IM Hawaii

This is an excerpt from my “Kona Rating Report“, a 120+ page with tons of information about the race, all Professional participants and their chances on October 14th. Get some more information about the report in this post or go straight to download your copy here (donations appreciated).

Previous Winners

Year	Male Winner	Time	Female Winner	Time
2005	Faris Al-Sultan (GER)	08:14:17	Natascha Badmann (SUI)	09:09:30
2006	Normann Stadler (GER)	08:11:56	Michellie Jones (AUS)	09:18:31
2007	Chris McCormack (AUS)	08:15:34	Chrissie Wellington (GBR)	09:08:45
2008	Craig Alexander (AUS)	08:17:45	Chrissie Wellington (GBR)	09:06:23
2009	Craig Alexander (AUS)	08:20:21	Chrissie Wellington (GBR)	08:54:02
2010	Chris McCormack (AUS)	08:10:37	Mirinda Carfrae (AUS)	08:58:36
2011	Craig Alexander (AUS)	08:03:56	Chrissie Wellington (GBR)	08:55:08
2012	Pete Jacobs (AUS)	08:18:37	Leanda Cave (GBR)	09:15:54
2013	Frederik Van Lierde (BEL)	08:12:29	Mirinda Carfrae (AUS)	08:52:14
2014	Sebastian Kienle (GER)	08:14:18	Mirinda Carfrae (AUS)	09:00:55
2015	Jan Frodeno (GER)	08:14:40	Daniela Ryf (SUI)	08:57:57
2016	Jan Frodeno (GER)	08:06:30	Daniela Ryf (SUI)	08:46:46

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time
1	Jan Frodeno	GER	00:48:02	04:29:00	02:45:34	08:06:30
2	Sebastian Kienle	GER	00:52:27	04:23:55	02:49:03	08:10:02
3	Patrick Lange	GER	00:48:57	04:37:49	02:39:45	08:11:14

Female Race Results

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time
1	Daniela Ryf	SUI	00:52:50	04:52:26	02:56:51	08:46:46
2	Mirinda Carfrae	AUS	00:56:44	05:10:54	02:58:20	09:10:30
3	Heather Jackson	USA	00:58:56	05:00:31	03:07:48	09:11:32

Course Records

Leg	Gender	Record	Athlete	Date
Total	overall	08:03:56	Craig Alexander	2011-10-15
Swim	overall	00:46:41	Lars Jorgensen	1998-10-03
Bike	overall	04:18:23	Normann Stadler	2006-10-21
Run	overall	02:39:45	Patrick Lange	2016-10-08
Total	female	08:46:46	Daniela Ryf	2016-10-08
Swim	female	00:48:43	Jodi Jackson	1999-10-16
Bike	female	04:44:19	Karin Thuerig	2011-10-15
Run	female	02:50:26	Mirinda Carfrae	2014-10-11

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Hawaii is – 02:33.

Race Adjustments for IM Hawaii

Year	Adjustment	Swim Adj.	Bike Adj.	Run Adj.	# of Finishers	Rating	Swim Rating	Bike Rating	Run Rating
2005	05:05	-04:16	05:49	-02:33	119 of 135	05:05	-04:16	05:49	-02:33
2006	01:06	-05:02	04:39	-03:50	118 of 138	03:06	-04:39	05:14	-03:12
2007	02:52	-03:28	00:49	01:23	110 of 134	03:01	-04:15	03:45	-01:40
2008	-00:16	-03:21	-00:15	-00:04	109 of 145	02:12	-04:02	02:45	-01:16
2009	-10:29	-03:21	-00:13	-06:33	114 of 148	-00:20	-03:54	02:10	-02:20
2010	00:34	-03:36	02:51	-01:44	95 of 113	-00:11	-03:51	02:17	-02:14
2011	00:48	-04:15	05:47	-00:18	61 of 82	-00:03	-03:54	02:47	-01:57
2012	-08:56	-04:32	-01:46	00:43	65 of 83	-01:09	-03:59	02:13	-01:37
2013	00:46	-03:12	04:11	-00:44	68 of 85	-00:57	-03:54	02:26	-01:31
2014	-03:28	-04:15	01:53	00:06	68 of 88	-01:12	-03:56	02:23	-01:22
2015	-11:57	-04:13	03:39	-06:29	64 of 94	-02:10	-03:57	02:30	-01:49
2016	-06:47	-01:01	01:07	-03:25	79 of 99	-02:33	-03:43	02:23	-01:57

