Race

The “MetaMan” in Bintan is held for the second time. It has a pretty small field, but a very large prize purse of 142.000 US$ – larger than the regional championship WT races! The winner gets 40.000 US$, so it is no surprise that some strong athletes have decided to race here, even if the race is merely six weeks before Kona. Even if the Kona athletes will probably not race “all out”, it will be a pretty interesting race.

Previous Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time
1	Brett Carter	AUS	00:48:10	04:35:30	03:18:24	08:43:58
2	Fredrik Croneborg	SWE	00:52:08	05:03:51	03:01:07	08:59:10
3	Petr Vabrousek	CZE	00:56:19	04:54:43	03:13:40	09:07:33

Female Race Results

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time
1	Candice Hammond	NZL	01:02:59	05:05:50	03:20:21	09:31:08
2	Belinda Granger	AUS	00:56:11	04:58:37	03:43:01	09:40:16
3	Erika Csomor	HUN	00:56:17	05:24:53	03:28:49	09:52:29

Course Records

Leg	Gender	Record	Athlete	Date
Total	overall	08:43:58	Brett Carter	2012-09-15
Swim	overall	00:48:10	Brett Carter	2012-09-15
Bike	overall	04:35:30	Brett Carter	2012-09-15
Run	overall	03:01:07	Fredrik Croneborg	2012-09-15
Total	female	09:31:08	Candice Hammond	2012-09-15
Swim	female	00:54:22	Lucie Reed	2012-09-15
Bike	female	04:58:37	Belinda Granger	2012-09-15
Run	female	03:20:21	Candice Hammond	2012-09-15

Course Rating

The Course Rating for MetaMan is – 13:29.

Race Adjustments for MetaMan

Year	Adjustment	Swim Adj.	Bike Adj.	Run Adj.	# of Athletes	Rating	Swim Rating	Bike Rating	Run Rating
2012	-13:29	-02:10	02:12	-10:46	9	-13:29	-02:10	02:12	-10:46

Male Race Participants

The men’s race is a very interesting mix of athletes not racing in Kona (Cam Brown, Tim Berkel), strong Kona contenders (David Dellow) and athletes new to the IM distance (Courtney Atkinson).

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Swim Rating	Bike Rating	Run Rating	Rank
1	David Dellow	AUS	08:38:44	08:26:06	00:47:08	04:40:18	02:56:49	10
2	Cameron Brown	NZL	08:51:02	08:38:06	00:49:23	04:41:20	02:53:38	33
3	Victor Zyemtsev	USA	08:54:15	08:41:14	00:50:26	04:46:35	03:00:01	46
4	Courtney Ogden	AUS	08:56:35	08:43:31	00:50:32	04:49:47	03:00:20	53
5	Tim Berkel	AUS	08:57:10	08:44:05	00:50:44	04:45:00	03:05:34	56
6	Matty White	AUS	09:03:25	08:50:11	00:50:46	04:46:10	03:11:08	79
7	Fredrik Croneborg	SWE	09:04:19	08:51:03	00:51:39	04:59:44	02:59:54	82
	Courtney Atkinson	AUS	n/a	unrated	unrated	unrated	unrated	n/a

Female Race Participants

With Caroline and Gina we have two strong Kona contenders, but I’m sure that last year’s winner Candice Hammond and veteran racers Jo Lawn and Belinda Granger will make it hard for them to win the race. On paper, Caroline is the clear favorite, but I’m sure she doesn’t want to loose her Kona chances six weeks before the race. She’ll probably race with a similar strategy to Mary Beth Ellis in Mont Tremblant: Have a strong swim/bike combo, followed by a controlled run.

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Swim Rating	Bike Rating	Run Rating	Rank
1	Caroline Steffen	SUI	09:27:38	09:13:48	00:52:12	04:59:47	03:15:06	3
2	Gina Crawford	NZL	09:40:20	09:26:12	00:52:16	05:14:55	03:13:43	13
3	Joanna Lawn	NZL	09:47:54	09:33:35	00:53:59	05:15:04	03:20:34	26
4	Belinda Granger	AUS	09:52:39	09:38:13	00:53:45	05:09:23	03:31:01	36
5	Candice Hammond	NZL	09:54:18	09:39:49	01:00:24	05:16:00	03:18:03	41
6	Simone Maier	GER	10:07:37	09:52:49	01:04:57	05:15:04	03:22:45	66
7	Ange Castle	AUS	10:29:44	10:14:24	01:07:01	05:26:47	03:33:13	105

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

• Cameron Brown: 28% (3-1)
• Tim Berkel: 25% (3-1)
• David Dellow: 24% (3-1)
• Victor Zyemtsev: 13% (7-1)
• Courtney Ogden: 5% (20-1)
• Matty White: 4% (24-1)

Female Race Participants

• Caroline Steffen: 61% (1-1)
• Gina Crawford: 18% (5-1)
• Candice Hammond: 12% (7-1)
• Joanna Lawn: 4% (22-1)
• Belinda Granger: 4% (24-1)

