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Ironman Louisville 2018 – Analyzing Results

IMLouCourse Conditions

As you can see from the results, the swim was shortened considerably because of strong currents. Officially, the swim was 0.9 miles (about 1.5k), but it must have been downstream as most times are around 12 minutes.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Chris Leiferman USA 00:12:55 04:34:56 02:38:54 07:34:08 n/a US$ 8,000
2 Sam Long USA 00:12:57 04:23:35 02:55:34 07:39:21 n/a US$ 4,000
3 Gregory Close USA 00:14:01 04:30:13 02:49:47 07:42:55 n/a US$ 3,000
4 Jeremy Jurkiewicz FRA 00:12:00 04:42:59 02:47:40 07:50:21 n/a US$ 2,500
5 Tripp Hipple USA 00:12:45 04:32:17 03:03:59 07:57:10 n/a US$ 1,500
6 Jonathan Shearon USA 00:12:40 04:34:30 03:05:35 08:01:22 n/a US$ 1,000
7 Jose Estrangeiro POR 00:12:12 04:50:53 03:00:17 08:13:18 n/a
8 Jonathan Fecik USA 00:13:32 04:51:53 03:09:31 08:24:40 n/a
9 Christopher Bagg USA 00:13:01 04:56:15 03:10:51 08:30:41 n/a
10 Guilherme Manocchio BRA 00:12:32 04:48:44 03:24:03 08:34:32 n/a
11 Andrew Talansky USA 00:13:28 04:41:39 03:26:19 08:37:47 n/a
12 Diego Vasquez ECU 00:13:36 05:01:52 03:13:31 08:39:33 n/a
Viktor Zyemtsev UKR 00:12:43 04:37:13 DNF
Nicholas Chase USA 00:12:14 04:45:52 DNF
Ivan Risti ITA 00:12:03 DNF
Stefan Schmid GER 00:12:55 DNF
Colin Laughery USA 00:13:04 DNF
Raymond Botelho USA 00:13:04 DNF
Adam Feigh USA 00:13:22 DNF
Adam Otstot USA 00:13:32 DNF
Michael Louys BEL 00:15:02 DNF

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Jennifer Spieldenner USA 00:12:24 05:05:40 03:16:22 08:43:22 n/a US$ 8,000
2 Michaela Herlbauer AUT 00:13:35 05:22:03 03:00:22 08:45:29 n/a US$ 4,000
3 Lisa Roberts USA 00:15:54 05:10:28 03:08:37 08:46:15 n/a US$ 3,000
4 Lenny Ramsey NED 00:15:51 05:17:56 03:26:01 09:11:34 n/a US$ 2,500
5 Katie Thomas USA 00:13:21 05:11:18 03:36:35 09:12:43 n/a US$ 1,500
6 Melanie Baumann SUI 00:18:00 05:23:31 03:30:36 09:24:05 n/a US$ 1,000
7 Olga Kowalska POL 00:15:29 05:29:23 03:39:26 09:36:48 n/a
8 Raquel Torres DOM 00:13:20 05:48:03 03:39:02 09:51:46 n/a
9 Sheila Treleaven CAN 00:12:36 05:53:57 04:04:16 10:28:26 n/a
10 Elizabeth Nyitray USA 00:14:52 05:54:13 04:32:19 10:54:32 n/a
Caroline Martineau CAN 00:15:12 06:56:13 DNF
Sarah Haskins USA 00:12:21 DNF
Jennifer Clark USA 00:14:15 DNF
Erin Green USA 00:14:50 DNF
Amy Vantassel USA 00:15:56 DNF
Nicole Luse USA 00:16:06 DNF

Ironman Louisville 2018 (Oct 14th) – Seedings

IMLouPrevious Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2007 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:38:40 Heather Gollnick (USA) 09:23:25
2008 Maximilian Longree (GER) 08:34:00 Mariska Kramer-Postma (NED) 09:54:19
2009 Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) 08:25:27 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:20:21
2010 Paul Ambrose (AUS) 08:29:59 Rebekah Keat (AUS) 09:33:15
2011 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:27:36 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:38:14
2012 Patrick Evoe (USA) 08:42:44 Bree Wee (USA) 09:36:27
2013 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:21:34 Kate Bevilaqua (AUS) 09:29:02
2014 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:40:51 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:31:19
2017 Andrew Starykowicz (USA) 08:10:11 Lisa Roberts (USA) 09:06:06

