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Ironman Wisconsin 2017 (Sep 10th) – Seedings

IMWisconsin Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2005 Andriy Yastrebov (UKR) 09:01:34 Ute Mueckel (GER) 10:11:22
2006 Markus Forster (GER) 09:07:24 Katja Schumacher (GER) 10:01:22
2007 Maik Twelsiek (GER) 08:52:49 Gina Crawford (NZL) 09:37:03
2008 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:43:29 Hillary Biscay (USA) 09:47:25
2009 Raynard Tissink (ZAF) 08:45:19 Amy Marsh (USA) 09:43:59
2010 Joe Gambles (AUS) 08:38:32 Gina Crawford (NZL) 09:27:26
2011 Ezequiel Morales (ARG) 08:45:18 Jessica Jacobs (USA) 09:41:03
2012 Ben Hoffman (USA) 08:32:51 Elizabeth Lyles (USA) 09:34:35
2013 Maik Twelsiek (GER) 08:40:15 Jackie Hering (USA) 09:47:07
2014 Daniel Bretscher (USA) 08:31:20 Britta Martin (NZL) 09:30:08
2016 Elizabeth Lyles (USA) 09:33:47

Last Year’s TOP 3

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Elizabeth Lyles USA 01:02:35 05:15:40 03:08:10 09:33:47
2 Leslie DiMichele Miller USA 01:01:24 05:26:59 03:08:24 09:43:39
3 Katie Thomas USA 00:59:33 05:14:23 03:28:14 09:49:27

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:31:20 Daniel Bretscher 2014-09-07
Swim overall 00:44:56 John Flanagan 2010-09-12
Bike overall 04:31:14 Konstantin Bachor 2014-09-07
Run overall 02:50:14 Daniel Bretscher 2014-09-07
Total female 09:27:26 Gina Crawford 2010-09-12
Swim female 00:48:41 Linda Gallo 2005-09-11
Bike female 05:12:50 Gina Crawford 2010-09-12
Run female 02:59:33 Elizabeth Lyles 2012-09-09

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Wisconsin is – 03:37.

Race Adjustments for IM Wisconsin

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2005 -16:57 00:30 -07:44 -09:25 37 -16:57 00:30 -07:44 -09:25
2006 -13:54 -02:49 -14:33 -03:11 29 -15:25 -01:09 -11:08 -06:18
2007 04:12 -03:13 -02:04 03:07 35 -08:53 -01:51 -08:07 -03:10
2008 05:45 00:00 -00:48 02:26 29 -05:13 -01:23 -06:17 -01:46
2009 00:16 -00:56 01:13 -02:24 31 of 32 -04:07 -01:18 -04:47 -01:53
2010 03:46 -00:44 00:12 00:34 29 of 30 -02:49 -01:12 -03:57 -01:29
2011 -06:07 -01:10 00:07 -02:02 24 -03:17 -01:12 -03:23 -01:34
2012 -09:17 -01:03 00:54 -00:36 24 -04:02 -01:11 -02:50 -01:26
2013 -02:05 -02:46 00:19 01:46 27 of 34 -03:49 -01:21 -02:29 -01:05
2014 -00:15 -00:22 01:09 -00:10 26 of 27 -03:27 -01:15 -02:08 -01:00
2016 -05:15 -04:11 00:39 -00:42 12 -03:37 -01:31 -01:52 -00:58