As you can see, the 2016 swim adjustment of -1:01 is considerably faster (or maybe “less slow”) than the overall swim rating of -3:43. Apparently, this was caused by moving the turnaround markers which have have shifted over the years. Therefore, it is likely that this year’s swim times will be a bit faster than in previous years and that most athletes will swim faster than the expected times (which are based on the slower swim rating).

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Hawaii is a P-8000 race. It has a total prize purse of 650.000 US$, paying ten deep.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 101% of a typical Kona field.

Rank	Bib	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Exp. Swim	Exp. Bike	Exp. T2	Exp. Run	Consistency	Overall
1	1	Jan Frodeno	GER	08:05:06	07:58:16	00:49:36	04:25:03	05:19:40	02:45:26	100% +0% -0% (3)	1
2	2	Sebastian Kienle	GER	08:08:57	08:04:24	00:53:37	04:19:41	05:18:17	02:50:40	100% +0% -0% (5)	2
3	5	Patrick Lange	GER	08:09:21	08:08:50	00:50:43	04:32:07	05:27:50	02:41:31	100% +0% -0% (1)	(3)
4	26	Patrik Nilsson	SWE	08:12:30	08:15:57	00:51:09	04:31:13	05:27:22	02:45:08	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	5
5	6	Timothy O’Donnell	USA	08:15:03	08:19:34	00:50:25	04:27:43	05:23:08	02:51:55	15% +67% -18% (6)	8
6	3	Ben Hoffman	USA	08:16:17	08:21:15	00:51:19	04:27:32	05:23:51	02:52:26	11% +58% -30% (7)	11
7	9	Tim Don	GBR	08:16:53	08:18:42	00:50:43	04:27:09	05:22:52	02:54:01	38% +0% -62% (2)	7
8	31	Brent McMahon	CAN	08:18:28	08:14:28	00:50:36	04:29:27	05:25:03	02:53:25	38% +0% -62% (2)	4
9	18	Bart Aernouts	BEL	08:19:05	08:18:32	00:55:48	04:30:23	05:31:11	02:47:54	74% +0% -26% (5)	6
10	25	Nils Frommhold	GER	08:19:11	08:21:03	00:51:12	04:28:14	05:24:26	02:54:45	38% +0% -62% (2)	10
11	14	Andy Potts	USA	08:19:47	08:20:09	00:50:00	04:31:52	05:26:52	02:52:55	100% +0% -0% (8)	9
12	10	Boris Stein	GER	08:20:11	08:24:31	00:56:40	04:25:06	05:26:46	02:53:25	49% +51% -0% (3)	21
13	7	Frederik Van Lierde	BEL	08:21:30	08:22:02	00:50:58	04:29:17	05:25:15	02:56:15	72% +0% -28% (9)	13
14	28	Tyler Butterfield	BMU	08:21:58	08:36:30	00:51:32	04:29:50	05:26:21	02:55:37	10% +29% -61% (5)	66
15	19	James Cunnama	ZAF	08:22:24	08:24:22	00:51:52	04:29:29	05:26:22	02:56:02	78% +0% -22% (4)	19
16	15	Terenzo Bozzone	NZL	08:22:53	08:24:45	00:50:24	04:29:00	05:24:24	02:58:29	3% +2% -95% (4)	22
17	16	David McNamee	GBR	08:23:38	08:22:56	00:50:44	04:40:27	05:36:12	02:47:26	100% +0% -0% (2)	14
18	20	Nick Kastelein	AUS	08:23:47	08:24:27	00:50:53	04:32:59	05:28:52	02:54:55	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	20
19	12	Matt Hanson	USA	08:24:06	08:27:33	00:55:33	04:35:57	05:36:30	02:47:36	0% +0% -100% (1)	31
20	45	Ivan Rana	ESP	08:24:13	08:30:09	00:50:55	04:39:33	05:35:28	02:48:45	100% +0% -0% (4)	40
21	22	Braden Currie	NZL	08:24:23	08:28:58	00:50:32	04:37:03	05:32:35	02:51:48	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	37
22	23	Ronnie Schildknecht	SUI	08:25:34	08:30:04	00:55:45	04:32:35	05:33:21	02:52:13	63% +1% -36% (11)	39
23	21	Josh Amberger	AUS	08:26:08	08:42:45	00:49:31	04:28:15	05:22:45	03:03:23	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	(84)
24	32	Ivan Tutukin	RUS	08:26:19	08:27:03	00:51:09	04:46:12	05:42:22	02:43:57	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	(27)