Last Race’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Andrew Starykowicz USA 00:47:33 04:08:19 03:07:24 08:10:11
2 Callum Millward NZL 00:51:12 04:26:45 02:53:39 08:18:03
3 Markus Thomschke GER 00:51:15 04:26:26 02:56:22 08:21:05

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Lisa Roberts USA 01:02:40 04:56:45 02:59:09 09:06:06
2 Lesley Smith USA 00:55:55 05:13:17 03:06:12 09:23:35
3 Nicole Valentine USA 00:59:13 05:12:46 03:11:14 09:29:55

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:10:11 Andrew Starykowicz 2017-10-15
Swim overall 00:44:54 John Flanagan 2009-08-28
Bike overall 04:08:19 Andrew Starykowicz 2017-10-15
Run overall 02:43:48 Viktor Zyemtsev 2009-08-28
Total female 09:06:06 Lisa Roberts 2017-10-15
Swim female 00:46:51 Nina Kraft 2014-08-24
Bike female 04:56:45 Lisa Roberts 2017-10-15
Run female 02:59:09 Lisa Roberts 2017-10-15

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Louisville is 06:09.

Race Adjustments for IM Louisville

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2007 03:39 01:14 03:45 -06:10 26 03:39 01:14 03:45 -06:10
2008 -03:10 -01:42 03:32 -10:18 28 00:15 -00:14 03:39 -08:14
2009 07:42 -01:14 03:49 02:42 37 02:44 -00:34 03:42 -04:35
2010 -01:16 -00:29 04:55 -09:22 21 01:44 -00:33 04:00 -05:47
2011 11:56 01:27 06:58 00:02 16 03:46 -00:09 04:36 -04:37
2012 06:12 -02:00 05:06 -05:10 17 04:10 -00:27 04:41 -04:43
2013 08:11 04:48 06:43 02:18 21 04:45 00:18 04:58 -03:43
2014 09:44 06:26 08:16 -05:51 17 of 23 05:22 01:04 05:23 -03:59
2017 12:27 00:58 12:53 04:35 43 of 57 06:09 01:03 06:13 -03:02

Kona slots and Prize Money

IM Louisville has 1m+1f Pro Kona slots. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$, paying 6 deep.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 2% of a typical Kona field.

# Bib Name Nat Expected Rating ESwim EBike ET2 ERun Consistency Overall
1 31 Chris Leiferman USA 08:12:28 08:20:53 00:51:36 04:24:26 05:21:01 02:51:27 100% +0% -0% (3) 17
2 32 Viktor Zyemtsev UKR 08:17:32 08:23:45 00:49:45 04:32:52 05:27:37 02:49:55 82% +0% -18% (23) (25)
3 38 Stefan Schmid GER 08:24:10 08:30:33 00:51:11 04:32:20 05:28:30 02:55:40 62% +17% -21% (17) 51
4 35 Jeremy Jurkiewicz FRA 08:26:49 08:32:58 00:47:18 04:34:03 05:26:22 03:00:27 91% +0% -9% (17) 62
5 34 Guilherme Manocchio BRA 08:31:14 08:37:03 00:49:06 04:34:08 05:28:14 03:03:00 76% +12% -12% (14) 74
6 37 Jonathan Shearon USA 08:32:53 08:46:08 00:52:43 04:32:12 05:29:55 03:02:58 63% +16% -21% (22) 102
7 52 Gregory Close USA 08:36:45 09:08:02 00:55:37 04:33:36 05:34:13 03:02:32 16% +28% -57% (12) 181
8 40 Sam Long USA 08:36:58 08:49:16 00:54:04 04:31:22 05:30:26 03:06:32 72% +16% -12% (8) 113
9 44 Raul Tejada GTM 08:41:14 08:56:45 00:51:37 04:44:00 05:40:37 03:00:37 100% +0% -0% (2) (144)
10 39 Ivan Risti ITA 08:42:14 09:03:35 00:47:03 04:43:55 05:35:58 03:06:16 26% +17% -57% (13) 167
11 57 Tripp Hipple USA 08:44:50 09:00:53 00:51:03 04:33:50 05:29:53 03:14:57 63% +0% -37% (6) 158
12 43 Andrew Talansky USA 08:48:47 09:08:21 00:53:47 04:26:26 05:25:14 03:23:33 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (183)
13 54 Jose Estrangeiro POR 08:49:43 09:15:04 00:50:11 04:50:10 05:45:22 03:04:21 44% +0% -56% (4) (197)
14 51 Andreas Niedrig * GER 08:53:10 09:15:35 00:46:45 04:33:08 05:24:53 03:28:17 28% +19% -53% (15) (198)
15 56 Adam Feigh USA 09:01:06 09:14:48 00:53:22 04:44:47 05:43:08 03:17:58 100% +0% -0% (2) (197)
16 58 Colin Laughery USA 09:02:10 09:21:47 00:54:59 04:48:20 05:48:19 03:13:51 59% +22% -19% (10) (218)
17 41 Adam Otstot USA 09:03:53 09:17:50 00:52:36 04:58:05 05:55:41 03:08:12 100% +0% -0% (2) (206)
18 49 Raymond Botelho USA 09:09:07 09:23:11 00:54:51 04:40:29 05:40:20 03:28:47 57% +10% -33% (18) 223
19 53 Martijn Dekker NED 09:09:17 09:28:29 00:47:35 04:39:42 05:32:17 03:37:00 36% +0% -64% (6) (230)
20 48 Christopher Bagg USA 09:09:50 09:58:07 00:52:56 04:50:06 05:48:01 03:21:49 2% +10% -88% (17) 264
21 47 Michael Louys BEL 09:17:10 09:30:43 01:02:49 04:48:51 05:56:41 03:20:29 45% +4% -51% (15) 233
22 50 Nicholas Chase USA 09:19:34 09:35:06 00:51:33 04:51:07 05:47:40 03:31:54 57% +0% -43% (4) (245)
23 55 Jonathan Fecik USA 09:23:23 09:46:08 00:55:09 04:53:05 05:53:14 03:30:09 46% +18% -36% (6) 256
24 45 Diego Vasquez ECU 09:30:29 09:51:36 00:53:48 04:57:28 05:56:16 03:34:13 100% +0% -0% (2) (261)
25 36 Robbie Wade IRL 09:53:51 10:40:51 00:57:18 05:03:08 06:05:26 03:48:25 4% +0% -96% (5) (280)
33 Andrew Yoder USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated 0% +0% -100% (2) (n/a)
42 Kevin Portmann FRA 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.

