Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2011 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:15:56 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 09:26:31 |
| 2012 | David Dellow (AUS) | 08:15:04 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 09:21:00 |
| 2013 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:17:43 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:19:51 |
| 2014 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 08:20:15 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:16:58 |
| 2015 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:18:01 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:11:49 |
| 2016 | Tim Van Berkel (AUS) | 08:15:03 | Jodie Cunnama (GBR) | 09:06:18 |
| 2017 | Josh Amberger (AUS) | 08:02:17 | Sarah Crowley (AUS) | 08:58:14 |
| 2018 | Braden Currie (NZL) | 07:54:58 | Teresa Adam (NZL) | 08:53:16 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Here’s the link to last year’s full results and analysis.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:46:45 | 04:24:52 | 02:39:59 | 07:54:58 |
| 2 | Javier Gomez | ESP | 00:46:41 | 04:25:08 | 02:41:02 | 07:56:38 |
| 3 | Terenzo Bozzone | NZL | 00:48:43 | 04:22:30 | 02:45:59 | 08:00:06 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Teresa Adam | NZL | 00:50:41 | 04:50:12 | 03:08:44 | 08:53:16 |
| 2 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 01:01:05 | 04:50:30 | 03:03:19 | 08:59:17 |
| 3 | Beth McKenzie | USA | 01:01:38 | 05:01:26 | 02:55:23 | 09:03:10 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:54:58 | Braden Currie | 2018-06-10 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:48 | Clayton Fettell | 2011-06-05 |
| Bike | overall | 04:15:13 | Cameron Wurf | 2017-06-11 |
| Run | overall | 02:39:59 | Braden Currie | 2018-06-10 |
| Total | female | 08:53:16 | Teresa Adam | 2018-06-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:39 | Lauren Brandon | 2018-06-10 |
| Bike | female | 04:50:00 | Sarah Crowley | 2017-06-11 |
| Run | female | 02:55:23 | Beth McKenzie | 2018-06-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 06:15.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2011 | 06:26 | 01:37 | 03:27 | 01:22 | 16 | 06:26 | 01:37 | 03:27 | 01:22 |
| 2012 | 06:48 | -00:36 | 08:46 | -01:21 | 22 | 06:37 | 00:30 | 06:07 | 00:00 |
| 2013 | 02:58 | -01:20 | 09:25 | -05:07 | 16 | 05:24 | -00:06 | 07:13 | -01:42 |
| 2014 | 04:15 | -02:15 | 03:45 | 02:45 | 16 of 21 | 05:07 | -00:39 | 06:21 | -00:36 |
| 2015 | 06:13 | 01:46 | 04:22 | 00:05 | 16 of 19 | 05:20 | -00:10 | 05:57 | -00:27 |
| 2016 | -02:45 | -01:09 | -01:39 | 00:03 | 28 of 36 | 03:59 | -00:19 | 04:42 | -00:23 |
| 2017 | 12:13 | -01:40 | 12:00 | 01:53 | 29 of 40 | 05:10 | -00:31 | 05:44 | -00:03 |
| 2018 | 13:54 | -00:14 | 12:52 | 01:17 | 26 of 33 | 06:15 | -00:29 | 06:37 | 00:07 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM Cairns has 2m+2f +2u Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$, paying 10 deep. With the current number, an even split of Kona slots seems likely (i.e. 3 slots for the male Pros and 3 for females).