25	30	Lionel Sanders	CAN	08:26:47	08:26:47	00:58:35	04:25:37	05:29:12	02:57:35	100% +0% -0% (2)	25
26	38	Tim Van Berkel	AUS	08:26:51	08:23:08	00:50:56	04:38:32	05:34:28	02:52:23	69% +0% -31% (3)	15
27	51	Jesse Thomas	USA	08:27:09	08:23:36	00:54:39	04:32:45	05:32:24	02:54:45	100% +0% -0% (1)	16
28	34	Cyril Viennot	FRA	08:27:21	08:28:36	00:53:36	04:33:36	05:32:12	02:55:09	60% +40% -0% (6)	36
29	27	Joe Gambles	AUS	08:27:51	08:28:22	00:51:52	04:36:08	05:33:00	02:54:51	14% +0% -86% (3)	34
30	33	David Dellow	AUS	08:28:04	08:24:12	00:50:58	04:34:47	05:30:46	02:57:18	100% +0% -0% (2)	18
31	36	Marko Albert	EST	08:28:32	08:27:14	00:49:47	04:33:31	05:28:19	03:00:13	93% +0% -7% (5)	28
32	17	Matthew Russell	USA	08:28:38	08:36:31	00:58:00	04:32:10	05:35:09	02:53:29	20% +80% -0% (5)	67
33	59	Eneko Llanos	ESP	08:28:45	08:27:16	00:51:44	04:29:00	05:25:44	03:03:01	77% +0% -23% (11)	29
34	37	Alessandro Degasperi	ITA	08:31:00	08:32:50	00:54:13	04:41:33	05:40:47	02:50:13	100% +0% -0% (1)	51
35	46	Kirill Kotshegarov	EST	08:31:19	08:32:03	00:57:05	04:31:30	05:33:36	02:57:43	96% +0% -4% (2)	46
36	24	Tim Reed	AUS	08:31:22	08:29:47	00:51:58	04:34:14	05:31:13	03:00:09	-0% +27% -73% (2)	38
37	35	Michael Weiss	AUT	08:31:35	08:32:45	00:58:04	04:26:57	05:30:02	03:01:33	96% +0% -4% (6)	50
38	29	Ruedi Wild	SUI	08:32:06	08:27:19	00:51:31	04:37:43	05:34:14	02:57:52	100% +0% -0% (1)	30
39	41	David Plese	SLO	08:32:21	08:33:49	00:55:53	04:34:10	05:35:03	02:57:18	63% +0% -37% (3)	53
40	11	Pete Jacobs	AUS	08:32:52	08:54:22	00:50:14	04:37:06	05:32:19	03:00:33	-0% +33% -67% (8)	129
41	53	Giulio Molinari	ITA	08:33:40	08:31:54	00:52:20	04:31:29	05:28:49	03:04:51	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	45
42	54	Denis Chevrot	FRA	08:33:43	08:31:44	00:50:14	04:40:13	05:35:27	02:58:16	62% +0% -38% (2)	44
43	49	Cameron Wurf	AUS	08:34:07	08:38:52	00:53:23	04:23:55	05:22:18	03:11:49	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	74
44	8	Kyle Buckingham	ZAF	08:34:24	08:32:10	00:52:56	04:37:00	05:34:57	02:59:27	0% +0% -100% (3)	47
45	55	Michael Fox	AUS	08:35:07	08:38:40	00:50:30	04:40:09	05:35:38	02:59:29	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	72
46	52	Markus Fachbach	GER	08:35:25	08:33:55	00:53:05	04:36:45	05:34:51	03:00:34	18% +0% -82% (2)	54
47	44	Jan Van Berkel	SUI	08:35:46	08:36:48	00:52:06	04:36:47	05:33:53	03:01:53	0% +0% -100% (2)	69
48	39	Igor Amorelli	BRA	08:37:30	08:36:35	00:50:49	04:34:45	05:30:34	03:06:56	27% +0% -73% (4)	68
49	47	Reinaldo Colucci	BRA	08:37:31	08:35:20	00:50:48	04:38:24	05:34:12	03:03:19	100% +0% -0% (1)	60
50	50	Daniel Fontana	ITA	08:37:33	08:35:48	00:52:02	04:40:25	05:37:27	03:00:06	13% +0% -87% (4)	62
51	42	Marc Duelsen	GER	08:38:35	08:41:09	00:54:42	04:40:16	05:39:59	02:58:36	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	80
52	58	Chris McDonald	AUS	08:43:40	08:49:06	00:55:58	04:38:46	05:39:44	03:03:56	11% +0% -89% (2)	99
53	43	Harry Wiltshire	GBR	08:49:29	08:55:46	00:50:37	04:47:51	05:43:28	03:06:01	27% +0% -73% (2)	136
54	40	Thiago Vinhal	BRA	08:49:33	08:57:06	00:52:54	04:51:33	05:49:26	03:00:07	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	141
55	56	Kaito Tohara	JPN	08:51:37	09:03:02	00:57:06	04:53:06	05:55:11	02:56:26	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	162
56	48	Patrick Evoe	USA	08:53:58	08:53:21	00:59:02	04:41:16	05:45:19	03:08:39	0% +0% -100% (1)	125