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Wisconsin is a MPRO-only P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 9% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 12 Leon Griffin AUS 08:28:47 08:46:27 00:49:45 04:39:01 05:33:47 02:55:00 3% +36% -61% (9) 94
2 2 Luke McKenzie AUS 08:31:57 08:37:41 00:49:31 04:31:14 05:25:45 03:06:12 40% +17% -43% (28) 65
3 5 Matthew Russell USA 08:32:48 08:31:24 00:56:19 04:37:50 05:39:09 02:53:39 49% +37% -14% (42) 42
4 4 TJ Tollakson USA 08:33:39 08:36:33 00:51:01 04:35:06 05:31:08 03:02:31 47% +10% -43% (24) 61
5 11 Stefan Schmid GER 08:34:04 08:39:38 00:53:45 04:39:23 05:38:08 02:55:56 44% +24% -31% (15) 72
6 8 Paul Matthews AUS 08:34:32 08:45:16 00:48:36 04:42:28 05:36:04 02:58:28 31% +0% -69% (14) (89)
7 13 Stephen Kilshaw CAN 08:39:02 08:51:27 00:54:24 04:42:38 05:42:02 02:57:00 20% +53% -28% (11) 112
8 6 Justin Daerr USA 08:41:51 08:41:20 00:53:54 04:46:20 05:45:13 02:56:38 65% +5% -30% (32) 77
9 23 Patrick Mckeon USA 08:44:10 08:53:47 00:56:33 04:47:02 05:48:34 02:55:36 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (123)
10 1 Chris McDonald * AUS 08:44:42 08:43:52 00:53:53 04:42:49 05:41:42 03:03:00 74% +11% -15% (46) 85
11 3 Andrew Starykowicz USA 08:45:27 08:51:14 00:50:19 04:23:52 05:19:10 03:26:17 38% +0% -62% (8) 111
12 17 Barrett Brandon USA 08:49:51 08:54:36 00:48:34 04:51:46 05:45:19 03:04:32 51% +0% -49% (9) 126
13 15 Christian Brader GER 08:50:24 08:46:30 00:56:15 04:51:38 05:52:53 02:57:31 87% +3% -10% (38) 95
14 20 Thomas Gerlach USA 08:52:40 08:59:21 00:55:12 04:43:05 05:43:17 03:09:23 27% +14% -59% (22) (145)
15 10 Jarrod Shoemaker USA 08:57:30 09:04:11 00:49:16 05:05:43 05:59:59 02:57:31 28% +72% -0% (3) 157
16 22 Sam Long USA 08:58:11 09:02:34 00:59:14 04:43:52 05:48:06 03:10:05 100% +0% -0% (2) (151)
17 18 Scott Defilippis USA 08:58:41 09:25:17 00:57:51 04:59:14 06:02:05 02:56:36 21% +19% -60% (24) 214
18 19 Derek Garcia USA 08:58:58 09:00:55 00:54:52 04:47:34 05:47:26 03:11:32 52% +13% -35% (12) (149)
19 14 Blake Becker USA 09:09:16 09:54:58 00:54:41 05:00:17 05:59:58 03:09:18 2% +20% -78% (21) (277)
20 21 Colin Laughery USA 09:09:57 09:13:53 00:57:28 04:56:13 05:58:40 03:11:17 68% +32% -0% (8) 185
21 7 Bryan Rhodes NZL 09:21:55 09:29:22 00:48:57 05:02:08 05:56:05 03:25:50 9% +3% -88% (30) 233
22 16 Patrick Brady USA 09:24:36 09:34:58 01:06:48 04:59:46 06:11:34 03:13:02 64% +0% -36% (2) (245)
23 25 Ryan Rau USA 09:24:44 09:27:20 01:00:56 05:07:42 06:13:38 03:11:06 96% +4% -0% (7) 225
24 24 Gergely Nagy HUN 09:58:40 10:10:35 00:55:13 05:06:09 06:06:22 03:52:18 44% +4% -52% (10) 289
9 Andrew Yoder USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)

Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Matthew Russell: 28% (3-1)
  • Stefan Schmid: 18% (5-1)
  • Leon Griffin: 15% (6-1)
  • Luke McKenzie: 14% (6-1)
  • TJ Tollakson: 9% (10-1)
  • Chris McDonald: 5% (19-1)
  • Paul Matthews: 4% (25-1)
  • Justin Daerr: 2% (41-1)
  • Stephen Kilshaw: 2% (47-1)