# Bib Name Nat Expected Rating ESwim EBike ET2 ERun Consistency Overall
1 1 Lisa Roberts USA 09:14:13 09:22:59 01:01:46 05:05:03 06:11:48 03:02:25 75% +14% -11% (25) 26
2 6 Michaela Herlbauer AUT 09:21:14 09:27:33 00:55:05 05:06:41 06:06:46 03:14:28 69% +9% -22% (10) 35
3 4 Haley Chura USA 09:30:41 09:41:34 00:49:15 05:07:38 06:01:52 03:28:49 67% +4% -30% (13) 57
4 9 Laurel Wassner * USA 09:35:41 09:50:28 00:53:30 05:14:16 06:12:47 03:22:54 64% +9% -28% (13) 74
5 3 Jennie Hansen USA 09:39:14 09:46:16 01:02:21 05:13:36 06:20:57 03:18:17 77% +0% -23% (14) 63
6 12 Lenny Ramsey NED 09:43:22 09:59:12 01:04:31 05:19:09 06:28:40 03:14:42 100% +0% -0% (2) (87)
7 11 Katie Thomas USA 09:43:39 09:55:50 00:53:53 05:08:29 06:07:22 03:36:17 79% +21% -0% (5) 84
8 21 Ashley Paulson USA 09:55:38 10:08:27 01:12:12 05:25:57 06:43:09 03:12:29 66% +12% -23% (10) 107
9 16 Erin Green USA 10:00:41 10:13:51 00:59:48 05:21:51 06:26:40 03:34:01 91% +9% -0% (7) 117
10 17 Olga Kowalska POL 10:01:04 10:17:58 01:03:26 05:26:14 06:34:40 03:26:24 100% +0% -0% (2) (123)
11 18 Nicole Luse USA 10:06:36 10:26:18 01:07:27 05:27:43 06:40:10 03:26:26 53% +47% -0% (4) 133
12 23 Amy Vantassel USA 10:26:13 10:41:31 01:04:53 05:46:17 06:56:10 03:30:03 50% +26% -25% (6) 144
13 19 Caroline Martineau CAN 10:32:20 11:06:57 01:04:13 05:29:38 06:38:51 03:53:29 47% +8% -46% (12) 154
14 20 Elizabeth Nyitray USA 12:16:33 12:43:48 01:02:12 05:56:09 07:03:21 05:13:12 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (159)
5 Sarah Haskins USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
10 Jennifer Spieldenner USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
14 Melanie Baumann SUI n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
15 Jennifer Clark USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
22 Sheila Treleaven CAN 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.