Results for David Dellow (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Germany	2013-07-07	00:46:14	04:33:51	02:54:05	08:19:03	08:32:41	08:26:06	10
IM Hawaii	2012-10-13	00:51:33	04:40:27	02:59:02	08:35:02	08:25:04	08:23:44	9
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	00:47:56	04:33:45	02:48:26	08:15:04	08:17:47	08:23:12	1
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:47:24	04:28:09	02:45:05	08:04:19	08:11:14	08:26:23	5
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	00:46:02	04:41:54	03:10:22	08:41:39	08:45:28	08:45:28	6

Results for Cameron Brown (NZL)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Roth	2013-07-14	00:48:39	04:28:58	04:17:18	09:37:57	09:58:56	08:38:06	27
IM New Zealand	2013-03-02	00:50:09	04:41:52	02:57:16	08:34:28	08:37:05	08:27:16	3
Challenge Roth	2012-07-08	00:47:37	04:31:50	02:47:30	08:10:05	08:21:52	08:25:55	4
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	00:50:46	04:30:48	02:56:06	08:22:21	08:25:07	08:26:26	2
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:50:37	04:24:48	02:41:17	08:00:12	08:07:04	08:26:37	2
IM Germany	2011-07-24	00:48:07	04:48:30	02:51:02	08:31:47	08:37:57	08:29:40	7
IM New Zealand	2011-03-05	00:50:21	04:43:04	02:52:09	08:31:07	08:28:04	08:28:27	1
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	00:52:16	04:38:41	02:59:15	08:34:10	08:33:42	08:28:30	17
IM Germany	2010-07-04	00:48:04	04:33:50	02:53:04	08:18:33	08:26:43	08:27:41	4
IM New Zealand	2010-03-06	00:49:28	04:40:29	02:47:35	08:21:52	08:27:47	08:27:51	1
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	00:52:50	04:44:52	03:12:07	08:53:41	08:41:41	08:27:52	22
IM New Zealand	2009-03-07	00:47:58	04:42:36	02:43:10	08:18:05	08:25:05	08:25:10	1
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	00:51:50	04:36:47	02:53:39	08:26:17	08:19:33	08:25:11	5
IM Germany	2008-07-06				08:08:29	08:31:45	08:26:23	4
IM New Zealand	2008-03-01	00:47:18	04:43:15	02:49:36	08:24:49	08:30:11	08:25:03	1
IM New Zealand	2007-03-03	00:47:53	04:48:08	02:51:10	08:26:33	08:30:53	08:23:35	1
IM Hawaii	2006-10-21	00:53:55	04:29:26	02:58:05	08:25:22	08:20:47	08:21:34	8
IM Germany	2006-07-23				08:13:40	08:24:33	08:21:49	1
IM Hawaii	2005-10-15	00:52:23	04:33:08	02:50:13	08:19:36	08:16:37	08:20:37	2
IM Germany	2005-07-11				08:28:00	08:25:16	08:22:50	2
IM New Zealand	2005-05-03	00:46:24	04:40:47	02:48:28	08:20:15	08:20:15	08:20:15	1

Results for Victor Zyemtsev (USA)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Coeur d’Alene	2013-06-23	00:51:31	04:40:58	02:50:01	08:26:01	08:28:58	08:41:14	2
IM Hawaii	2012-10-13	00:55:16	04:56:52	03:22:34	09:19:23	09:08:34	08:44:19	30
IM Coeur d’Alene	2012-06-24	00:51:56	04:47:55	02:49:37	08:32:29	08:32:39	08:38:01	1
IM Arizona	2011-11-19	00:52:17	04:35:02	02:43:30	08:14:36	08:27:00	08:39:42	3
Challenge Canada	2010-08-29	00:49:26	04:47:53	02:51:25	08:32:28	08:40:12	08:44:14	1
IM Louisville	2009-08-28	00:52:59	04:43:59	02:43:48	08:25:27	08:27:26	08:45:35	1
IM Coeur d’Alene	2008-06-22	00:53:59	04:56:46	02:49:35	08:43:56	08:47:06	08:51:41	2
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	00:53:16	04:50:47	03:29:33	09:18:27	09:16:13	08:53:07	41
IM Coeur d’Alene	2007-06-23	00:54:21	04:48:44	02:47:05	08:33:32	08:35:28	08:45:08	1
IM Hawaii	2006-10-21	00:54:38	04:36:11	04:02:54	09:38:26	09:33:12	08:49:37	59
IM Lake Placid	2006-07-23	00:50:31	04:54:26	02:48:20	08:38:18	08:22:00	08:22:38	1
IM Coeur d’Alene	2005-06-26	00:48:50	04:41:53	02:49:15	08:23:29	08:23:29	08:23:29	1