Female Race Participants

The strength of the field is 96% of a typical Kona field.

Rank	Bib	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Exp. Swim	Exp. Bike	Exp. T2	Exp. Run	Consistency	Overall
1	101	Daniela Ryf	SUI	08:49:21	08:42:55	00:55:03	04:49:17	05:49:19	03:00:02	100% +0% -0% (3)	1
2	113	Rachel Joyce	GBR	09:09:10	09:17:35	00:55:39	05:01:53	06:02:32	03:06:38	90% +10% -0% (7)	10
3	105	Heather Jackson	USA	09:10:43	09:12:04	01:01:48	04:57:45	06:04:33	03:06:10	62% +38% -0% (2)	4
4	103	Kaisa Sali	FIN	09:11:30	09:09:12	01:00:16	05:04:08	06:09:24	03:02:06	100% +0% -0% (1)	3
5	108	Anja Beranek	GER	09:15:54	09:22:06	00:55:12	04:57:20	05:57:32	03:18:22	74% +0% -26% (3)	22
6	133	Melissa Hauschildt	AUS	09:16:12	09:15:51	00:59:46	05:02:51	06:07:37	03:08:35	0% +0% -100% (1)	8
7	107	Susie Cheetham	GBR	09:16:39	09:15:04	00:57:26	05:08:07	06:10:33	03:06:06	38% +0% -62% (2)	7
8	118	Lucy Charles	GBR	09:18:10	09:22:59	00:51:11	05:01:50	05:58:01	03:20:09	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	23
9	106	Michelle Vesterby	DEN	09:18:16	09:20:01	00:55:28	05:02:51	06:03:19	03:14:57	91% +9% -0% (5)	13
10	117	Carrie Lester	AUS	09:18:56	09:17:30	00:58:02	05:03:46	06:06:48	03:12:08	100% +0% -0% (2)	9
11	104	Sarah Piampiano	USA	09:20:28	09:22:04	01:06:32	05:03:13	06:14:45	03:05:43	65% +35% -0% (3)	21
12	121	Camilla Pedersen	DEN	09:22:20	09:20:16	00:55:11	05:03:44	06:03:55	03:18:25	100% +0% -0% (2)	14
13	102	Sarah Crowley	AUS	09:23:03	09:21:24	01:00:17	05:02:34	06:07:52	03:15:11	100% +0% -0% (1)	18
14	122	Asa Lundstroem	SWE	09:23:11	09:25:55	01:04:24	05:04:34	06:13:58	03:09:13	100% +0% -0% (3)	28
15	115	Laura Siddall	GBR	09:23:25	09:28:23	01:01:33	05:00:50	06:07:23	03:16:02	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	36
16	110	Linsey Corbin	USA	09:23:40	09:20:35	01:02:30	05:07:33	06:15:03	03:08:37	99% +1% -1% (10)	16
17	123	Corinne Abraham	GBR	09:24:04	09:21:18	01:03:10	05:07:01	06:15:11	03:08:53	100% +0% -0% (1)	17
18	136	Jocelyn McCauley	USA	09:24:18	09:39:01	01:00:10	05:11:06	06:16:16	03:08:02	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	49
19	132	Diana Riesler	GER	09:25:15	09:26:00	01:01:47	05:00:51	06:07:38	03:17:37	0% +0% -100% (1)	31
