This post looks at the fastest times and best performances by the men in the run leg.
Fastest Times
Patrick Lange’s run in Kona was the only sub-2:40 run this year (last year there were four). Other than Texas (three runs) each course has just one of run in the Top 10.
| Rank | Name | Actual Time | Race |
| 1 | Patrick Lange | 02:39:59 | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 |
| 2 | James Cunnama | 02:40:58 | IM Hamburg on 2017-08-13 |
| 3 | Joe Skipper | 02:41:05 | Challenge Almere on 2017-09-10 |
| 4 | Will Clarke | 02:42:01 | IM Texas on 2017-04-22 |
| 5 | Matt Hanson | 02:42:07 | IM Texas on 2017-04-22 |
| 6 | Cameron Brown | 02:42:29 | IM New Zealand on 2017-03-04 |
| 7 | Ben Hoffman | 02:42:52 | IM South Africa on 2017-04-02 |
| 8 | Patrick Mckeon | 02:43:09 | IM Wisconsin on 2017-09-10 |
| 9 | Ronnie Schildknecht | 02:43:28 | IM Texas on 2017-04-22 |
| 10 | Alessandro Degasperi | 02:43:38 | IM France on 2017-07-23 |
Best Performances
There can’t be a doubt that Patrick’s run in Kona is also the best 2017 run performance – the fastest run time on one of the harder run courses is in fact more than five minutes quicker than any other run performance. Of note is also the #5 performance: Even though Kevin Collington “only” ran a 3:07, doing so in the tough conditions of Taiwan means it’s equivalent to a 2:44 run on a “neutral” run course!
| Rank | Name | Normalized Time | Actual Time | Race |
| 1 | Patrick Lange | 02:36:59 | 02:39:59 | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 |
| 2 | David McNamee | 02:42:24 | 02:45:30 | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 |
| 3 | Joe Skipper | 02:43:06 | 02:41:05 | Challenge Almere on 2017-09-10 |
| 4 | Cameron Brown | 02:43:22 | 02:42:29 | IM New Zealand on 2017-03-04 |
| 5 | Kevin Collington | 02:44:12 | 03:07:27 | IM Taiwan on 2017-10-01 |
| 6 | Ben Hoffman | 02:44:14 | 02:42:52 | IM South Africa on 2017-04-02 |
| 7 | Brent McMahon | 02:44:27 | 02:43:39 | IM Lake Placid on 2017-07-23 |
| 8 | Timothy Van Houtem | 02:44:29 | 02:47:23 | Challenge Madrid on 2017-09-24 |
| 9 | Cyril Viennot | 02:44:32 | 02:43:39 | IM New Zealand on 2017-03-04 |
| 10 | Nils Frommhold | 02:45:06 | 02:43:43 | IM South Africa on 2017-04-02 |
2017 Ratings
Patrick also storms to the front of the run rankings, he’s leading by five minutes over last year’s #1 Jan Frodeno. Patrick’s runs in Kona have raised the marathon in an IM to a new level, there’s no doubt that he’s currently the fastest runner in long-distance triathlon.
Foto: Patrick grabbing drinks on the run in Kona.
Almost everyone in the Top 10 has improved their run rating – a clear indication that we can expect some more fast runs in the 2018 season.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rating | Last Race | # IM Races |
| 1 (-) | Patrick Lange | GER | 02:42:10 (n/a) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 3 |
| 2 (1) | Jan Frodeno | GER | 02:47:21 (+1:37) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 9 |
| 3 (5) | David McNamee | GBR | 02:47:37 (-1:56) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 7 |
| 4 (2) | Jeff Symonds | CAN | 02:48:16 (+0:23) | IM Arizona on 2017-11-19 | 8 |
| 5 (6) | Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 02:49:01 (-0:39) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 9 |
| 6 (4) | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 02:49:03 (-0:21) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 12 |
| 7 (14) | Viktor Zyemtsev | UKR | 02:49:59 (-2:53) | IM Barcelona on 2017-09-30 | 21 |
| 8 (9) | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 02:50:09 (-1:37) | IM Hawaii on 2017-10-14 | 10 |
| 9 (3) | Ivan Rana | ESP | 02:50:22 (+1:01) | IM Cozumel on 2017-11-26 | 14 |
| 10 (10) | Brent McMahon | CAN | 02:50:26 (-1:32) | IM Arizona on 2017-11-19 | 9 |