Results for Courtney Ogden (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM New Zealand	2013-03-02	00:50:15	04:44:14	02:58:24	08:38:53	08:41:31	08:43:31	4
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:50:40	04:55:14	04:32:54	10:23:45	10:32:40	08:43:52	34
Challenge Wanaka	2012-01-21	00:51:38	05:04:45	03:07:37	09:08:42	09:01:40	08:43:52	4
IM Hawaii	2011-10-15	00:57:14	04:40:35	02:55:28	08:38:11	08:38:09	08:41:21	16
IM Australia	2011-05-01				08:49:56	08:54:02	08:41:50	5
Challenge Wanaka	2011-01-15				09:07:25	08:37:42	08:39:58	2
IM Western Australia	2010-12-05	00:49:05	04:28:51	02:52:53	08:14:01	08:19:35	08:40:20	1
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	00:52:36	04:41:17	03:03:52	08:42:11	08:41:43	08:44:13	25
IM Coeur d’Alene	2010-06-27	00:53:47	04:44:35	02:56:29	08:38:17	08:45:12	08:44:46	2
IM Australia	2010-03-28				08:35:54	08:43:47	08:44:40	3
IM Western Australia	2009-12-05	00:48:33	04:36:37	02:56:54	08:22:06	08:33:33	08:44:56	4
Challenge Canada	2009-08-30	00:50:43	04:49:50	03:00:20	08:44:37	08:48:34	08:49:22	3
Challenge Canada	2008-08-24	00:53:26	04:44:15	03:05:21	08:47:04	08:56:59	08:49:49	8
IM Western Australia	2007-12-01	00:48:38	04:33:43	02:56:54	08:19:15	08:41:31	08:44:36	7
Challenge Canada	2006-08-27	00:51:52	04:45:18	03:06:00	08:47:46	08:49:02	08:49:02	2

Results for Tim Berkel (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Cairns	2013-06-01	00:52:25	04:40:57	02:44:24	08:22:16	08:23:17	08:44:05	2
IM Copenhagen	2012-08-11	00:48:58	04:34:12	03:41:21	09:07:43	09:20:51	08:48:12	11
IM Australia	2012-04-29	00:48:49	04:42:04	02:47:20	08:21:11	08:27:17	08:42:06	2
IM Copenhagen	2011-08-01	00:48:24	04:33:18	02:46:16	08:11:15	08:33:06	08:45:11	1
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	00:49:28	04:39:08	02:57:44	08:29:20	08:33:04	08:47:37	3
IM Copenhagen	2010-08-01	00:49:28	04:28:01	02:46:54	08:07:39	08:31:51	08:51:05	1
IM Australia	2010-03-28				08:40:46	08:48:43	08:55:30	6
IM Western Australia	2009-12-05	00:48:29	04:36:24	04:08:10	09:33:04	09:46:08	08:57:17	16
IM Australia	2009-04-05	00:50:50	04:46:16	02:54:37	08:31:43	08:34:13	08:41:48	3
IM Western Australia	2008-12-07	00:50:25	04:26:43	02:49:56	08:07:06	08:21:36	08:44:30	1
IM Australia	2008-04-06	00:51:30	04:56:00	02:56:50	08:44:20	08:44:27	08:55:23	4
IM Switzerland	2007-06-24	00:53:36	04:46:39	03:07:04	08:49:07	09:05:17	09:02:27	5
IM Australia	2007-04-08	00:49:03	04:57:10	03:10:58	08:57:11	08:59:27	08:59:27	7

Results for Matty White (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Cairns	2013-06-01	00:51:14	04:42:07	03:12:50	08:51:18	08:52:23	08:50:11	6
IM Western Australia	2012-12-09	00:51:49	04:38:29	03:03:57	08:38:05	08:50:20	08:49:47	3
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	00:50:44	04:31:03	03:04:48	08:31:19	08:34:08	08:49:41	4
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:50:35	04:24:52	03:39:25	08:58:10	09:05:52	08:52:38	22
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	00:49:30	04:38:24	02:57:55	08:28:36	08:32:19	08:49:45	2
IM Western Australia	2010-12-05	00:49:05	04:34:19	02:51:53	08:18:06	08:23:43	08:53:23	2
Challenge Roth	2010-07-18	00:57:06	05:03:49	03:12:36	09:17:36	09:32:12	08:59:56	17
IM Coeur d’Alene	2010-06-27	00:53:51	04:41:08	03:10:58	08:49:04	08:56:08	08:51:59	6
IM Australia	2010-03-28				08:36:39	08:44:32	08:50:39	4
IM Western Australia	2009-12-05	00:50:09	04:34:46	03:10:07	08:35:03	08:46:47	08:53:15	5
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	00:55:47	04:58:06	03:09:43	09:07:59	08:55:40	08:57:21	33
IM Australia	2008-04-06	00:52:16	04:55:15	03:12:18	08:59:49	08:59:57	08:59:57	7

Results for Fredrik Croneborg (SWE)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Taiwan	2013-05-04	00:56:20	04:34:57	02:52:33	08:28:28	08:39:55	08:51:03	3
MetaMan	2012-09-15	00:52:08	05:03:51	03:01:07	08:59:10	08:45:42	08:58:11	2
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:54:39	04:58:59	03:05:59	09:04:44	09:12:31	09:12:31	27