20	112	Elizabeth Lyles	USA	09:25:23	09:23:26	01:00:30	05:09:12	06:14:42	03:10:41	54% +0% -46% (4)	24
21	126	Sonja Tajsich	GER	09:27:13	09:25:59	01:06:21	05:04:42	06:16:04	03:11:09	57% +0% -43% (5)	30
22	114	Annabel Luxford	AUS	09:27:52	09:28:15	00:54:51	05:03:10	06:03:01	03:24:51	38% +0% -62% (2)	35
23	119	Astrid Stienen	GER	09:28:42	09:27:47	01:03:15	05:03:26	06:11:42	03:17:00	0% +0% -100% (1)	34
24	124	Maja Stage Nielsen	DEN	09:29:04	09:36:23	01:03:16	05:06:28	06:14:44	03:14:20	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	(45)
25	138	Haley Chura	USA	09:30:15	09:27:09	00:53:45	05:11:41	06:10:26	03:19:49	27% +0% -73% (2)	33
26	109	Michaela Herlbauer	AUT	09:30:33	09:25:40	01:00:10	05:12:39	06:17:49	03:12:44	100% +0% -0% (1)	27
27	111	Leanda Cave	GBR	09:31:04	09:31:04	00:54:50	05:09:06	06:08:56	03:22:08	30% +5% -65% (10)	38
28	128	Mareen Hufe	GER	09:31:42	09:29:28	01:04:17	05:00:45	06:10:02	03:21:40	77% +0% -23% (3)	37
29	130	Lauren Brandon	USA	09:32:25	09:32:38	00:51:22	05:08:34	06:04:56	03:27:29	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	40
30	116	Jodie Robertson	USA	09:33:48	09:32:45	01:06:48	05:11:52	06:23:40	03:10:08	100% +0% -0% (1)	(41)
31	120	Alexandra Tondeur	BEL	09:36:34	09:32:54	01:03:55	05:14:28	06:23:23	03:13:11	100% +0% -0% (1)	41
32	134	Celine Schaerer	SUI	09:40:00	09:42:18	00:54:46	05:18:04	06:17:50	03:22:10	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	57
33	127	Dimity-Lee Duke	AUS	09:40:11	09:39:11	01:03:51	05:11:55	06:20:46	03:19:25	100% +0% -0% (2)	50
34	131	Alicia Kaye	USA	09:41:20	09:37:25	00:55:16	05:12:00	06:12:15	03:29:05	100% +0% -0% (1)	47
35	125	Kristin Moeller	GER	09:41:46	09:41:10	01:07:55	05:24:54	06:37:49	03:03:57	100% +0% -0% (4)	56
36	129	Gurutze Frades Larralde	ESP	09:44:08	09:39:43	01:04:50	05:16:01	06:25:52	03:18:16	0% +0% -100% (1)	53
37	140	Jeanne Collonge	FRA	09:45:30	09:54:08	01:03:16	05:10:12	06:18:28	03:27:02	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	78
38	139	Nikki Bartlett	GBR	09:46:49	09:48:22	01:04:44	05:10:53	06:20:37	03:26:12	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	70
39	135	Katharina Grohmann	GER	09:52:30	09:57:31	01:15:38	05:15:43	06:36:20	03:16:10	n/a (no Kona Pro race)	81

