chris | McDonald |
M |
34 |
USA |
| 5 | Bryan | Rhodes |
M |
40 |
NZL |
| 6 | Jan | Raphael |
M |
33 |
GER |
| 7 | Matthew | Russell |
M |
30 |
USA |
| 8 | Pedro | Gomes |
M |
28 |
PRT |
| 9 | Paul | Amey |
M |
39 |
GBR |
| 10 | Balazs | Csoke |
M |
29 |
USA |
| 11 | James | Cunnama |
M |
30 |
ZAF |
| 12 | Mike | Hermanson |
M |
26 |
USA |
| 13 | Patrick | Wheeler |
M |
28 |
USA |
| 14 | Mike | Schifferle |
M |
39 |
SWI |
| 15 | Kevin | Danahy |
M |
37 |
USA |
| 16 | AJ | Baucco |
M |
27 |
USA |
| 17 | Dominik | Berger |
M |
30 |
AUT |
| 18 | James | LaMastra |
M |
37 |
USA |
| 19 | Anthony | Toth |
M |
32 |
CAN |
| 20 | Ian | Mikelson |
M |
32 |
USA |
| 21 | Tim | Snow |
M |
37 |
USA |
| 22 | Ryan | Cain |
M |
32 |
CAN |
| 23 | Patrick | Schuster |
M |
41 |
USA |
| 24 | Matthew | Sheeks |
M |
29 |
USA |
| 25 | Andres | Castillo Latorre |
M |
30 |
COL |
| 26 | Jason | Watson |
M |
33 |
USA |
| 27 | Swen | Sundberg |
M |
39 |
GER |
| 28 | Hirotsugu | Kuwabara |
M |
33 |
JPN |
| 29 | Thomas | Gerlach |
M |
31 |
USA |
| 30 | Richard | Wygand |
M |
32 |
USA |
| 31 | Robert | Wade |
M |
31 |
IRL |
| 33 | Christian | Brader |
M |
33 |
GER |
| 34 | Brett | Carter |
M |
32 |
AUS |
| 35 | Andrew | Hodges |
M |
29 |
USA |
| 36 | Jonathan | Shearon |
M |
33 |
USA |
| 37 | Holden | Comeau |
M |
35 |
USA |
| 38 | Jordan | Bryden |
M |
26 |
CAN |
| 39 | Daniel | Halksworth |
M |
27 |
GBR |
| 40 | Brendan | Naef |
M |
36 |
CAN |
| 41 | Joe | Umphenhour |
M |
43 |
USA |
Pro Women
| Bib # | FirstName | LastName | Gender | Age | Country |
| 51 | Amy | Marsh |
F |
35 |
USA |
| 54 | Rachel | Joyce |
F |
34 |
GBR |
| 55 | Sarah | Hankla |
F |
26 |
USA |
| 56 | Jennifer | Lentzke |
F |
27 |
USA |
| 57 | Kimberly | Schwabenbauer |
F |
33 |
USA |
| 58 | Malaika | Homo |
F |
34 |
USA |
| 59 | Haley | Chura |
F |
27 |
USA |
| 60 | Ashley | Clifford |
F |
27 |
USA |
| 61 | Natasha | Van der Merwe |
F |
31 |
USA |
| 62 | Stephanie | Jones |
F |
34 |
USA |
| 63 | Jennie | Hansen |
F |
28 |
USA |
| 65 | Andrea | Hutchins |
F |
36 |
USA |
| 67 | Christine | Anderson |
F |
31 |
USA |
| 68 | April | Gellatly |
F |
30 |
USA |
| 69 | Keiko | Tanaka |
F |
28 |
JPN |
| 70 | Olesya | Prystayko |
F |
28 |
UKR |