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Chris Leiferman: 61% (1-1)
  • Viktor Zyemtsev: 26% (3-1)
  • Stefan Schmid: 8% (11-1)
  • Jeremy Jurkiewicz: 3% (32-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Lisa Roberts: 71% (1-1)
  • Michaela Herlbauer: 17% (5-1)
  • Laurel Wassner: 5% (19-1)
  • Haley Chura: 4% (23-1)
  • Jennie Hansen: 2% (63-1)

Ironman Louisville 2018 (Oct 14th) – Entry Lists

IMLouMale Race Participants

Name Nation
Christopher Bagg USA
Raymond Botelho USA
Nicholas Chase USA
Gregory Close USA
Ivan Dominguez USA
Jose Estrangeiro POR
Jonathan Fecik USA
Adam Feigh USA
Tripp Hipple USA
Jeremy Jurkiewicz FRA
Colin Laughery USA
Chris Leiferman USA
Sam Long USA
Michael Louys BEL
Guilherme Manocchio BRA
Adam Otstot USA
Kevin Portmann FRA
Jeremy Rielley USA
Stefan Schmid GER
Nathan Shearer AUS
Jonathan Shearon USA
Christopher Stock USA
Diego Vasquez ECU
Andrew Yoder USA

Female Race Participants

Name Nation
Melanie Baumann SUI
Uli Bromme USA
Haley Chura USA
Jennifer Clark USA
Jennie Hansen USA
Sarah Haskins USA
Michaela Herlbauer AUT
Sue Huse CAN
Caroline Martineau CAN
Melanie McQuaid CAN
Angela Naeth CAN
Elizabeth Nyitray USA
Lenny Ramsey NED
Lisa Roberts USA
Katie Thomas USA
Sheila Treleaven CAN
Nicole Valentine USA
Natasha Van der Merwe USA
Amy Vantassel USA
Laurel Wassner USA
Kelsey Withrow USA

Ironman Louisville 2017 – Analyzing Results

IMLouRace Conditions

In previous years, the adjustments for IM Louisville have been changing quite a lot, probably an influence of the weather on race day (which would mainly show up on the run when the heat and humidity take their toll) but likely also because of course changes (especially on the swim and bike).

This was the first year since 2014 that IM Louisville was a professional race, and the adjustments were not very consistent with earlier years. The swim appears to be quite a bit slower, the bike a bit faster and the run faster by quite a bit – I’m not sure if there have been changes to the course that might explain these changes.

Overall, the conditions seem to have been favorable for quick times, but the new records that were set are also indicative of great performances by the respective athletes. Lisa Roberts set new records for the bike (by 6 minutes over the 2009 bike split by Lisbeth Kristensen), the run (again by 6 minutes over the 2009 marathon by Kim Loeffler) and also overall (by 14 minutes over Nina Kraft’s 2009 winning time). On the men’s side Andy Starykowicz’s bike time was an improvement of 21 minutes over Chris McDonald’s time from 2013, also helping him to set a new overall course record (by 11 minutes). Definitely a day for new records and dominating performances!

