Race

Male Race Participants

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Stephen Bayliss	GBR	08:42:14	08:49:38	70
2	Nick Saunders	GBR	08:49:57	08:57:28	107
3	Philip Graves	GBR	08:51:29	08:59:01	112
4	Domenico Passuello	ITA	09:01:02	09:08:42	158
5	Gregorio Morales	ESP	09:01:42	09:09:23	163
6	Romain Guillaume	FRA	09:10:11	09:17:59	226
7	Toby Radcliffe	GBR	09:16:51	09:24:44	278
8	Chris Brands	NLD	09:17:45	09:25:39	287
9	Paul Hawkins	GBR	09:35:02	09:43:11	397

Female Race Participants

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Tine Deckers	BEL	09:32:03	09:40:09	29
2	Yvette Grice	GBR	10:17:51	10:26:36	164
3	Monika Stadlmann	AUT	10:18:35	10:27:21	170
4	Joanna Carritt	GBR	10:24:38	10:33:29	183
5	Conny Dauben	GER	10:42:50	10:51:57	219

Results for Stephen Bayliss (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Austria	2011-07-03	08:16:47	08:38:51	08:49:38	5
IM UK	2010-08-01	08:46:19	08:53:40	08:50:43	2
IM Austria	2010-07-04	08:31:07	08:50:33	08:50:28	6
IM South Africa	2010-04-25	08:40:28	08:48:37	08:50:28	5
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	09:19:56	09:17:43	08:50:38	47
IM UK	2009-08-02	08:48:30	08:46:00	08:48:18	2
IM Austria	2009-07-05	08:17:06	08:32:27	08:48:30	3
IM Lanzarote	2009-05-23	09:02:15	08:59:35	08:50:02	5
IM South Africa	2009-04-05	08:47:26	08:57:35	08:49:04	4
IM New Zealand	2009-03-07	08:38:29	08:48:14	08:48:09	6
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	08:49:38	08:49:20	08:48:08	18
IM UK	2008-09-07	08:53:59	08:53:01	08:48:00	1
IM Austria	2008-07-13	08:13:53	08:31:04	08:47:21	2
IM South Africa	2008-04-13	08:18:23	08:26:37	08:49:39	1
IM New Zealand	2008-03-01	08:37:03	08:45:00	08:53:08	4
IM Florida	2007-11-03	08:30:59	08:46:33	08:54:32	4
IM UK	2007-08-19	08:38:09	08:44:24	08:56:01	2
IM Brasil	2007-05-27	08:37:03	08:48:06	08:58:28	5
IM Florida	2006-11-04	08:43:41	08:51:44	09:01:02	4
IM Arizona	2006-04-09	09:00:38	09:02:58	09:03:31	14
IM Brasil	2006-01-01	08:35:01	08:41:49	09:03:40	4
IM Florida	2005-11-05	08:47:06	08:49:51	09:11:45	6
IM UK	2005-08-21	09:15:14	09:01:57	09:23:45	4
IM Lanzarote	2005-06-04	09:46:55	09:46:55	09:46:55	12

Results for Nick Saunders (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	08:49:59	08:52:37	08:57:28	34
IM Regensburg	2010-08-01	08:33:19	08:39:33	08:58:31	5
IM Florida	2009-11-07	08:31:44	08:49:01	09:03:27	4
IM UK	2008-09-07	09:18:25	09:17:24	09:07:19	5
IM Switzerland	2008-07-13	08:47:23	09:01:43	09:04:56	5
IM South Africa	2008-04-13	08:42:24	08:51:01	09:05:52	6
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	09:05:41	09:06:34	09:11:25	34
IM New Zealand	2007-03-03	08:57:31	09:01:33	09:13:43	5
IM UK	2006-08-16	09:07:26	09:10:18	09:21:50	6
IM UK	2005-08-21	09:51:19	09:37:10	09:37:10	11

Results for Philip Graves (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	09:16:02	09:13:49	08:59:01	43
IM UK	2009-08-02	08:45:52	08:43:23	08:43:23	1

Results for Domenico Passuello (ITA)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM France	2011-06-26	09:03:34	09:08:42	09:08:42	7