Here is a list of resources for Kona 2017 (race on Saturday, October 14th):

• Kona Rating Report (120+ pages with tons of information about the Pro field, order using this link or click ‘Get Kona Report’ in the sidebar)
  For more details, check out my blog post announcing the Report!
• My „always up-to-date“ Kona 2017 Pro Startlist (last update on Sept 28th, adding the bib numbers)
• The “regular” seedings post for IM Hawaii
• Heatmaps showing the strengths and weaknesses of the Kona Pro Athletes
• The Kona Previews I have written for Triathlete Magazine are available on the web as well (Pro Men’s Race and Pro Women’s Race)

I’ve had the chance to participate in a few recent podcast episodes, discussing the upcoming Kona race:

• EndurancePlanet TriNews: SuperMoms of Triathlon, Kona Pro Field Preview, 70.3 Worlds, and More
• Lava Podcast: Running the Numbers
• IronWomen Podcast S3E5
• IM Talk Episode 586
• Oxygen Addict Podcast 147
• TriSzene October 5 (German language)
• The Brick Session, together with Will Clarke

Here are some interesting articles written by friends in the Triathlon-Industry (please email me when you’ve found something of note that should be included!):

• Tim Heming has written for the British “220 Triathlon” magazine about his Top 10 picks for the male Pros (female picks will be added at a later point).
• Stef Hanson from Witsup is doing a series on the “Wahini Warriors” for this year’s female Pro race. So far, there are episodes on Michelle Vesterby and Sarah Piampiano, and Stef has probably added a few more since I updated this post.
• A nice video on YouTube by “szTri” about Jan Frodeno and his motivation for this season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3-Q2qaFNo.
• Talbot Cox has posted a number of great “vlogs” on his YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/talbotcox44) about the Pro athletes participating in Kona.
• The “Breakfast with Bob” interview videos have started. You can watch the Monday interviews (and the following day’s episodes) on the Babbitville YouTube Channel.

I’ll add to this list as soon as my friends and I release more information closer to the race!

After all Kona slots have been decided, here is the preliminary start list for Kona 2017. There can still be some changes to the list – in addition to the August rolldown some athletes may get injured and decide not to start after all. There may be a few days in early September for a slot to roll down, but not closer to the race – that slot will just be gone then. I will update this list if any slots are declined or athletes announce that they won’t start. I will also update the list once Ironman assigns bib numbers. For now the lists are sorted in alphabetical order.

I provide a lot more details on the race and the participants in my free “Kona Rating Report” which you can order at https://gum.co/Kona2017 (donations welcome).

Lastest Updates

• October 11th: Tim Don won’t be racing – in an Instagram post he says that he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Kona. He fractured his C2 vertebra and will require a brace for a few weeks but luckily no operation.