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Andrew Starykowicz USA 00:47:33 04:08:19 03:07:24 08:10:11 -17:12 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Callum Millward NZL 00:51:12 04:26:45 02:53:39 08:18:03 -03:18 US$ 4,000 1600
3 Markus Thomschke GER 00:51:15 04:26:26 02:56:22 08:21:05 -14:35 US$ 3,000 1280
4 Eric Limkemann USA 00:49:50 04:24:35 03:04:40 08:26:14 -05:21 US$ 2,500 960
5 Gregory Close USA 00:55:59 04:27:10 02:56:17 08:26:24 -22:58 US$ 1,500 720
6 Jonathan Shearon USA 00:53:51 04:29:33 02:57:13 08:27:43 -06:31 US$ 1,000 540
7 Patrick Jaberg SUI 00:55:31 04:27:42 02:59:13 08:29:29 -11:44   405
8 Tripp Hipple USA 00:51:20 04:28:47 03:06:01 08:32:43 -05:30   305
9 Paul Ambrose AUS 00:51:14 04:32:11 03:05:44 08:36:33 -00:49   230
10 Jozsef Major HUN 00:57:16 04:35:01 02:55:37 08:36:34 -02:04   170
11 Blake Becker USA 00:55:37 04:38:37 03:06:07 08:46:51 -31:29   120
12 Jesse Vondracek USA 00:51:18 04:40:48 03:08:44 08:47:43 -09:42   85
13 Daniel Clarke CAN 00:58:01 04:37:20 03:07:35 08:49:54 -28:02   60
14 Ryan Rau USA 00:56:11 04:47:42 02:59:09 08:51:39 -14:10   40
15 Adam Feigh USA 00:53:46 04:38:24 03:18:29 08:57:25 n/a   30
16 Mike Schifferle SUI 00:58:49 04:38:14 03:12:38 09:00:33 02:35   20
17 Josh Terwoord USA 01:04:43 05:01:28 02:46:51 09:00:57 13:33   15
18 Konstantin Bachor GER 00:51:17 04:31:19 03:32:32 09:01:57 31:56   10
19 Jordan Monnink CAN 00:51:23 04:41:10 03:25:35 09:05:03 22:26   8
20 Matthew Shanks USA 00:58:04 04:53:24 03:07:24 09:05:34 -16:59   5
21 Douglas MacLean USA 00:57:11 04:55:07 03:07:07 09:10:12 06:44   3
22 Scott Cooper CAN 01:01:37 04:48:02 03:11:19 09:10:34 02:15   3
23 Derek Kidwell USA 00:51:06 04:31:29 03:41:05 09:11:08 n/a   3
24 Jonathan Fecik USA 00:55:34 04:50:28 03:20:25 09:13:18 -12:53   3
25 Karl-Johan Danielsson SWE 00:51:12 04:29:25 03:53:44 09:22:01 42:37   3
26 Peter Kotland CZE 01:00:31 05:05:30 03:23:59 09:41:00 09:50   3
  Maurice Clavel GER 00:47:37 04:17:03   DNF      
  Stephen Kilshaw CAN 00:51:09 04:45:34   DNF      
  Marcus Vinicius Fernandes BRA 00:47:33 04:54:41   DNF      
  Vinicius Canhedo BRA 00:51:06 04:56:10   DNF      
  Fabian Rahn GER 01:01:39 04:45:47   DNF      
  Kevin Ryan USA 00:47:40 05:01:39   DNF      
  Patrick Brady USA 01:04:27 04:48:25   DNF      
  Michael Van Cleven BEL 00:53:29 05:13:05   DNF      
  Patrick Schuster USA 01:26:43 05:57:14   DNF      
  Thomas Gerlach USA 00:51:19     DNF      
  Christopher Stock USA       DNF      

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Lisa Roberts USA 01:02:40 04:56:45 02:59:09 09:06:06 -06:10 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Lesley Smith USA 00:55:55 05:13:17 03:06:12 09:23:35 n/a US$ 4,000 1600
3 Nicole Valentine USA 00:59:13 05:12:46 03:11:14 09:29:55 -22:55 US$ 3,000 1280
4 Kelly Fillnow USA 01:02:23 05:10:25 03:21:43 09:42:09 -01:36 US$ 2,500 960
5 Beth Shutt USA 00:59:01 05:16:52 03:22:53 09:46:43 -01:11 US$ 1,500 720
6 Robyn Hardage CAN 01:01:54 05:17:12 03:25:09 09:51:43 n/a US$ 1,000 540
7 Ashley Paulson USA 01:16:13 05:25:07 03:04:24 09:53:14 03:10   405
8 Holly Benner USA 00:54:06 05:15:21 03:37:09 09:53:59 n/a   305
9 Stephanie Jones USA 01:05:26 05:23:49 03:16:19 09:54:46 12:17   230
10 Nicole Luse USA 01:07:07 05:21:45 03:19:27 09:56:34 -13:53   170
11 Kaitlin Curbeau USA 00:51:44 05:31:04 03:32:19 10:03:54 -11:27   120
12 Kathryn Thomas USA 00:54:09 05:11:12 03:55:32 10:09:05 10:24   85
13 Miranda Tomenson CAN 00:54:39 05:24:10 03:47:03 10:13:39 07:13   60
14 Caroline Gregory USA 00:56:46 05:39:25 03:56:31 10:40:43 39:06   40
15 Katy Cargiulo USA 01:08:11 05:48:53 03:32:42 10:41:07 06:33   30
16 Amber Ferreira USA 00:54:46 05:21:35 04:44:41 11:09:50 1:33:29   20
17 Caroline Martineau CAN 01:05:55 05:37:50 05:09:31 12:02:34 1:32:11   15
  Carrie Mccoy USA 01:14:31 09:22:38 06:08:33 DNF      
  Dede Griesbauer USA 00:51:39     DNF      
  Kelly O’Mara USA 00:59:07     DNF      

