Course Conditions
2026 was a typical year for IM New Zealand. The new bike course was about as hard as the older course (7:30 adjustment for this year, 7:08 average for the five year before). Matt Hanson ran a new marathon course record of 2:34:49, beating the 2019 time of 2:40:04 from Mike Philipps – all four top finishers were under the old record. There was also a new run course on the female side: Tamara Jewett ran a 2:42:40, seven minutes quicker than Chelsea Sodaro in 2024. Kat Matthews broke Chelsea’s overall course record – her 8:28:55 was more than eleven minutes faster.
Kona Qualifiying
IM New Zealand offered four male and four female Pro slots for Kona. These will be offered to:
- Trevor Foley, Pierre Le Corre, Matt Hanson and Jack Moody (men)
and - Kat Matthews, Hannah Berry, Tamara Jewett and Regan Hollioake
In addition, Kristian Blummenfelt validated his AQ slot. Lotte Wilms and Danielle Lewis were already qualified. You can find the list of all qualifiers on my “Kona 2026″ page.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Trevor Foley | USA | 00:52:07 (18) | 04:14:15 (3) | 02:35:42 (2) | 07:46:44 | -08:19 | US$ 18,000 | 88.60 |
| 2 | Pierre Le Corre | FRA | 00:48:11 (1) | 04:18:27 (8) | 02:36:18 (3) | 07:48:26 | n/a | US$ 11,500 | 86.15 |
| 3 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:49:57 (14) | 04:20:42 (11) | 02:34:49 (1) | 07:50:39 | -07:35 | US$ 9,000 | 83.59 |
| 4 | Jack Moody | NZL | 00:49:58 (15) | 04:18:10 (7) | 02:37:39 (4) | 07:51:03 | -15:54 | US$ 6,000 | 81.81 |
| 5 | Mike Phillips | NZL | 00:49:55 (13) | 04:16:01 (4) | 02:46:54 (6) | 07:58:09 | -02:14 | US$ 5,000 | 77.56 |
| 6 | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 00:49:49 (9) | 04:16:07 (5) | 02:49:40 (8) | 08:01:02 | 25:53 | US$ 4,000 | 74.99 |
| 7 | Yvan Jarrige | FRA | 00:49:58 (15) | 04:28:30 (15) | 02:43:06 (5) | 08:07:47 | -11:41 | US$ 3,000 | 71.01 |
| 8 | Sam Osborne | NZL | 00:48:17 (4) | 04:24:52 (12) | 02:50:24 (9) | 08:09:31 | n/a | US$ 2,500 | 69.03 |
| 9 | Matt Kerr | NZL | 00:52:26 (20) | 04:20:15 (9) | 02:51:27 (10) | 08:10:42 | -08:21 | US$ 2,000 | 67.32 |
| 10 | Jack Sosinski | AUS | 00:49:52 (11) | 04:27:12 (14) | 02:48:26 (7) | 08:11:29 | -02:23 | US$ 1,500 | 65.83 |
| 11 | Kyle Smith | NZL | 00:48:14 (3) | 04:11:55 (1) | 03:06:40 (14) | 08:12:00 | 04:32 | 64.50 | |
| 12 | Rasmus Svenningsson | SWE | 00:54:20 (21) | 04:20:23 (10) | 02:52:13 (11) | 08:13:06 | 10:13 | 63.00 | |
| 13 | Andy Krueger | USA | 00:49:52 (11) | 04:29:07 (16) | 03:05:02 (13) | 08:29:38 | 01:37 | 55.65 | |
| 14 | David Martin | CZE | 00:48:22 (5) | 04:36:36 (19) | 03:15:04 (15) | 08:46:08 | n/a | 48.38 | |
| 15 | Tom Somerville | NZL | 00:52:10 (19) | 04:32:53 (18) | 03:18:48 (16) | 08:49:02 | -48:22 | 46.34 | |