Male Race Participants

Bib	Name	Nation	Age	Kona Results
1	Jan Frodeno	GER	36	3 finishes out of 3 starts, 2 Kona wins (2015, 2016)
2	Sebastian Kienle	GER	33	5 finishes out of 5 starts, 1 Kona win (2014)
3	Ben Hoffman	USA	34	6 finishes out of 7 starts
5	Patrick Lange	GER	31	1 finish out of 1 start
6	Timothy O’Donnell	USA	37	5 finishes out of 6 starts
7	Frederik Van Lierde	BEL	38	7 finishes out of 9 starts, 1 Kona win (2013)
8	Kyle Buckingham	ZAF	33	2 finishes out of 3 starts
9	Tim Don	GBR	39	1 finish out of 2 starts
10	Boris Stein	GER	32	3 finishes out of 3 starts
11	Pete Jacobs	AUS	35	7 finishes out of 8 starts, 1 Kona win (2012)
12	Matt Hanson	USA	32	0 finishes out of 1 start
14	Andy Potts	USA	40	8 finishes out of 8 starts
15	Terenzo Bozzone	NZL	32	2 finishes out of 4 starts
16	David McNamee	GBR	29	2 finishes out of 2 starts
17	Matthew Russell	USA	34	5 finishes out of 5 starts
18	Bart Aernouts	BEL	33	4 finishes out of 5 starts
19	James Cunnama	ZAF	34	3 finishes out of 4 starts
20	Nick Kastelein	AUS	29	no previous Kona starts
21	Josh Amberger	AUS	28	no previous Kona starts
22	Braden Currie	NZL	31	no previous Kona starts
23	Ronnie Schildknecht	SUI	38	7 finishes out of 11 starts
24	Tim Reed	AUS	32	1 finish out of 2 starts
25	Nils Frommhold	GER	31	2 finishes out of 2 starts
26	Patrik Nilsson	SWE	26	no previous Kona starts
27	Joe Gambles	AUS	35	2 finishes out of 3 starts
28	Tyler Butterfield	BMU	34	3 finishes out of 5 starts
29	Ruedi Wild	SUI	35	1 finish out of 1 start
30	Lionel Sanders	CAN	29	2 finishes out of 2 starts
31	Brent McMahon	CAN	37	2 finishes out of 2 starts
32	Ivan Tutukin	RUS	31	no previous Kona starts
33	David Dellow	AUS	38	2 finishes out of 2 starts
34	Cyril Viennot	FRA	35	6 finishes out of 6 starts
35	Michael Weiss	AUT	36	5 finishes out of 6 starts
36	Marko Albert	EST	38	5 finishes out of 5 starts
37	Alessandro Degasperi	ITA	36	1 finish out of 1 start
38	Tim Van Berkel	AUS	33	3 finishes out of 3 starts
39	Igor Amorelli	BRA	32	3 finishes out of 4 starts
40	Thiago Vinhal	BRA	34	no previous Kona starts
41	David Plese	SLO	34	2 finishes out of 3 starts
42	Marc Duelsen	GER	32	no previous Kona starts
43	Harry Wiltshire	GBR	34	2 finishes out of 2 starts
44	Jan Van Berkel	SUI	29	1 finish out of 2 starts
45	Ivan Rana	ESP	38	4 finishes out of 4 starts
46	Kirill Kotshegarov	EST	31	1 finish out of 2 starts
47	Reinaldo Colucci	BRA	31	1 finish out of 1 start
48	Patrick Evoe	USA	40	1 finish out of 1 start
49	Cameron Wurf	AUS	34	no previous Kona starts
50	Daniel Fontana	ITA	41	2 finishes out of 4 starts
51	Jesse Thomas	USA	37	1 finish out of 1 start
52	Markus Fachbach	GER	35	1 finish out of 2 starts
53	Giulio Molinari	ITA	29	no previous Kona starts
54	Denis Chevrot	FRA	29	1 finish out of 2 starts
55	Michael Fox	AUS	28	no previous Kona starts
56	Kaito Tohara	JPN	28	no previous Kona starts
58	Chris McDonald	AUS	39	1 finish out of 2 starts
59	Eneko Llanos	ESP	40	8 finishes out of 11 starts