Results for Courtney Atkinson (AUS)

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Results for Caroline Steffen (SUI)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Roth	2013-07-14	00:51:45	04:42:21	03:03:07	08:40:35	08:59:29	09:13:48	1
IM Hawaii	2012-10-13	00:57:37	05:06:49	03:08:08	09:16:58	09:06:12	09:16:07	2
IM Germany	2012-07-08	00:48:58	04:52:34	03:06:52	08:52:33	09:02:23	09:17:36	1
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:53:29	04:35:29	03:01:22	08:34:51	08:42:13	09:20:03	1
IM Hawaii	2011-10-15	00:57:15	04:50:26	03:15:17	09:07:32	09:07:30	09:26:39	5
IM Germany	2011-07-24	00:49:16	04:51:07	03:27:38	09:12:13	09:18:52	09:30:07	1
IM Australia	2011-05-01				09:29:54	09:34:19	09:32:24	1
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	00:55:57	04:59:23	03:05:47	09:06:00	09:05:31	09:31:57	2
IM Germany	2010-07-04	00:52:58	05:01:21	03:08:53	09:06:42	09:15:39	09:38:37	2
IM South Africa	2010-04-25	00:53:58	05:06:15	03:17:50	09:22:00	09:27:25	09:45:37	2
IM Switzerland	2009-07-12	00:52:45	05:05:50	03:43:13	09:44:38	09:57:46	09:52:59	9
IM Australia	2009-04-05	00:52:28	05:14:32	03:31:43	09:38:44	09:41:33	09:50:43	3
IM Switzerland	2008-07-13				09:37:24	09:50:30	09:57:58	3
IM Switzerland	2006-07-02	00:53:38	05:22:11	03:39:38	09:58:08	10:11:21	10:11:21	4

Results for Gina Crawford (NZL)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Cairns	2013-06-01	00:55:43	05:08:26	03:13:09	09:23:14	09:24:23	09:26:12	2
IM New Zealand	2013-03-02	00:51:44	05:08:17	03:14:54	09:20:54	09:23:45	09:26:23	2
Challenge Wanaka	2013-01-19	00:59:14	05:08:30	03:11:07	09:24:31	09:17:34	09:26:40	1
IM Hawaii	2012-10-13	00:55:59	05:21:30	03:06:16	09:28:54	09:17:54	09:27:40	7
Challenge Henley	2012-09-16	00:53:05	05:11:14	02:58:34	09:08:05	09:15:58	09:28:46	1
Challenge Roth	2012-07-08	00:50:17	05:04:55	03:00:05	08:59:35	09:12:33	09:30:22	4
IM France	2012-06-24	00:52:10	05:20:04	03:07:14	09:26:25	09:28:20	09:32:44	2
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:53:11	05:09:48	03:03:42	09:11:16	09:19:09	09:33:25	5
Challenge Wanaka	2012-01-21	00:54:21	05:24:10	03:17:16	09:44:06	09:36:36	09:35:46	1
IM Wisconsin	2010-09-12	00:53:35	05:12:50	03:14:22	09:27:26	09:27:08	09:35:37	1
IM St. George	2010-05-01	00:51:18	05:45:26	03:29:57	10:11:51	10:01:50	09:36:51	4
IM New Zealand	2010-03-06	00:50:02	05:15:16	03:17:40	09:28:26	09:35:08	09:33:06	2
Challenge Wanaka	2010-01-16				09:28:57	09:28:48	09:32:46	1
IM Western Australia	2009-12-05	00:50:10	05:02:15	03:24:26	09:16:52	09:29:34	09:33:32	1
IM New Zealand	2009-03-07	00:52:05	05:12:46	03:08:11	09:18:26	09:26:17	09:34:26	1
Challenge Wanaka	2009-01-01				09:28:27	09:34:47	09:36:15	1
Challenge Roth	2008-07-13	00:48:52	05:01:42	03:03:08	08:57:18	09:16:33	09:36:39	3
IM New Zealand	2008-03-01	00:49:35	05:16:54	03:21:58	09:33:29	09:39:35	09:42:52	5
Challenge Wanaka	2008-01-19				09:33:46	09:28:37	09:44:09	1
IM Wisconsin	2007-09-09	00:53:59	05:22:07	03:14:45	09:37:03	09:35:01	09:53:24	1
IM New Zealand	2007-03-03	00:50:58	05:42:30	03:31:07	10:09:32	10:14:45	10:14:45	5

