Some number crunching

Here's a fast look at the age-group men's race at Ironman New Zealand based on the top five finishers in the groups covering the ages of 18 to 44.

The fastest time came in the 30-34 age goup at 9:07. The slowest was 9:38 in the 40-44 age group.

The narrowest gap between first and fifth was 13 minutes in the 35-39 age group, where JC and Juan were competing.

The widest gap was 26 minutes in the 18-24 age group.

The 30-34 age group was the most competitive with the winner clocking a time of 9:07 and the fifth place finisher at 9:31. The guy with the 9:07 time was 12th overall.