Course Conditions
Conditions in Chattanooga were (almost) perfect for fast times: As usual the down-river swim was very quick, this was followed by a slightly faster than normal (for Chattanooga) bike leg even though the bike course was a bit longer this year (officially 116 miles). Compared to previous years, the run was a lot quicker: An adjustment of 2:53 isn’t quick for most courses but significantly faster than the run rating of -4:51 for Chattanooga.
A number of new course records were set this year. Male winner Joe Skipper set new marks on the bike (improving Sam Long’s 2019 bike leg by more than 9 minutes), on the run (beating Matt Hanson’s 2014 run course record by 3 and a half minutes) and overall. His 7:46 is more than 22 minutes quicker than the old course record set by Kyrill Kotshegarov in 2015. (The Top 4 were all under the old course record.) Female winner Skye Moench also set new bike and overall course records, beating Angela Naeth’s 2014 times by 6 minutes (bike) and 20 minutes (overall). She missed the run course record (still held by Lisa Roberts) by just 6 seconds. Skye’s time is also a new US and North American fastest finish for an IM-distance race.
Kona Qualifying
IM Chattanooga offered 2 male and 2 female Kona Pro slots for the October race, these go to
- Lionel Sanders and
- Ben Hoffman on the men’s side, and
- Skye Moench and
- Gurutze Frades Laralde on the women’s side.
Male winner Joe Skipper was already qualified. The full list of Pros qualified for October 2022 can be found here.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:43:36 | 04:14:47 | 02:44:05 | 07:46:18 | -07:16 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 00:43:36 | 04:21:05 | 02:45:58 | 07:54:46 | -11:21 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 00:42:13 | 04:24:55 | 02:46:09 | 07:57:50 | 04:25 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | Cody Beals | CAN | 00:42:15 | 04:23:53 | 02:49:58 | 08:00:06 | -00:27 | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | Adam Feigh | USA | 00:43:38 | 04:32:17 | 02:58:28 | 08:18:41 | -10:32 | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Karl-Johan Danielsson | SWE | 00:43:28 | 04:28:30 | 03:08:03 | 08:25:27 | -05:47 | US$ 3,000 |
| 7 | Jesse Vondracek | USA | 00:43:33 | 04:36:01 | 03:06:53 | 08:30:59 | -11:09 | US$ 2,500 |
| 8 | Elliot Holtham | CAN | 00:43:39 | 04:44:03 | 02:58:30 | 08:31:13 | -18:15 | US$ 2,000 |
| 9 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 00:42:14 | 04:42:39 | 03:10:57 | 08:40:43 | 18:08 | US$ 1,500 |
| 10 | Pedro Gomes | POR | 00:43:30 | 05:02:25 | 02:50:55 | 08:41:50 | 27:15 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Jimmy Sosinski | USA | 00:51:42 | 04:50:02 | 03:02:12 | 08:49:31 | -04:58 | |
| 12 | Clay Emge | USA | 00:48:20 | 04:49:50 | 03:08:17 | 08:52:03 | 16:51 | |
| 13 | Aaron Kolk | USA | 00:53:05 | 04:53:00 | 03:07:28 | 08:59:41 | -46:07 | |
| 14 | Nick Cosman | CAN | 00:45:48 | 04:50:41 | 03:19:12 | 09:00:51 | -32:31 | |
| 15 | Vinicius Canhedo | BRA | 00:43:38 | 04:43:52 | 04:06:02 | 09:39:18 | 51:33 | |
| Sam Long | USA | 00:43:36 | 04:15:26 | DNF | ||||
| Jason Pohl | CAN | 00:46:00 | 04:41:32 | DNF | ||||
| Mikael Staer Nathan | CAN | 00:43:42 | 05:00:52 | DNF | ||||
| Peter Kotland | CZE | 00:52:40 | 05:32:50 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Skye Moench | USA | 00:44:32 | 04:44:02 | 03:01:10 | 08:34:06 | -17:44 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 00:50:13 | 05:02:23 | 03:01:48 | 09:00:37 | 00:10 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Melanie McQuaid | CAN | 00:45:24 | 04:57:49 | 03:16:17 | 09:04:20 | -26:45 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | Kelly Fillnow | USA | 00:50:07 | 05:01:23 | 03:14:17 | 09:10:58 | -21:01 | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | Jen Annett | CAN | 00:50:03 | 05:11:39 | 03:17:01 | 09:23:30 | 18:28 | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Elizabeth James | USA | 00:54:19 | 05:22:55 | 03:20:38 | 09:43:16 | n/a | US$ 3,000 |
| 7 | Zuzana Trnovcova | SVK | 00:53:29 | 05:13:19 | 03:45:49 | 09:59:52 | -03:11 | US$ 2,500 |
| 8 | Rach McBride | CAN | 00:44:30 | 05:13:47 | 04:07:39 | 10:10:49 | 59:08 | US$ 2,000 |
| 9 | Ginger Howell | USA | 00:49:56 | 05:49:47 | 03:25:52 | 10:12:14 | -09:18 | US$ 1,500 |
| 10 | Katie Morales | USA | 00:45:26 | 05:10:19 | 04:23:21 | 10:25:39 | 53:14 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Katy Cargiulo | USA | 00:50:15 | 05:46:20 | 03:54:22 | 10:38:24 | 21:36 | |
| Angela Naeth | CAN | 00:50:00 | 05:07:13 | DNF |