Record-breaking Flying Dutch Girl extends her Sub-9 iron-distance record
Challenge Almere course record and a 13th career 8:XX finish in Almere
You can never say that Yvonne Van Vlerken is not consistent. With a professional career now well into its second decade, the Dutch athlete is showing little desire to stop just yet – and even less sign that she is slowing down either.
Sunday’s Challenge Almere-Amsterdam (report HERE), the ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships also saw her extend a record she already holds, as the female athlete with the most career sub-nine hour iron-distance finishes.
As I have been know to enjoy a triathlon statistic or two, here are details of all 13 of those finishes – which now extend over a period of more than 10 years since the first one at Challenge Roth in 2007. She also finished in 8:57:54 in Almere that year. 10 years on, over six minutes faster and a course record too.
Here is the full archive of her record-breaking numbers:
Yvonne Van Vlerken – Sub Nine Hour Iron Distance Finishes (Fastest first)
|
Location
|
Year
|
Swim
|
T1
|
Bike
|
T2
|
Run
|
Total
|
|
Florida
|
2013
|
01:00:14
|
00:02:53
|
04:35:49
|
00:02:16
|
03:01:55
|
08:43:07
|
|
Roth
|
2008
|
00:53:47
|
00:02:07
|
04:54:11
|
00:01:22
|
02:54:22
|
08:45:48
|
|
Roth
|
2013
|
00:54:40
|
00:01:24
|
04:39:35
|
00:01:12
|
03:09:33
|
08:46:22
|
|
Barcelona
|
2015 |
00:59:57
|
00:01:39
|
04:41:28
|
00:00:52
|
03:02:48
|
08:46:44
|
|
Roth
|
2016 |
00:55:14
|
00:01:29
|
04:40:29
|
00:01:27
|
03:10:38
|
08:49:35
|
|
Roth
|
2015 |
00:54:46
|
00:01:30
|
04:47:34
|
00:01:22
|
03:05:43
|
08:50:53
|
|
Almere
|
2017
|
00:57:24
|
00:01:33
|
04:44:15
|
00:02:19
|
03:05:44
|
08:51:13
|
|
Arizona
|
2016
|
00:58:04
|
00:02:22
|
04:40:40
|
00:01:38
|
03:08:43
|
08:51:27
|
|
Florida
|
2012
|
01:01:26
|
00:02:52
|
04:40:20
|
00:02:12
|
03:04:45
|
08:51:35
|
|
Roth
|
2007
|
00:57:55
|
00:01:56
|
04:51:48
|
00:01:19
|
02:58:55
|
08:51:55
|
|
Almere
|
2007
|
00:58:30
|
00:02:10
|
04:45:49
|
00:02:17
|
03:09:11
|
08:57:54
|
|
Melbourne
|
2015
|
00:59:52
|
00:02:32
|
04:44:28
|
00:01:12
|
03:10:54
|
08:58:58
|
|
Roth
|
2014
|
00:59:24
|
00:01:40
|
04:42:17
|
00:01:36
|
03:14:40
|
08:59:36
|
Yvonne Van Vlerken – Sub Nine Hour Iron Distance Finishes (Date order)
|
Location
|
Year
|
Swim
|
T1
|
Bike
|
T2
|
Run
|
Total
|
|
Roth
|
2007
|
00:57:55
|
00:01:56
|
04:51:48
|
00:01:19
|
02:58:55
|
08:51:55
|
|
Almere
|
2007
|
00:58:30
|
00:02:10
|
04:45:49
|
00:02:17
|
03:09:11
|
08:57:54
|
|
Roth
|
2008
|
00:53:47
|
00:02:07
|
04:54:11
|
00:01:22
|
02:54:22
|
08:45:48
|
|
Florida
|
2012
|
01:01:26
|
00:02:52
|
04:40:20
|
00:02:12
|
03:04:45
|
08:51:35
|
|
Roth
|
2013
|
00:54:40
|
00:01:24
|
04:39:35
|
00:01:12
|
03:09:33
|
08:46:22
|
|
Florida
|
2013
|
01:00:14
|
00:02:53
|
04:35:49
|
00:02:16
|
03:01:55
|
08:43:07
|
|
Roth
|
2014
|
00:59:24
|
00:01:40
|
04:42:17
|
00:01:36
|
03:14:40
|
08:59:36
|
|
Melbourne
|
2015
|
00:59:52
|
00:02:32
|
04:44:28
|
00:01:12
|
03:10:54
|
08:58:58
|
|
Roth
|
2015 |
00:54:46
|
00:01:30
|
04:47:34
|
00:01:22
|
03:05:43
|
08:50:53
|
|
Barcelona
|
2015 |
00:59:57
|
00:01:39
|
04:41:28
|
00:00:52
|
03:02:48
|
08:46:44
|
|
Roth
|
2016 |
00:55:14
|
00:01:29
|
04:40:29
|
00:01:27
|
03:10:38
|
08:49:35
|
|
Arizona
|
2016
|
00:58:04
|
00:02:22
|
04:40:40
|
00:01:38
|
03:08:43
|
08:51:27
|
|
Almere
|
2017
|
00:57:24
|
00:01:33
|
04:44:15
|
00:02:19
|
03:05:44
|
08:51:13
|