Results for Gregorio Morales (ESP)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Lanzarote	2011-05-21	09:03:45	08:59:31	09:09:23	6
IM UK	2010-08-01	09:03:54	09:11:30	09:11:39	4
IM Lanzarote	2010-05-22	09:15:26	09:14:00	09:11:41	11
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	08:58:35	08:56:27	09:11:04	28
IM Lanzarote	2009-05-23	09:01:06	08:58:26	09:15:17	4
IM Wisconsin	2008-09-07	09:04:29	09:05:05	09:21:09	6
IM Lanzarote	2008-05-24	09:11:35	09:08:58	09:27:32	5
IM Lanzarote	2007-05-20	09:25:23	09:23:18	09:38:15	6
IM Lanzarote	2006-05-20	09:48:43	09:44:18	09:49:36	17
IM Lanzarote	2005-06-04	09:56:34	09:56:34	09:56:34	16

Results for Romain Guillaume (FRA)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Florida	2010-11-06	08:52:16	09:08:14	09:17:59	18
IM Wisconsin	2010-09-12	08:49:42	08:52:55	09:19:46	2
IM France	2010-06-27	08:58:56	09:13:10	09:25:31	5
IM Florida	2009-11-07	08:47:52	09:05:42	09:28:38	10
IM Switzerland	2009-07-12	08:53:07	09:06:37	09:34:45	11
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	09:15:56	09:15:37	09:43:45	48
IM France	2008-06-22	09:19:24	09:24:19	09:53:33	10
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	10:06:02	10:07:01	10:07:14	79
IM Switzerland	2007-06-24	09:37:17	09:51:42	10:07:21	17
IM Switzerland	2006-07-02	10:13:40	10:28:06	10:28:06	20

Results for Toby Radcliffe (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM South Africa	2011-04-10	09:01:17	09:13:06	09:24:44	13
IM Florida	2010-11-06	09:01:02	09:17:16	09:27:08	19
IM UK	2010-08-01	09:25:28	09:33:22	09:29:20	6
IM Arizona	2009-11-22	09:12:44	09:25:46	09:28:17	18
IM UK	2009-08-02	09:33:49	09:31:06	09:28:58	11
IM Florida	2008-11-01	09:05:41	09:25:36	09:28:15	24
IM UK	2008-09-07	09:30:36	09:29:34	09:29:13	6
IM UK	2007-08-19	09:15:21	09:22:03	09:29:02	14
IM Austria	2007-07-08	09:16:25	09:29:17	09:33:40	21
IM Austria	2005-07-03	09:41:28	09:41:28	09:41:28	29

Results for Chris Brands (NLD)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM France	2011-06-26	09:49:31	09:55:05	09:25:39	15
IM Canada	2010-08-29	09:05:03	09:15:44	09:18:52	15
IM Austria	2010-07-04	08:52:52	09:13:08	09:19:34	18
IM Lanzarote	2010-05-22	09:18:04	09:16:37	09:21:18	12
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	09:35:15	09:32:58	09:22:58	61
IM Lanzarote	2009-05-23	09:16:01	09:13:17	09:18:45	10
IM Switzerland	2008-07-13	09:14:10	09:29:13	09:22:03	18
IM Canada	2006-08-27	09:05:42	09:04:50	09:15:40	8
IM Lanzarote	2006-05-20	09:31:40	09:27:23	09:27:23	12

Results for Paul Hawkins (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM France	2010-06-27	14:16:23	14:39:00	09:43:11	18
IM UK	2009-08-02	09:28:35	09:25:54	09:43:11	10
IM UK	2008-09-07	10:06:40	10:05:34	12:28:48	12
IM Switzerland	2007-06-24	14:00:55	14:21:54	14:24:37	25
IM France	2006-06-24	14:15:35	14:28:14	14:28:14	22

Results for Tine Deckers (BEL)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Texas	2011-05-21	09:19:27	09:27:55	09:40:09	5
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	09:41:31	09:44:24	09:43:21	19
IM France	2010-06-27	09:21:29	09:36:19	09:43:03	1
IM South Africa	2010-04-25	09:29:58	09:38:54	09:45:24	3
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	09:47:00	09:44:40	09:48:37	12
IM France	2009-06-28	09:30:29	09:39:07	09:51:32	1
IM Florida	2006-11-04	10:08:47	10:18:09	10:18:09	13