Ironman Louisville 2018 (Oct 15th) – Seedings

IMLouPrevious Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2007 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:38:40 Heather Gollnick (USA) 09:23:25
2008 Maximilian Longree (GER) 08:34:00 Mariska Kramer-Postma (NED) 09:54:19
2009 Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) 08:25:27 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:20:21
2010 Paul Ambrose (AUS) 08:29:59 Rebekah Keat (AUS) 09:33:15
2011 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:27:36 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:38:14
2012 Patrick Evoe (USA) 08:42:44 Bree Wee (USA) 09:36:27
2013 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:21:34 Kate Bevilaqua (AUS) 09:29:02
2014 Chris McDonald (AUS) 08:40:51 Nina Kraft (GER) 09:31:19

Last Race’s TOP 3 (from 2014)

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Chris McDonald AUS 00:48:28 04:39:01 03:08:27 08:40:51
2 Thomas Gerlach USA 00:48:30 04:39:16 03:07:40 08:41:07
3 Patrick Evoe USA 00:51:39 04:35:36 03:16:59 08:49:27

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Nina Kraft GER 00:46:51 05:14:41 03:23:30 09:31:19
2 Jackie Hering USA 00:48:09 05:19:06 03:30:03 09:43:25
3 Caroline Gregory USA 00:53:19 05:31:29 03:16:55 09:47:02

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:21:34 Chris McDonald 2013-08-25
Swim overall 00:44:54 John Flanagan 2009-08-28
Bike overall 04:29:14 Chris McDonald 2013-08-25
Run overall 02:43:48 Viktor Zyemtsev 2009-08-28
Total female 09:20:21 Nina Kraft 2009-08-28
Swim female 00:46:51 Nina Kraft 2014-08-24
Bike female 05:02:24 Lisbeth Kristensen 2009-08-28
Run female 03:05:07 Kim Loeffler 2009-08-28

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Louisville is 05:22.

Race Adjustments for IM Louisville

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2007 03:39 01:14 03:45 -06:10 26 03:39 01:14 03:45 -06:10
2008 -03:10 -01:42 03:32 -10:18 28 00:15 -00:14 03:39 -08:14
2009 07:42 -01:14 03:49 02:42 37 02:44 -00:34 03:42 -04:35
2010 -01:16 -00:29 04:55 -09:22 21 01:44 -00:33 04:00 -05:47
2011 11:56 01:27 06:58 00:02 16 03:46 -00:09 04:36 -04:37
2012 06:12 -02:00 05:06 -05:10 17 04:10 -00:27 04:41 -04:43
2013 08:11 04:48 06:43 02:18 21 04:45 00:18 04:58 -03:43
2014 09:44 06:26 08:16 -05:51 17 of 23 05:22 01:04 05:23 -03:59