Results for Joanna Lawn (NZL)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Roth	2013-07-14	00:54:48	04:53:15	03:17:20	09:09:00	09:28:56	09:33:35	5
Challenge Wanaka	2013-01-19	00:59:46	05:24:20	03:15:08	09:44:30	09:37:18	09:34:12	3
IM Hawaii	2012-10-13	01:00:09	05:21:27	03:28:41	09:55:11	09:43:40	09:33:47	21
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:53:32	05:00:57	03:08:29	09:06:53	09:14:42	09:32:25	4
IM Hawaii	2011-10-15	01:01:06	05:20:12	03:36:03	10:02:33	10:02:30	09:34:48	19
IM Texas	2011-05-21	00:58:25	04:59:11	03:30:26	09:32:19	09:42:08	09:31:04	9
IM New Zealand	2011-03-05	00:52:43	05:22:10	03:10:54	09:31:53	09:28:28	09:29:33	3
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	01:01:04	05:14:20	03:23:10	09:43:08	09:42:37	09:29:43	20
IM Germany	2010-07-04	00:55:08	05:20:14	03:16:13	09:36:12	09:45:38	09:27:46	6
IM New Zealand	2010-03-06	00:50:46	05:12:19	03:06:22	09:14:35	09:21:07	09:24:51	1
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	00:57:16	05:19:10	03:13:35	09:34:45	09:21:50	09:25:31	7
IM New Zealand	2009-03-07	00:52:21	05:09:50	03:15:22	09:23:08	09:31:03	09:26:11	2
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	00:59:00	05:16:45	03:25:10	09:45:33	09:37:46	09:25:18	14
IM New Zealand	2008-03-01	00:49:56	05:07:48	03:13:05	09:16:00	09:21:55	09:22:52	1
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	00:58:15	05:10:18	03:13:45	09:26:47	09:24:31	09:23:03	4
Challenge Roth	2007-06-24	00:51:46	04:52:48	03:10:40	08:58:25	09:20:26	09:22:45	2
IM New Zealand	2007-03-03	00:50:30	05:07:56	03:16:36	09:20:02	09:24:49	09:23:18	1
IM Hawaii	2006-10-21	00:59:48	05:10:20	03:18:17	09:32:48	09:27:37	09:22:52	7
Challenge Roth	2006-06-24	00:50:56	04:55:59	03:11:21	09:01:17	09:13:45	09:21:16	1
IM Hawaii	2005-10-15	00:55:09	05:05:06	03:10:02	09:14:53	09:11:35	09:24:37	4
IM New Zealand	2005-05-03	00:51:38	05:14:52	03:19:13	09:30:14	09:30:14	09:32:07	1
IM Australia	2005-04-08	00:51:02	05:11:16	03:31:44	09:34:02	09:34:02	09:34:02	4

Results for Belinda Granger (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Roth	2013-07-14	00:53:12	04:54:33	03:28:53	09:20:11	09:40:31	09:38:13	7
Challenge Taiwan	2013-05-04	01:01:16	04:55:34	03:21:10	09:23:15	09:35:56	09:38:00	1
MetaMan	2012-09-15	00:56:11	04:58:37	03:43:01	09:40:16	09:25:47	09:38:12	2
Challenge Roth	2012-07-08	00:50:33	05:07:13	03:24:57	09:26:48	09:40:25	09:39:20	9
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	00:56:51	05:04:41	03:25:20	09:32:16	09:35:25	09:39:14	4
IM Melbourne	2012-03-24	00:53:30	05:07:35	03:20:48	09:26:21	09:34:27	09:39:37	10
Challenge Roth	2011-07-10	00:51:34	04:50:38	03:26:57	09:12:56	09:36:43	09:40:10	5
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	00:52:56	05:13:32	03:34:34	09:44:41	09:48:58	09:40:29	5
IM South Africa	2011-04-10	00:54:45	04:58:25	03:30:30	09:28:59	09:40:15	09:39:38	6
Challenge Wanaka	2011-01-15				10:26:17	09:52:17	09:39:34	1
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	00:57:43	05:16:25	03:59:06	10:18:29	10:17:56	09:38:09	30
IM Copenhagen	2010-08-01	00:50:26	05:03:42	03:17:27	09:15:25	09:42:59	09:33:35	2
Challenge Roth	2010-07-18	00:52:18	05:10:53	03:23:18	09:15:25	09:29:58	09:32:26	4
Challenge Canada	2009-08-30	00:53:18	05:12:20	03:31:42	09:40:48	09:45:11	09:32:46	2
Challenge Roth	2009-07-12	00:51:48	04:48:26	03:28:14	09:12:12	09:34:38	09:31:18	5
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	00:56:09	05:15:24	03:39:48	09:56:01	09:48:05	09:30:52	17
Challenge Canada	2008-08-24	00:54:26	04:52:41	03:26:30	09:17:58	09:28:28	09:28:52	1
Challenge Roth	2008-07-13	00:48:49	04:50:24	03:15:10	08:58:08	09:17:25	09:28:55	4
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	00:58:07	05:10:18	03:24:19	09:37:54	09:35:35	09:30:31	9
IM Lake Placid	2007-07-22	00:54:21	05:14:28	03:26:15	09:40:20	09:33:58	09:29:52	1
Challenge Roth	2007-06-24	00:52:33	04:51:36	03:19:40	09:07:56	09:30:20	09:29:19	3
IM Australia	2007-04-08	00:50:32	05:10:03	03:19:50	09:20:25	09:22:47	09:29:10	2
Challenge Wanaka	2007-01-20				09:38:26	09:42:16	09:30:13	1
IM Hawaii	2006-10-21	00:59:44	05:01:45	03:25:50	09:35:48	09:30:35	09:28:00	8
Challenge Canada	2006-08-27	00:55:20	05:03:37	03:22:25	09:25:13	09:26:35	09:27:28	1
Challenge Roth	2006-06-24	00:52:25	04:54:21	03:20:34	09:10:27	09:23:08	09:27:41	2
IM Australia	2006-05-11	00:52:17	05:14:28	03:23:45	09:30:30	09:31:15	09:29:05	2
IM Hawaii	2005-10-15	01:00:05	05:02:01	03:21:25	09:28:16	09:24:53	09:28:10	7
Challenge Roth	2005-06-24	00:54:07	04:55:31	03:21:06	09:14:06	09:32:36	09:30:01	1
IM Australia	2005-04-08	00:53:10	05:09:01	03:25:06	09:27:17	09:27:17	09:27:17	3