Ironman Wales 2017 – Seedings

IMWales_LogoPrevious Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2011 Jeremy Jurkiewicz (FRA) 09:04:21 Kristin Moeller (GER) 10:01:19
2012 Sylvain Rota (FRA) 08:52:43 Regula Rohrbach (SUI) 09:45:09
2013 Scott Neyedli (GBR) 09:09:10 Lucy Gossage (GBR) 09:51:21
2014 Matt Trautman (ZAF) 09:07:28 Amy Forshaw (GBR) 10:57:26
2015 Jesse Thomas (USA) 08:57:33 Anja Beranek (GER) 09:56:31
2016 Marc Duelsen (GER) 09:01:39 Darbi Roberts (USA) 10:00:17

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Marc Duelsen GER 00:46:39 05:08:50 02:58:18 09:01:39
2 Philip Graves GBR 00:45:26 05:01:43 03:06:43 09:02:56
3 Nick Baldwin SEY 00:47:10 05:05:02 03:07:11 09:07:22

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Darbi Roberts USA 00:49:26 05:46:41 03:14:41 10:00:17
2 Jeanne Collonge FRA 00:53:52 05:29:48 03:28:23 10:02:44
3 Nikki Bartlett GBR 00:56:59 05:39:07 03:22:48 10:09:15

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:52:43 Sylvain Rota 2012-09-16
Swim overall 00:44:07 Harry Wiltshire 2012-09-16
Swim overall 00:44:07 Daniel Halksworth 2012-09-16
Bike overall 04:57:14 Markus Thomschke 2015-09-13
Run overall 02:48:01 Jeremy Jurkiewicz 2011-09-11
Total female 09:45:09 Regula Rohrbach 2012-09-16
Swim female 00:47:55 Anja Beranek 2011-09-11
Bike female 05:29:48 Jeanne Collonge 2016-09-18
Run female 03:02:28 Kristin Moeller 2011-09-11

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Wales is – 24:58.

Race Adjustments for IM Wales

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2011 -25:01 04:58 -23:44 00:12 22 -25:01 04:58 -23:44 00:12
2012 -00:49 05:07 -21:53 16:30 25 -12:55 05:02 -22:48 08:21
2013 -30:20 01:08 -26:31 -04:02 22 -18:43 03:44 -24:03 04:13
2014 -43:48 -03:26 -26:33 -07:01 14 of 16 -24:59 01:57 -24:40 01:25
2015 -34:02 -03:28 -27:10 -00:04 22 of 26 -26:48 00:52 -25:10 01:07
2016 -15:50 05:14 -20:47 -00:47 15 of 18 -24:58 01:35 -24:26 00:48

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Wales is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 11% of a typical Kona field.