KPR points and Prize Money

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

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 3% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 6 Maurice Clavel GER 08:15:31 08:33:05 00:47:21 04:22:37 05:14:58 03:00:33 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (52)
2 7 Joe Skipper GBR 08:18:53 08:25:54 00:52:09 04:29:26 05:26:35 02:52:18 51% +16% -33% (18) 24
3 4 Callum Millward NZL 08:26:05 08:32:50 00:47:33 04:34:57 05:27:30 02:58:35 64% +0% -36% (8) 49
4 10 Michael Van Cleven BEL 08:28:06 08:51:01 00:48:51 04:28:48 05:22:39 03:05:27 23% +38% -39% (4) (110)
5 15 Stephen Kilshaw CAN 08:30:27 08:51:27 00:51:42 04:34:39 05:31:21 02:59:06 20% +53% -28% (11) 113
6 1 Andrew Starykowicz USA 08:33:23 08:38:42 00:47:46 04:15:50 05:08:35 03:24:48 26% +31% -43% (9) 72
7 20 Konstantin Bachor GER 08:35:56 08:53:02 00:49:21 04:29:10 05:23:31 03:12:25 39% +4% -58% (13) 121
8 25 Eric Limkemann USA 08:38:03 08:48:30 00:47:32 04:35:07 05:27:39 03:10:24 75% +16% -9% (6) (98)
9 18 Markus Thomschke GER 08:39:07 08:57:50 00:52:02 04:32:52 05:29:54 03:09:13 29% +26% -45% (19) (145)
10 19 Jonathan Shearon USA 08:40:14 08:56:32 00:52:24 04:35:11 05:32:35 03:07:39 55% +8% -37% (18) 137
11 26 Fabian Rahn GER 08:41:19 08:54:21 00:58:21 04:42:10 05:45:31 02:55:48 63% +0% -37% (3) (127)
12 3 Jozsef Major HUN 08:42:26 08:50:33 00:58:16 04:38:08 05:41:24 03:01:02 69% +19% -12% (33) 108
13 2 Paul Ambrose AUS 08:42:35 08:49:17 00:49:40 04:37:00 05:31:40 03:10:55 57% +2% -42% (24) 101
14 8 Karl-Johan Danielsson SWE 08:43:17 08:57:41 00:49:54 04:32:58 05:27:52 03:15:25 47% +20% -33% (15) 144
15 22 Patrick Jaberg SUI 08:46:19 08:58:17 00:52:13 04:39:01 05:36:14 03:10:05 74% +24% -2% (19) 148
16 5 Thomas Gerlach USA 08:46:51 08:54:38 00:52:54 04:37:48 05:35:42 03:11:09 41% +12% -47% (23) 130
17 17 Tripp Hipple USA 08:47:26 09:00:42 00:51:52 04:39:54 05:36:45 03:10:41 100% +0% -0% (2) (156)
18 9 Jordan Monnink CAN 08:52:31 09:11:24 00:51:29 04:48:30 05:45:00 03:07:31 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (189)
19 13 Greg Close USA 08:53:08 09:06:28 00:56:19 04:46:09 05:47:28 03:05:40 32% +27% -41% (9) 169
20 43 Lars Vold NOR 08:54:43 09:02:55 00:52:25 04:41:40 05:39:05 03:15:38 100% +0% -0% (3) 160
21 40 Josh Terwoord USA 08:57:11 09:16:15 01:01:15 04:54:58 06:01:13 02:55:58 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (202)
22 11 Chad Holderbaum USA 08:59:37 09:08:46 00:53:35 04:45:31 05:44:06 03:15:31 77% +4% -20% (15) 175
23 37 Jesse Vondracek USA 09:00:12 09:15:05 00:52:53 04:48:26 05:46:18 03:13:54 66% +32% -3% (19) 198
24 12 Mike Schifferle SUI 09:01:55 09:10:26 00:58:58 04:46:45 05:50:43 03:11:12 86% +7% -6% (70) 184
25 14 Colin Laughery USA 09:02:58 09:16:13 00:54:52 04:48:39 05:48:31 03:14:27 73% +27% -0% (9) 200
26 16 Adam Otstot USA 09:04:41 09:17:50 00:52:30 04:58:24 05:55:54 03:08:47 100% +0% -0% (2) (204)
27 21 Daniel Clarke CAN 09:04:52 09:41:37 00:55:52 04:45:26 05:46:17 03:18:35 49% +0% -51% (2) (268)
28 39 Douglas MacLean USA 09:12:01 09:21:44 00:56:29 04:58:25 05:59:54 03:12:07 97% +3% -0% (16) 217
29 24 Ryan Rau USA 09:13:40 09:23:40 00:58:42 04:56:36 06:00:18 03:13:22 98% +2% -0% (8) 222
30 38 Blake Becker USA 09:13:42 09:30:29 00:55:45 04:51:53 05:52:39 03:21:03 1% +47% -52% (22) 249
31 28 Scott Cooper CAN 09:18:13 09:43:48 00:59:34 05:00:32 06:05:06 03:13:07 48% +0% -52% (2) (272)
32 23 Vinicius Canhedo BRA 09:19:28 09:45:06 00:49:59 04:53:21 05:48:21 03:31:07 34% +0% -66% (3) (276)
33 32 Patrick Schuster USA 09:22:23 09:43:57 01:02:32 04:50:16 05:57:48 03:24:35 74% +13% -13% (9) 272
34 35 Patrick Brady USA 09:25:31 10:04:44 01:03:07 04:50:37 05:58:43 03:26:48 33% +0% -67% (3) (296)
33 Matt Shanks USA 09:27:21 unrated 00:58:00 05:06:02 06:09:03 03:18:18 46% +14% -40% (7) n/a
36 27 Jonathan Fecik USA 09:31:27 09:44:44 00:54:27 04:53:01 05:52:28 03:38:59 15% +61% -24% (3) 275
37 29 Peter Kotland CZE 09:37:34 09:50:25 00:58:03 05:00:12 06:03:16 03:34:18 77% +14% -9% (26) 279
38 36 Nathan Dressel USA 10:09:06 10:30:42 00:59:31 05:20:16 06:24:47 03:44:19 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (309)
30 Kevin Ryan USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
31 Derek Kidwell USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
34 Marcus Vinicius Fernandes BRA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
41 Adam Feigh USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
42 Christopher Stock USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Female Race Participants