| 16 | Calvin Amos | AUS | 00:55:53 (22) | 04:51:17 (22) | 02:53:29 (12) | 08:52:21 | 24:43 | 44.20 | |
| 17 | James Hayes | USA | 00:49:48 (8) | 04:36:36 (19) | 03:40:18 (17) | 09:12:50 | 03:02 | 40.82 | |
| Frederic Funk | GER | 00:49:46 (7) | 04:13:22 (2) | DNF | |||||
| Ben Hamilton | NZL | 00:50:02 (17) | 04:17:28 (6) | DNF | |||||
| Henrik Goesch | FIN | 00:48:29 (6) | 04:26:47 (13) | DNF | |||||
| Robert Huisman | NZL | 00:48:12 (2) | 04:30:22 (17) | DNF | |||||
| Mitchell Kibby | AUS | 00:49:49 (9) | 04:44:39 (21) | DNF | |||||
| Nathan Dortmann | FRA | 00:56:33 (23) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Kat Matthews | GBR | 00:53:30 (6) | 04:38:01 (1) | 02:51:48 (2) | 08:28:55 | 01:43 | US$ 18,000 | 92.62 |
| 2 | Hannah Berry | NZL | 00:50:56 (4) | 04:40:38 (2) | 02:58:12 (3) | 08:35:43 | -14:16 | US$ 11,500 | 88.46 |
| 3 | Lotte Wilms | NED | 00:50:53 (2) | 04:40:42 (3) | 03:02:19 (5) | 08:39:57 | -10:28 | US$ 9,000 | 85.29 |
| 4 | Tamara Jewett | CAN | 00:54:15 (9) | 04:57:47 (8) | 02:42:40 (1) | 08:41:20 | -15:25 | US$ 6,000 | 83.18 |
| 5 | Danielle Lewis | USA | 01:02:04 (15) | 04:42:11 (4) | 02:59:19 (4) | 08:49:35 | -10:34 | US$ 5,000 | 78.78 |
| 6 | Regan Hollioake | AUS | 00:53:33 (7) | 04:42:50 (5) | 03:12:12 (9) | 08:54:45 | -02:02 | US$ 4,000 | 75.52 |
| 7 | Gabrielle Lumkes | USA | 00:55:33 (12) | 04:53:16 (6) | 03:11:13 (8) | 09:05:39 | -07:20 | US$ 3,000 | 70.35 |
| 8 | Fenella Langridge | GBR | 00:50:51 (1) | 05:03:14 (11) | 03:09:42 (7) | 09:09:10 | 11:50 | US$ 2,500 | 67.80 |
| 9 | Rhianne Hughes | GBR | 01:04:30 (17) | 04:58:10 (10) | 03:08:25 (6) | 09:16:39 | n/a | US$ 2,000 | 63.95 |
| 10 | Rebecca Clarke | NZL | 00:50:55 (3) | 04:57:59 (9) | 03:25:03 (13) | 09:19:46 | 03:25 | US$ 1,500 | 61.68 |
| 11 | Chloe Lane | AUS | 00:56:21 (14) | 05:09:43 (14) | 03:14:39 (10) | 09:28:28 | 07:23 | 57.53 | |
| 12 | Nina Derron | SUI | 00:54:28 (11) | 05:06:06 (12) | 03:26:55 (14) | 09:33:06 | 20:09 | 54.84 | |
| 13 | Alexia Bailly | FRA | 00:55:36 (13) | 05:12:01 (16) | 03:23:24 (12) | 09:37:21 | n/a | 52.34 | |
| 14 | Mizuki Hirayanagi | JPN | 01:05:22 (19) | 05:08:56 (13) | 03:17:42 (11) | 09:38:07 | n/a | 51.11 | |
| 15 | Hannah Knighton | NZL | 00:51:07 (5) | 05:11:34 (15) | 03:31:50 (15) | 09:41:41 | n/a | 48.94 | |
| 16 | Katie Treston-Torney | USA | 01:11:40 (20) | 05:44:34 (19) | 03:39:20 (16) | 10:42:36 | 33:06 | 43.07 | |
| 17 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:54:19 (10) | 05:23:47 (17) | 04:45:31 (17) | 11:13:58 | 1:22:49 | 42.24 | |
| Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 00:54:11 (8) | 04:56:33 (7) | DNF | |||||
| Line Bonde | DEN | 01:05:21 (18) | 05:28:57 (18) | DNF | |||||
| Stephanie Clutterbuck | GBR | 01:02:09 (16) | DNF |