A couple of the participants are questionable to race in Tenby as they have qualified for Kona (Cam Wurf, Harry Wiltshire, potentially Chris McDonald) and are likely to adjust their plans.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 8 Christopher Baird USA 08:53:03 08:39:26 00:54:21 05:04:25 06:03:46 02:49:17 8% +92% -0% (2) (72)
2 12 Bas Diederen NED 08:55:26 08:33:02 00:46:59 05:04:18 05:56:17 02:59:09 48% +4% -48% (21) 49
3 32 Cameron Wurf AUS 08:57:14 08:41:30 00:49:14 04:51:16 05:45:30 03:11:44 26% +58% -16% (7) 78
4 17 Christian Kramer GER 08:58:11 08:40:50 00:46:36 05:05:17 05:56:54 03:01:17 65% +6% -29% (20) 75
5 29 Andrej Vistica CRO 09:00:33 08:39:08 00:52:40 05:07:55 06:05:34 02:54:59 86% +0% -14% (13) 70
6 2 Romain Guillaume FRA 09:02:35 08:43:14 00:47:52 05:01:45 05:54:38 03:07:57 50% +7% -43% (30) 82
7 22 Fabian Rahn GER 09:04:49 08:59:11 00:55:41 05:13:54 06:14:35 02:50:14 38% +0% -62% (2) (145)
8 5 Daniil Sapunov UKR 09:06:03 08:48:52 00:47:26 05:16:09 06:08:35 02:57:28 88% +12% -0% (7) 101
9 26 Markus Thomschke GER 09:06:10 08:52:30 00:51:57 05:01:14 05:58:11 03:07:59 37% +33% -30% (18) (119)
10 3 Domenico Passuello ITA 09:06:40 08:48:20 00:53:41 05:06:03 06:04:44 03:01:56 25% +39% -37% (7) (99)
11 6 Chris McDonald * AUS 09:07:57 08:43:52 00:51:31 05:07:57 06:04:29 03:03:28 74% +11% -15% (46) 85
12 4 Fraser Cartmell * GBR 09:08:02 09:01:39 00:48:04 05:08:21 06:01:25 03:06:37 24% +6% -69% (12) 149
13 31 Harry Wiltshire * GBR 09:08:50 08:50:28 00:46:31 05:14:08 06:05:39 03:03:11 20% +22% -58% (24) 108
14 13 Michael Goehner GER 09:10:58 08:55:37 00:52:19 05:12:29 06:09:48 03:01:10 58% +2% -41% (20) (130)
15 16 Matthias Knossalla GER 09:13:33 09:15:36 01:03:08 05:03:35 06:11:42 03:01:51 10% +23% -67% (4) (190)
16 1 Philip Graves GBR 09:17:48 08:55:32 00:48:44 05:06:21 06:00:05 03:17:43 100% +0% -0% (8) 129
17 10 Hannes Cool BEL 09:19:58 09:14:06 00:51:29 05:18:34 06:15:03 03:04:55 28% +37% -36% (7) (186)
18 19 Markus Liebelt GER 09:20:24 09:14:36 00:54:00 05:08:34 06:07:34 03:12:50 38% +0% -62% (2) (188)
19 9 Malte Bruns GER 09:22:31 09:13:02 00:52:27 05:20:44 06:18:11 03:04:20 43% +0% -57% (4) (183)
20 21 Bryan McCrystal IRL 09:23:24 09:04:51 00:58:23 05:04:52 06:08:16 03:15:08 78% +22% -0% (4) 158
21 15 Arnaud Guilloux FRA 09:27:00 09:15:34 00:51:29 05:10:20 06:06:49 03:20:11 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (190)
22 30 Jesse Vondracek USA 09:29:14 09:13:12 00:53:12 05:21:37 06:19:49 03:09:25 54% +42% -4% (18) 184
23 23 Mike Schifferle SUI 09:29:41 09:06:30 00:58:53 05:18:15 06:22:08 03:07:33 90% +8% -2% (68) 167
24 25 Pavel Simko SVK 09:29:58 09:12:28 00:51:21 05:15:11 06:11:32 03:18:26 70% +0% -30% (3) 181
25 24 Peter Seidel GER 09:34:04 09:17:09 00:53:44 05:22:39 06:21:23 03:12:41 19% +36% -45% (4) 195
26 27 Xavier Torrades ESP 09:36:48 09:15:57 00:48:46 05:25:12 06:18:58 03:17:50 43% +0% -57% (6) 191
27 20 Felipe De Oliveira Manente BRA 09:41:05 09:25:52 00:52:50 05:31:29 06:29:18 03:11:47 39% +5% -56% (9) 217
28 28 Hendrik-Jan Verhaegen BEL 09:44:21 09:32:23 00:54:19 05:27:55 06:27:14 03:17:07 44% +0% -56% (8) 241
29 7 Antony Costes * FRA 09:48:13 09:41:02 00:47:55 05:05:44 05:58:40 03:49:33 28% +0% -72% (7) 257
30 11 Scott Cooper CAN 09:49:54 09:38:01 00:59:36 05:34:58 06:39:34 03:10:20 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (253)
14 Sebastian Guhr GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
18 Matt Leeman GBR n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.

Female Race Participants

The strength of the field is 4% of a typical Kona field.