Results for Candice Hammond (NZL)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Coeur d’Alene	2013-06-23	01:02:28	05:17:04	03:20:07	09:43:44	09:47:08	09:39:49	5
IM New Zealand	2013-03-02	01:02:37	05:15:00	03:13:20	09:35:52	09:38:48	09:38:24	3
Challenge Wanaka	2013-01-19	01:06:52	05:23:07	03:09:43	09:44:22	09:37:10	09:38:18	2
MetaMan	2012-09-15	01:02:59	05:05:50	03:20:21	09:31:08	09:16:52	09:38:36	1
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	01:00:53	05:07:22	03:10:26	09:24:45	09:27:51	09:45:25	3
Challenge Wanaka	2012-01-21	01:00:08	05:23:27	03:26:38	09:58:39	09:50:58	09:52:32	4
Challenge Henley	2011-09-18	00:58:37	05:26:14	03:28:06	10:00:39	09:59:04	09:53:26	4
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	00:57:26	05:11:26	03:29:54	09:43:03	09:47:19	09:47:19	4

Results for Simone Maier (GER)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
Challenge Wanaka	2013-01-19	01:13:10	05:20:30	03:12:08	09:51:23	09:44:06	09:52:49	4
Challenge Wanaka	2012-01-21	01:05:44	05:22:54	03:20:03	09:57:42	09:50:02	09:59:08	3
IM Cairns	2011-06-05	01:02:51	05:16:12	03:41:17	10:05:37	10:10:03	10:10:03	8

Results for Ange Castle (AUS)

Race	Date	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Australia	2013-05-05	01:01:19	05:12:06	03:23:19	09:41:38	09:54:57	10:14:24	2
IM Cairns	2012-06-02	01:13:46	05:41:47	03:33:04	10:36:16	10:39:46	10:39:46	6

Race Conditions

Challenge Penticton was held on the same course that IM Canada was previously held. Compared to those races (adjustment of 4:17), this year was a bit faster with an adjustment of 9:46. Apparently, the swim and bike were a little bit slower, but the run was quite a bit faster than in previous years (7:46 adjustment vs. run rating of 1:12). (I’m not aware of any course changes that might be the cause for this.)

Male Race Results

Jeff Symonds had a great race – he had the fastest swim and bike splits and the second fastest run (at least of those who finished). Still, he was slightly slower than expected after his first IM result (an 8.37 on the slow course in Los Cabos). Chris McCormack started the race, but bailed on the run – not too much of a surprise with the “little race in Kona” race in a few weeks. Scott Defilippis and Jamie Whyte rounded out the podium:

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Jeff Symonds	CAN	00:55:37	04:43:26	02:47:31	08:29:57	05:49
2	Scott Defilippis	USA	00:59:01	04:56:03	02:45:54	08:44:48	-13:42
3	Jamie Whyte	NZL	00:57:20	04:51:47	03:03:35	08:56:08	14:17
4	Adam O’Meara	CAN	00:58:52	05:05:17	02:59:45	09:08:34	-05:38
5	Anthony Toth	CAN	01:04:19	04:58:25	03:03:59	09:10:14	-10:09
6	Nathan Champness	CAN	01:01:49	04:50:46	03:13:18	09:10:54	n/a
7	Christopher Bagg	USA	00:58:48	04:54:37	03:16:54	09:14:01	-07:18
8	Andrew Langfield	USA	01:01:44	05:13:45	03:09:43	09:28:28	n/a
9	Dan Mcintosh	USA	00:58:47	05:07:15	03:24:51	09:34:35	n/a
10	Jeremy Hopwood	CAN	01:18:20	04:59:18	03:25:26	09:45:53	n/a
11	Lothar Leder	GER	00:58:56	05:25:46	03:35:19	10:06:26	09:26
12	Chris Young	CAN	01:08:43	05:03:15	03:55:15	10:10:35	n/a
13	Juan Carlos Ramirez	MEX	01:08:49	05:25:20	05:04:02	11:42:35	01:42
14	Elmar Heger	GER	01:02:24	05:21:25	06:00:19	12:29:23	30:24