Female Race Participants

Bib	Name	Nation	Age	Kona Results
101	Daniela Ryf	SUI	30	3 finishes out of 3 starts, 2 Kona wins (2015, 2016)
102	Sarah Crowley	AUS	34	1 finish out of 1 start
103	Kaisa Sali	FIN	36	1 finish out of 1 start
104	Sarah Piampiano	USA	37	3 finishes out of 3 starts
105	Heather Jackson	USA	33	2 finishes out of 2 starts
106	Michelle Vesterby	DEN	34	5 finishes out of 5 starts
107	Susie Cheetham	GBR	31	1 finish out of 2 starts
108	Anja Beranek	GER	32	1 finish out of 3 starts
109	Michaela Herlbauer	AUT	30	1 finish out of 1 start
110	Linsey Corbin	USA	36	9 finishes out of 10 starts
111	Leanda Cave	GBR	39	8 finishes out of 10 starts, 1 Kona win (2012)
112	Elizabeth Lyles	USA	39	4 finishes out of 4 starts
113	Rachel Joyce	GBR	39	7 finishes out of 7 starts
114	Annabel Luxford	AUS	35	1 finish out of 2 starts
115	Laura Siddall	GBR	37	no previous Kona starts
116	Jodie Robertson	USA		1 finish out of 1 start
117	Carrie Lester	AUS	35	2 finishes out of 2 starts
118	Lucy Charles	GBR	24	no previous Kona starts
119	Astrid Stienen	GER	38	0 finishes out of 1 start
120	Alexandra Tondeur	BEL	30	1 finish out of 1 start
121	Camilla Pedersen	DEN	34	2 finishes out of 2 starts
122	Asa Lundstroem	SWE	33	3 finishes out of 3 starts
123	Corinne Abraham	GBR	39	1 finish out of 1 start
124	Maja Stage Nielsen	DEN	29	no previous Kona starts
125	Kristin Moeller	GER	33	4 finishes out of 4 starts
126	Sonja Tajsich	GER	41	4 finishes out of 5 starts
127	Dimity-Lee Duke	AUS		2 finishes out of 2 starts
128	Mareen Hufe	GER	39	2 finishes out of 3 starts
129	Gurutze Frades Larralde	ESP	36	1 finish out of 1 start
130	Lauren Brandon	USA	32	no previous Kona starts
131	Alicia Kaye	USA	34	1 finish out of 1 start
132	Diana Riesler	GER	33	0 finishes out of 1 start
133	Melissa Hauschildt	AUS	34	0 finishes out of 1 start
134	Celine Schaerer	SUI	27	no previous Kona starts
135	Katharina Grohmann	GER	30	no previous Kona starts
136	Jocelyn McCauley	USA	29	no previous Kona starts
138	Haley Chura	USA	32	1 finish out of 2 starts
139	Nikki Bartlett	GBR	30	no previous Kona starts
140	Jeanne Collonge	FRA	30	no previous Kona starts

Injury List

Unfortunately, there are a few athletes that have crashed or suffer from an injury. They have to make recovery from surgery and injuries their top priority for now.

• On August 16th Will Clarke was in a crash and suffered a separated shoulder that needed surgery.
  Update Aug 30th: Will posted on his Facebook page that his injuries turned out to be worse than expected and “hopes of getting to Kona start line are stopped right here.”
• Tine Holst crashed on August 28th and broke her collarbone. She’s also had surgery and is back home to recover.
  Update Aug 14th: Tine posted on her Facebook page that she needed a second surgery. Doctors have advised her not to use her arm for some time to allow for proper healing, forcing her to call an end to her season.
• Andi Boecherer had a DNF in his early September prep race at 70.3 Santa Cruz. On his (German language) Facebook page he writes that he thinks he suffered a tear in his plantar tendon and will be flying home to Germany for treatment and making a start in Kona impossible.
• On September 18th Carlos Lopez Dias posted on his Facebook page that he’s been hit by a car while training:
  It sounds as if there won’t be lasting damage, but the broken bones and stitches will take some time to heal and he won’t be able to race in Kona.
• Update Sept 25th: Kaito Tohara announced on his Facebook page that he suffered another broken collarbone and that “the road to Kona is over”. He hopes to still be able to start in Kona, but even then just race to finish.

Fingers crossed for Will, Tine, Andi, Carlos and Kaito for a speedy recovery!