Results for Yvette Grice (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM South Africa	2011-04-10	09:59:28	10:12:33	10:26:36	9
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	10:14:49	10:17:52	10:29:07	28
IM UK	2010-08-01	10:01:03	10:09:27	10:31:10	1
IM Lanzarote	2010-05-22	10:22:39	10:21:02	10:35:43	6
IM Wisconsin	2009-09-13	10:41:24	10:40:54	10:39:21	8
IM France	2009-06-28	10:24:06	10:33:32	10:38:57	8
IM UK	2008-09-07	10:35:08	10:33:59	10:40:39	4
IM France	2008-06-22	10:49:08	10:54:50	10:42:53	10
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	10:37:51	10:38:53	10:37:25	44
IM UK	2007-08-19	10:25:42	10:33:14	10:36:33	5
IM UK	2006-08-16	10:37:39	10:40:59	10:40:59	7

Results for Monika Stadlmann (AUT)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Austria	2011-07-03	09:53:56	10:20:19	10:27:21	11
IM Austria	2009-07-05	11:45:45	12:07:32	10:49:56	13
IM Hawaii	2008-10-11	10:52:26	10:52:04	10:30:29	39
IM UK	2008-09-07	10:35:27	10:34:18	10:24:59	5
IM France	2008-06-22	10:36:13	10:41:48	10:21:54	7
IM Austria	2007-07-08	10:02:11	10:16:07	10:12:57	10
IM Austria	2006-07-16	09:58:05	10:11:48	10:11:18	12
IM Hawaii	2005-10-15	10:19:42	10:19:27	10:10:58	35
IM Austria	2005-07-03	10:01:46	10:01:46	10:01:46	7

Results for Joanna Carritt (GBR)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Lanzarote	2011-05-21	11:09:59	11:04:46	10:33:29	7
Challenge Wanaka	2011-01-01	10:57:21	10:52:05	10:29:06	3
IM Hawaii	2010-10-09	10:23:05	10:26:11	10:25:48	35
IM UK	2010-08-01	10:16:22	10:24:59	10:25:45	3
IM France	2010-06-27	10:07:44	10:23:47	10:25:53	8
IM Lanzarote	2010-05-22	10:24:30	10:22:53	10:26:18	7
IM Hawaii	2009-10-10	10:19:25	10:16:57	10:27:08	30
IM Lanzarote	2009-05-23	10:45:32	10:42:21	10:29:44	7
IM Wisconsin	2008-09-07	10:33:37	10:34:19	10:25:59	11
IM Germany	2008-07-06	09:43:19	10:06:19	10:23:18	8
IM Hawaii	2007-10-13	10:23:15	10:24:15	10:30:46	37
IM Switzerland	2007-06-24	09:57:28	10:12:23	10:34:23	8
IM Lanzarote	2007-05-20	10:59:25	10:56:59	10:56:59	7

Results for Conny Dauben (GER)

Race	Date	Total	Adjusted	Rating	Rank in Race
IM Australia	2010-03-28	10:46:03	10:56:54	10:51:57	6
IM France	2008-06-22	10:34:29	10:40:03	10:46:09	6
IM France	2005-06-19	11:00:38	11:00:38	11:00:38	7

Race Conditions

This year’s IM Switzerland was pretty typical – an adjustment of 13:28 means that it was just a little bit faster than the course rating of 12:01 implies. However, there were a bit fewer pro athletes than normal – 17 as compared to the more typical 30+ athletes. In contrast, the start list for IM Germany looks pretty full, so WTC seems to succeed in steering pro athletes to fewer, better paid races.