Female Race Results

Carrie Lester won the women’s race. She was close to the lead after the swim, then posted the best bike and run splits:

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Carrie Lester	AUS	00:58:59	05:07:53	03:17:01	09:27:26	01:26
2	Karen Thibodeau	CAN	00:58:47	05:19:12	03:20:21	09:41:42	-03:14
3	Jen Annett	CAN	01:09:22	05:21:06	03:24:47	09:58:23	n/a
4	Jennifer Luebke	USA	00:58:55	05:34:09	03:36:10	10:13:34	n/a
5	Erin Furness	NZL	01:09:15	05:34:44	03:26:05	10:13:57	n/a
6	Trish Deim	USA	01:10:01	05:29:41	03:47:02	10:30:33	20:48
7	Jennifer Lentzke	CAN	01:18:37	05:56:49	04:56:41	12:17:31	44:08

Race Conditions

This was the second time that an Ironman race was held in Mont Tremblant. The course is neither fast nor slow (course rating of 6:55), and the adjustments were pretty similar to what we’ve seen last year.

Male Race Results

There was quite some drama in the excellent online coverage of the race: After posting his “normal” quick swim and bike and leading the race, Luke Bell was cramping on the run, but even with three stretching breaks he ran a 2:57 marathon. Behind him, there were a lot of changes on the run (unfortunately out of view of the camera that of course followed the race leader) with Brandon Marsh finally moving into the 2nd spot by just 34 seconds in front of Bert Jammaer. (It would have been great to have a Tour de France kind of coverage of the race – tons of cameras, frequent splits etc. – but that is way beyond what can reasonably be expected at this point.)

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Luke Bell	AUS	00:47:50	04:36:36	02:57:08	08:26:06	-18:52
2	Brandon Marsh	USA	00:47:45	04:41:04	02:56:24	08:31:01	-22:15
3	Bert Jammaer	BEL	00:48:07	04:40:31	02:58:08	08:31:35	-14:04
4	Daniel Halksworth	GBR	00:47:51	04:41:23	03:00:47	08:34:58	-11:37
5	Romain Guillaume	FRA	00:48:03	04:36:52	03:06:14	08:35:59	-27:57
6	Stefan Schmid	GER	00:54:41	04:44:07	02:52:20	08:36:32	-07:44
7	Paul Ambrose	GBR	00:47:59	04:36:21	03:14:21	08:43:47	-02:33
8	Dominik Berger	AUT	00:48:04	04:38:16	03:13:05	08:44:24	-15:19
9	Bryan Rhodes	NZL	00:48:05	04:40:17	03:12:44	08:46:13	-29:50
10	Sean Bechtel	CAN	00:47:57	04:41:40	03:12:03	08:47:24	n/a
11	Paul Amey	GBR	00:52:18	04:58:26	02:55:56	08:51:31	14:24
12	Swen Sundberg	GER	00:55:06	04:47:15	03:04:38	08:52:59	01:59
13	Mike Schifferle	SUI	01:00:49	04:45:04	03:04:10	08:56:01	-04:19
14	Jozsef Major	HUN	00:59:39	04:38:35	03:14:48	08:59:14	15:35
15	Simon Cochrane	NZL	00:54:58	04:57:07	03:04:16	09:01:20	-07:45
16	Jerome Bresson	CAN	00:59:36	04:50:39	03:37:46	09:33:23	-23:31
17	Brendan Naef	CAN	00:59:10	05:15:54	03:15:24	09:36:28	-04:28
18	Greg Kopecky	USA	00:58:17	05:16:44	03:33:19	09:54:15	n/a
19	Adam Jones	CAN	01:05:20	05:19:34	03:30:17	10:01:04	n/a

Female Race Results

On the women’s side, Mary Beth Ellis did a “Kona simulation ride” (she rode 5:08 in Kona last year). After that, she was able to cruise to the win with an “easy” marathon. (I’m not sure if something like an “easy marathon” exists, but if it does, Mary Beth had one.) Behind her, there was another camera-worthy fight for 2nd and 3rd place. Rebekah Keat, Anja Beranek and Liz Blatchford switched places a few times and finally finished all with 49 seconds.