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 29% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Braden Currie | NZL | 08:06:06 | 08:18:14 | 00:47:35 | 04:28:01 | 05:20:36 | 02:45:30 | 52% +23% -24% (8) | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Mike Phillips (KQ) | NZL | 08:12:01 | 08:19:09 | 00:49:08 | 04:27:48 | 05:21:56 | 02:50:05 | 75% +10% -15% (7) | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:15:24 | 08:26:28 | 00:48:39 | 04:30:31 | 05:24:10 | 02:51:14 | 87% +7% -6% (25) | 35 |
| 5 | 5 | Matt Burton | AUS | 08:15:41 | 08:34:43 | 00:52:48 | 04:22:09 | 05:19:57 | 02:55:44 | 15% +49% -36% (11) | 59 |
| 6 | 6 | David Dellow | AUS | 08:15:59 | 08:29:15 | 00:47:57 | 04:30:35 | 05:23:31 | 02:52:28 | 58% +1% -41% (19) | (49) |
| 7 | 9 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 08:26:51 | 08:37:25 | 00:48:02 | 04:28:40 | 05:21:43 | 03:05:08 | 58% +7% -35% (20) | 71 |
| 8 | 8 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 08:33:31 | 08:41:17 | 00:49:54 | 04:43:31 | 05:38:25 | 02:55:06 | 54% +25% -21% (17) | 85 |
| 9 | 7 | Luke Bell | AUS | 08:37:45 | 08:48:25 | 00:48:19 | 04:34:21 | 05:27:40 | 03:10:05 | 29% +5% -65% (35) | (106) |
| 10 | 10 | Blake Kappler | AUS | 08:44:29 | 09:04:00 | 00:51:46 | 04:34:43 | 05:31:29 | 03:13:00 | 56% +0% -44% (2) | (165) |
| 11 | 12 | Jarrod Harvey * | AUS | 09:03:31 | 09:23:44 | 00:55:16 | 04:51:41 | 05:51:57 | 03:11:34 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (219) |
| 11 | Alister Foot | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 14 | Justin Wendemuth | AUS | 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.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 16% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Sarah True | USA | 08:50:33 | 09:02:47 | 00:51:36 | 04:59:05 | 05:55:41 | 02:54:52 | 47% +53% -0% (2) | (3) |
| 2 | 23 | Kaisa Sali | FIN | 08:59:46 | 09:04:45 | 00:57:05 | 04:54:31 | 05:56:37 | 03:03:09 | 100% +0% -0% (9) | 4 |
| 3 | 21 | Sarah Crowley (KQ) | AUS | 09:01:15 | 09:10:05 | 00:54:50 | 04:54:02 | 05:53:52 | 03:07:23 | 40% +60% -0% (8) | 6 |
| 4 | 20 | Teresa Adam | NZL | 09:04:40 | 09:12:19 | 00:50:45 | 04:58:03 | 05:53:48 | 03:10:52 | 100% +0% -0% (4) | 8 |
| 5 | 26 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 09:25:46 | 09:37:26 | 01:05:00 | 05:00:58 | 06:10:58 | 03:14:48 | 85% +14% -2% (17) | 49 |
| 6 | 25 | Kelsey Withrow | USA | 09:28:10 | 09:50:46 | 00:53:32 | 05:11:29 | 06:10:02 | 03:18:08 | 58% +42% -0% (3) | 69 |
| 7 | 24 | Kristin Liepold | GER | 09:30:21 | 09:42:20 | 01:04:12 | 05:17:10 | 06:26:22 | 03:03:59 | 83% +4% -13% (26) | 57 |
| 8 | 32 | Els Visser | NED | 09:32:29 | 09:49:39 | 00:57:53 | 04:58:51 | 06:01:44 | 03:30:45 | 76% +24% -0% (4) | 67 |
| 9 | 27 | Jessica Mitchell | AUS | 09:51:55 | 10:12:44 | 01:03:53 | 05:15:49 | 06:24:43 | 03:27:12 | 75% +13% -13% (10) | 100 |
| 10 | 29 | Chloe Lane | AUS | 09:58:30 | 10:20:45 | 00:58:57 | 05:17:07 | 06:21:05 | 03:37:25 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (111) |
| 11 | 31 | Kierra Sansome | AUS | 10:38:54 | 11:02:40 | 01:05:16 | 05:52:48 | 07:03:03 | 03:35:51 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (132) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Terenzo Bozzone: 39% (2-1)
- Braden Currie: 36% (2-1)
- Mike Phillips: 12% (7-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 5% (17-1)
- David Dellow: 3% (30-1)
- Matt Burton: 3% (31-1)
Female Race Participants
- Sarah True: 35% (2-1)
- Sarah Crowley: 30% (2-1)
- Kaisa Sali: 19% (4-1)
- Teresa Adam: 16% (5-1)