While Lucy Gossage has declined her Kona slot specifically to focus on fall racing, Nikki Bartlett qualified for Kona and has said she’s withdrawn from IM Wales.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 35 Lucy Gossage GBR 09:44:37 09:17:45 00:58:02 05:31:06 06:34:07 03:10:30 96% +0% -4% (16) 11
2 40 Nikki Bartlett GBR 10:13:21 09:48:22 01:00:07 05:43:38 06:48:45 03:24:36 100% +0% -0% (3) 68
3 37 Kate Comber GBR 10:25:15 10:01:52 00:52:29 05:56:12 06:53:41 03:31:34 100% +0% -0% (6) 88
4 39 Kathryn Thomas USA 10:44:17 10:37:37 00:54:46 06:00:54 07:00:41 03:43:36 49% +0% -51% (2) (155)
5 38 Lotty Harari PAN 11:10:06 10:56:37 01:07:44 06:04:21 07:17:04 03:53:02 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (162)
36 Parys Edwards GBR n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Cameron Wurf: 23% (3-1)
  • Andrej Vistica: 17% (5-1)
  • Christian Kramer: 17% (5-1)
  • Christopher Baird: 10% (9-1)
  • Harry Wiltshire: 9% (10-1)
  • Bas Diederen: 7% (14-1)
  • Fraser Cartmell: 5% (18-1)
  • Markus Thomschke: 5% (19-1)
  • Chris McDonald: 4% (26-1)
  • Romain Guillaume: 2% (59-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Lucy Gossage: 86% (1-1)
  • Nikki Bartlett: 10% (9-1)
  • Kate Comber: 4% (24-1)

Ironman Mont Tremblant 2017 – Analyzing Results

IMMtT_LogoCourse Conditions

Mont Tremblant is a challenging course: Even if the conditions this year were better than the torrential rains we’ve had last year, the adjustment of 3:45 indicates that this is one of the slower courses on the Ironman calendar.

Male Race Results

Marino Vanhoenacker put on a clinic: He was just a few seconds behind in the swim then posted the fastest times in the bike and run and won his 17th Ironman by twenty minutes! (By his words he won “only” 16 – he doesn’t count the abbreviated IM New Zealand 2012.) He secured a Kona slot but probably will decline it. His slot would roll down to Chris McDonald. Chris was solid all day – just 30 seconds behind Marino after the swim, then loosing time to him on the bike but gapping the rest of the field. A hard earned 3:04 marathon saw him finish second. Third place went to Jordan Monnink in his first Professional Ironman race, moving up from racing on the 70.3 distance.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Marino Vanhoenacker BEL 00:53:23 04:26:56 02:56:10 08:21:29 08:29 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Chris McDonald AUS 00:53:56 04:38:10 03:04:28 08:41:47 01:42 US$ 4,000 1600
3 Jordan Monnink CAN 00:54:33 04:46:49 03:04:58 08:51:29 n/a US$ 3,000 1280
4 Chad Holderbaum USA 00:58:13 04:44:54 03:08:17 08:56:59 -03:51 US$ 2,500 960
5 Jason Pohl CAN 01:00:43 04:49:11 03:02:38 08:57:28 n/a US$ 1,500 720
6 Wouter Monchy BEL 00:53:26 04:52:44 03:11:38 09:03:25 -05:55 US$ 1,000 540
7 Petr Vabrousek CZE 00:58:54 04:47:19 03:14:55 09:07:04 -04:50   405
8 Ryan Rau USA 01:01:45 04:56:17 03:16:44 09:19:11 04:34   305
9 Oliver Gonzalez MEX 00:53:28 05:17:17 03:09:16 09:25:43 01:49   230
10 Peter Kotland CZE 01:05:50 04:59:10 03:30:55 09:42:29 02:36   170
11 Daniel Clarke CAN 00:58:15 04:42:13 04:11:30 09:57:10 1:01:42   120
12 Sacha Cavelier CAN 00:58:19 05:02:28 04:25:57 10:35:36 16:50   85
  Patrick Evoe USA 00:58:42 04:30:28   DNF      
  Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN 00:53:17 04:46:02   DNF      
  Matt Shanks USA 00:58:20 05:01:03   DNF      
  Tim Russell USA 01:00:50 05:08:23   DNF      
  Alex Vanderlinden CAN 00:54:32 05:27:22   DNF      
  Derek Garcia USA 00:56:32     DNF      
  Stephen Kilshaw CAN 00:56:41     DNF      