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Mary Beth Ellis	USA	00:51:43	04:58:18	03:12:47	09:07:56	-05:01
2	Rebekah Keat	AUS	00:55:18	05:07:25	03:08:32	09:16:55	-04:53
3	Anja Beranek	GER	00:53:20	05:00:30	03:18:14	09:17:26	00:02
4	Liz Blatchford	GBR	00:49:43	05:11:38	03:10:19	09:17:44	-00:25
5	Kim Schwabenbauer	USA	01:02:10	05:11:20	03:03:45	09:23:02	-15:25
6	Jennie Hansen	USA	01:02:14	05:11:53	03:04:34	09:24:46	-11:37
7	Erika Csomor	HUN	01:00:40	05:12:18	03:09:28	09:27:51	01:46
8	Haley Chura	USA	00:49:22	05:17:29	03:17:52	09:30:06	-08:11
9	Jackie Arendt	USA	00:56:14	05:22:05	03:13:53	09:38:09	-14:10
10	Sarah Piampiano	USA	01:01:55	05:15:17	03:19:05	09:41:58	-02:45
11	Bree Wee	USA	00:57:35	05:16:59	03:23:55	09:44:08	-01:35
12	Olesya Prystayko	UKR	01:01:54	05:36:37	03:32:46	10:17:19	10:58
13	Jacqui Gordon	USA	01:00:45	05:30:43	03:40:28	10:18:14	09:32
14	Nina Pekerman	ISR	01:02:16	05:35:38	03:34:18	10:19:24	11:06
15	Annie Gervais	CAN	01:02:14	05:33:31	03:37:42	10:20:25	-17:07
16	Amanda Kourtz	USA	01:15:53	05:19:04	04:09:05	10:51:24	n/a
17	Marie Danais	CAN	00:57:34	05:47:42	04:04:39	10:56:32	23:49

Race Conditions

Even if it was the first time a WTC race, the race was organized by Challenge on pretty much the same course. It was always a very fast course (course rating of 22:11), and this year was similar with an adjustment of 24:54. Both the bike (15:01) and the run (8:11) were fast.

Male Race Results

Jens Petersen-Bach had to uncork a pretty special 2:45 marathon to run down Iron-Rookie Henrik Hyldelund:

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Jens Petersen-Bach	DEN	00:49:46	04:33:51	02:45:15	08:12:41	-01:01
2	Henrik Hyldelund	DEN	00:47:19	04:23:58	02:57:52	08:13:39	n/a
3	Esben Hovgaard	DEN	00:51:46	04:31:49	02:49:17	08:16:38	-13:18
4	Nick Baldwin	SEY	00:52:46	04:31:05	02:49:57	08:18:08	-12:24
5	Keegan Williams	NZL	00:49:50	04:33:51	02:57:50	08:25:32	-10:27
6	Dejan Patrcevic	CRO	00:52:52	04:38:03	02:51:42	08:26:33	00:33
7	Jens Groenbek	DEN	00:52:52	04:31:03	03:00:07	08:27:40	-04:33
8	Jacob Frandsen	DEN	00:52:54	04:28:23	03:11:03	08:35:58	04:39
9	Egoitz Zalakain	ESP	00:53:12	04:40:36	03:05:32	08:43:55	-07:47
10	Anders Wagner	DEN	01:01:27	04:42:26	02:55:03	08:44:01	n/a
11	Michal Kulich	SVK	01:01:28	04:50:37	02:57:59	08:55:16	-03:52
12	Stefan Eichheimer	GER	00:56:44	04:41:54	03:11:36	08:55:38	n/a
13	Andreas Helbo Beck	DEN	00:49:48	04:38:00	03:26:18	08:58:30	n/a
14	Chris Goodfellow	GBR	00:52:59	04:39:52	03:21:56	08:59:10	03:23
15	Steven Janse	BEL	00:58:33	04:48:29	03:10:18	09:03:29	-05:50
16	Axel Reiser	NZL	00:51:42	04:51:33	03:19:00	09:07:04	13:11
17	Kasper Ougaard	DEN	01:00:55	04:43:04	03:30:45	09:19:43	n/a
18	Nis Lind	DEN	00:58:34	04:57:24	03:19:01	09:20:20	n/a
19	Christof Schmidt	GER	00:52:59	04:38:53	03:43:17	09:20:48	10:45
20	Ludovic Le Guellec	FRA	01:00:52	05:07:05	03:24:11	09:37:01	04:52

Female Race Results

On the female side, Eva Wutti posted one of the fastest IM times ever, and certainly the fastest debut:

Rank	Name	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Time	Diff to expected
1	Eva Wutti	AUT	00:52:55	04:39:58	03:00:51	08:37:36	n/a
2	Daniela Saemmler	GER	00:53:02	04:57:42	03:08:14	09:02:51	-03:19
3	Lucie Reed	CZE	00:49:45	05:00:16	03:10:07	09:04:08	-10:58
4	Camilla Lindholm	SWE	01:07:29	05:03:09	03:03:42	09:19:02	-08:25
5	Tamsyn Hayes	NZL	00:57:16	05:04:32	03:23:38	09:29:44	-19:24
6	Julia Grant	NZL	00:56:37	05:11:35	03:19:01	09:33:42	05:58
7	Tine Holst	DEN	01:03:26	05:06:16	03:24:52	09:39:36	-07:50
8	Kerstin Kiis	DEN	01:00:57	05:12:39	03:27:05	09:45:29	n/a
9	Steffi Steinberg	GER	01:07:19	05:21:39	03:26:19	10:00:15	n/a
10	Lionele Baroux	FRA	01:04:00	05:26:43	03:47:47	10:27:32	n/a