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

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 54 Lisa Roberts USA 09:18:57 09:24:52 01:02:22 05:07:40 06:15:02 03:03:55 67% +21% -12% (19) 24
2 57 Jennie Hansen USA 09:30:03 09:35:12 01:01:37 05:10:39 06:17:16 03:12:47 82% +0% -18% (11) 42
3 60 Kirsty Jahn CAN 09:35:50 10:02:13 00:57:45 05:19:40 06:22:25 03:13:25 32% +0% -68% (2) (91)
4 52 Jessie Donavan USA 09:36:23 09:39:54 01:04:37 05:01:54 06:11:31 03:24:52 97% +3% -0% (16) 53
5 64 Amber Ferreira USA 09:41:52 10:03:42 00:55:35 05:11:41 06:12:15 03:29:37 37% +13% -50% (18) (95)
6 51 Dede Griesbauer USA 09:42:25 09:51:43 00:52:05 05:08:29 06:05:34 03:36:51 37% +23% -40% (26) (75)
7 66 Stephanie Jones USA 09:42:50 10:08:11 01:03:14 05:12:00 06:20:14 03:22:36 29% +27% -44% (15) (103)
8 56 Bianca Steurer AUT 09:43:02 09:47:32 00:56:39 05:16:33 06:18:12 03:24:50 89% +11% -0% (7) 64
9 53 Kelly Fillnow USA 09:48:26 10:03:09 01:03:25 05:17:43 06:26:08 03:22:18 78% +6% -15% (14) 93
10 65 Beth Shutt USA 09:52:44 10:01:26 00:59:14 05:17:52 06:22:05 03:30:39 77% +23% -0% (9) (89)
11 61 Ashley Paulson USA 09:58:51 10:09:47 01:10:18 05:28:10 06:43:27 03:15:24 82% +0% -18% (6) 105
12 55 Nicole Valentine USA 09:58:58 10:12:03 01:00:29 05:28:22 06:33:51 03:25:07 78% +22% -0% (4) 112
13 67 Caroline Gregory USA 10:01:42 10:25:41 00:55:46 05:33:06 06:33:52 03:27:50 48% +7% -45% (13) (131)
14 63 Kelly O’Mara USA 10:04:02 10:25:28 00:57:07 05:29:00 06:31:06 03:32:56 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (130)
15 74 Kaitlin Curbeau USA 10:04:03 10:41:56 00:54:06 05:41:20 06:40:26 03:23:37 25% +0% -75% (3) (156)
16 59 Kathryn Thomas USA 10:09:40 10:37:37 00:54:40 05:23:25 06:23:04 03:46:36 49% +0% -51% (2) (152)
17 68 Nicole Luse USA 10:14:04 10:30:27 01:09:55 05:31:20 06:46:15 03:27:49 29% +71% -0% (3) 139
18 70 Miranda Tomenson CAN 10:19:01 10:33:03 00:56:31 05:24:58 06:26:29 03:52:32 13% +0% -87% (2) (147)
19 71 Caroline Martineau CAN 10:20:34 11:00:03 01:01:55 05:28:25 06:35:20 03:45:14 43% +17% -40% (8) 161
20 69 Katy Cargiulo USA 10:43:28 10:55:51 01:04:18 05:51:01 07:00:20 03:43:08 100% +0% -0% (5) 159
21 72 Carrie Mccoy USA 11:08:13 11:25:12 01:16:28 05:46:43 07:08:11 04:00:02 80% +0% -20% (3) (162)
58 Lesley Smith USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
62 Holly Benner USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
73 Robyn Hardage CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Joe Skipper: 41% (1-1)
  • Michael Van Cleven: 16% (5-1)
  • Maurice Clavel: 11% (8-1)
  • Callum Millward: 9% (10-1)
  • Stephen Kilshaw: 8% (11-1)
  • Andrew Starykowicz: 4% (25-1)
  • Markus Thomschke: 2% (44-1)
  • Jozsef Major: 2% (46-1)
  • Eric Limkemann: 2% (63-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Lisa Roberts: 51% (1-1)
  • Caroline Martineau: 20% (4-1)
  • Jennie Hansen: 13% (7-1)
  • Dede Griesbauer: 5% (20-1)
  • Stephanie Jones: 4% (26-1)
  • Jessie Donavan: 3% (29-1)
  • Amber Ferreira: 2% (62-1)
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