Female Race Results

The female Pro field in Mont Tremblant was larger than the male, had more potential Kona qualifiers and was also a lot more exciting. The first two legs were clearly dominated by Lauren Brandon: Not only was she the first female out of the water, she was also the first overall out of the water, making up the three minutes that the male Pros started before the females! Lauren also posted the fastest bike split. By T2 she had built a lead of more than 13 minutes in front of Rachel Joyce and Magali Tisseyre who were looking for the the points to qualify for Kona. Two more females – Kim Schwabenbauer and Jennie Hansen – were 18 and almost 20 minutes back at the start of the marathon. 25k into the run, the order hadn’t changed – Lauren was still in the lead, but Rachel was just 30 seconds back and the other three ladies were within four minutes of the lead.

The last part of the run created a major re-shuffle: In the end Rachel Joyce won her second Ironman race of the season – and finishing her third IM within ten weeks was finally enough for her to secure a Kona slot. With Kim Schwabenbauer another recent mom had the fastest marathon and finished in second place. The final spot on the podium was claimed by Jennie Hansen who managed to end her three-year injury break with a great return to Ironman racing.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Rachel Joyce GBR 00:56:19 05:07:51 03:08:27 09:19:08 06:55 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Kim Schwabenbauer USA 01:05:43 05:03:39 03:05:59 09:21:22 -11:33 US$ 4,000 1600
3 Jennie Hansen USA 01:04:07 05:05:56 03:08:54 09:25:58 -09:19 US$ 3,000 1280
4 Lauren Brandon USA 00:49:34 05:02:12 03:30:05 09:27:27 07:01 US$ 2,500 960
5 Magali Tisseyre CAN 00:56:30 05:08:04 03:18:57 09:30:09 -01:50 US$ 1,500 720
6 Brooke Brown CAN 01:04:38 05:08:50 03:27:04 09:47:42 -01:56 US$ 1,000 540
7 Ashley Paulson USA 01:14:10 05:26:25 03:10:31 09:57:38 -06:16   405
8 Sarah Jarvis GER 01:02:31 05:19:59 03:28:08 09:57:40 -18:22   305
9 Kelly O’Mara USA 01:00:23 05:26:28 03:29:38 10:02:53 n/a   230
10 Christine Fletcher CAN 01:00:16 05:21:27 03:35:31 10:04:10 -02:59   170
11 Caroline St-Pierre CAN 01:00:06 05:33:37 03:26:41 10:05:42 11:17   120
12 Erin Green USA 01:02:34 05:21:46 03:38:19 10:09:50 -00:44   85
13 Miranda Tomenson CAN 00:59:55 05:24:51 03:51:36 10:22:49 25:55   60
14 Katy Cargiulo USA 01:07:35 05:47:12 03:33:40 10:36:13 -11:59   40
15 Caroline Martineau CAN 01:06:01 05:36:52 04:11:04 11:00:59 n/a   30
  Valerie Belanger CAN 01:20:59 05:06:15   DNF      
  Darbi Roberts USA 00:56:30     DNF      

Ironman Copenhagen 2017 – Analyzing Results

IMCph_LogoRace Conditions

As is typical for Copenhagen, the bike course was pretty fast (adjustment of 15:59), also leading to quick overall times – Michelle Vesterby just missed going sub-9. With a course rating of 20:11 Copenhagen continues to be one of the quickest courses on the calendar.

Female Race Results

Michelle Vesterby was leading the race from wire to wire: She posted the fastest swim and bike legs, having a lead of nearly 15 minutes in T2. As Kona is already on the horizon, she probably didn’t push all that hard on the run, still winning by eight minutes. Second place went to Corinne Abraham who also had a good, sub-5 bike ride. She posted the fastest marathon of the day but couldn’t challenge Michelle for the leading position. After loosing her 2016 season with injuries she suffered from being attacked during one of her training runs, Sofie Goos had a satisfying third place finish.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Michelle Vesterby DEN 00:53:02 04:48:02 03:15:05 09:00:19 -05:05 US$ 15,000 2000
2 Corinne Abraham GBR 01:00:21 04:53:20 03:09:51 09:08:06 02:26 US$ 7,500 1600
3 Sofie Goos BEL 01:00:15 05:00:41 03:11:14 09:17:17 00:14 US$ 5,000 1280
4 Camilla Lindholm Borg SWE 01:07:02 04:58:06 03:11:37 09:22:46 -04:44 US$ 3,250 960
5 Alyssa Godesky USA 01:01:13 05:11:00 03:14:47 09:33:20 -15:00 US$ 2,750 720
6 Pia Nielsen Englyst DEN 01:01:12 05:12:46 03:19:36 09:38:37 -28:24 US$ 2,000 540
7 Julia Montgomery SWE 01:07:57 05:30:58 03:38:50 10:24:04 08:05 US$ 1,500 405
Jeanne Collonge FRA 01:00:25 05:14:27 DNF

Unofficial KPR & 2017 Kona Pro Slot Allocation for August Cutoff

2017 TitlePage Kona Report ThumbHere is my calculation of the KPR at the end of August, deciding the final 10 male and 7 female slots (in addition to the July slots). You’ll always find all Kona Pros in my “Always Up-to-date Kona 2017 Startlist“.

My results are unofficial, the official results will be posted on the Ironman website at http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/triathlon-rankings/points-system.aspx (but as far as I can tell will show the same data).

There is still going to be some time before all slots have been accepted or maybe rolled down to the next athletes. Athletes with rankings shown in brackets (such as “(11)”) are out of the slot positions and have to hope for a rolldown slot. For now there is some speculation whether Marino Vanhoenacker and Chris McDonald would accept their slots.

Once the field has been finalized, I will work on this year’s version of the Kona Rating Report, looking at the field and each athlete’s chances for a good result. The free report will be released in time before the Kona race, you can already pre-order your copy.

Male KPR Rankings

Rank Name Points
DECL Vanhoenacker, Marino 4.555
1 Weiss, Michael 4.430
2 Wiltshire, Harry 3.765
3 Wurf, Cameron 3.485
4 Fachbach, Markus 3.400
5 Molinari, Giulio 3.395
6 Chevrot, Denis 3.390
7 Fox, Michael 3.355
8 Tohara, Kaito 3.330
9 López Diaz, Carlos 3.175
10 McDonald, Chris 3.048
(11) Llanos, Eneko 2.975
(12) Croneborg, Fredrik 2.820

Update Aug 22nd: All Top 10 males except for Marino have accepted their slots.

Update Aug 26th: Marino has declined his slot, and Chris McDonald accepted the rolldown. This means that all August slots have been decided.

Female KPR Rankings

Rank Athlete Points
1 Joyce, Rachel 5.880
2 Moeller, Kristin 5.120
3 McCauley, Jocelyn 4.415
4 Holst, Tine 4.295
Decl Kessler, Meredith 4.265
5 Chura, Haley 4.180
6 Bartlett, Nikki 4.055
7 Collonge, Jeanne 3.910
(8) Wutti, Eva 3.820
(9) Mack, Danielle 3.820

Nominally, Meredith Kessler would receive a slot but she’s pregnant and so is extremely likely to decline. I assume she will still be asked (and the rolldown procedure to take a while), but Jeanne Collonge should receive a rolldown slot. (Update Aug 21st: Jeanne has posted on her Facebook page that she has received an invitation.) In case more slots roll down, Eva Wutti would be the next in line, she has the better tie-breaking score than Danielle Mack who has the same number of points.

Update Aug 22nd: All slots on the female side have settled. As expected Meredith declined, and all slots (including Jeanne’s) have been accepted.

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