Male Results

On the men’s side, Ronnie Schildknecht successfully defended his title:

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Expected Time
1	Ronnie Schildknecht	SWI	08:19:51	08:21:30
2	Clemente Alonso-McKernan	ESP	08:27:56	08:38:24
3	Mathias Hecht	SWI	08:30:26	08:30:02
4	Cyril Viennot	FRA	08:36:02	08:28:50
5	Mike Aigroz	SWI	08:38:21	08:39:17
6	Sergio Marques	PRT	08:48:01	08:51:56
7	Rafael Wyss	SWI	08:51:36	09:04:28
8	Mike Schifferle	SWI	08:53:57	09:01:52
9	Ueli Bieler	SUI	09:07:08	09:08:30
10	Daniel Muller	GER	09:46:22	09:22:23
11	Damien Landon	FRA	09:49:55	09:25:35
12	Marek Nemcik	SVK	11:44:49	12:00:32

He had to work quite hard for it on the run, where he battled with Mathias Hecht for quite some time. Mathias came in third after being overtaken by the fastest runner, Clemente Alonso.

Female Results

With Karin Thürig, we also had another repeat winner on the female side:

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Expected Time
1	Karin Thuerig	SWI	09:03:26	09:09:23
2	Amy Marsh	USA	09:11:36	09:19:27
3	Erika Csomor	HUN	09:36:59	09:20:04
4	Regula Rohrbach	SUI	09:42:18	n/a
5	Jana Candrova	CZE	10:09:15	10:15:46
6	Kathrin Mannweiler	GER	11:08:46	n/a
7	Megumi Shigaki	JPN	11:49:02	n/a
8	Miranda Alldritt	CAN	12:52:27	10:35:15

Amy Marsh came in second (again improving her rating), while Erika Csomor surprisingly raced again (just one week after her great time in Austria) and came in third.

Race Conditions

Just one week after Austria, the world record was broken again – this time, both the men’s and the women’s world best times were broken. As Austria the week before (race adjustment of 23:59), conditions in Roth were really good, even a bit better: Roth 2011 gets an adjustment of 24:25, the fastest I have ever seen and more than four minutes quicker than last year. (It also means that I rank Andreas’ time as quicker than Marino’s time from Austria, but Chrissie’s time from last year was actually a better performance than her time this year.)

Male Results

On the male side, Andreas Raelert bested Marino’s time from Austria a week ago by more than four minutes:

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Expected Time
1	Andreas Raelert	GER	07:41:33	07:55:42
2	Sebastian Kienle	GER	07:57:06	07:54:37
3	Keegan Williams	NZL	08:16:01	08:32:02
4	Christian Ritter	GER	08:18:40	08:26:09
5	Gilad Rotem	ISR	08:20:11	08:51:36
6	Lothar Leder	GER	08:22:00	08:45:46
7	Andriy Yastrebov	UKR	08:24:34	08:23:22
8	Andreas Borch		08:25:38	09:05:11
9	Benjamin Sanson	FRA	08:27:50	09:39:26
10	Clemens Coenen	GER	08:29:26	08:31:22
11	Bernd Hagen	GER	08:32:10	08:45:37
12	Bernd Eichhorn	GER	08:39:12	08:36:30
13	Andreas Fuchs		08:40:44	08:57:48
14	Manuel Wyss		08:45:13	09:39:43
15	Dion Harrison	GBR	08:54:39	09:08:36
16	Jan Strangmuller	USA	09:06:59	09:40:35
17	Margus Tamm	EST	09:15:08	08:52:48
18	Nicholas Kinsey	GBR	09:22:46	09:32:22
19	Tim Sheeper	USA	09:39:16	09:10:44
20	Gael Mainard	FRA	09:54:35	08:55:07
21	Reinaldo Oliveira	BRA	09:56:26	09:23:15
22	Glen Gore	Sou	10:17:51	09:21:18
23	Daniel Wells	CAN	10:49:44	09:06:59

Expected time is based on athlete’s rating (prior to race) and race conditions.

Although he was in front of Sebastian Kienle the whole day, apparently he felt pushed to the new world record. Andreas improved his rating a bit, securing his first spot in the rankings. Sebastian also put in a great time, going sub-8 for the second time in his second IM-distance race – giving him the 2nd place in the rankings. It would be great to see him race on another course in Kona, but he’s still pretty young. Keegan Williams made another step forward, he seems to be improving all the time.

Female Results

On the female side, Chrissie managed to go even faster than a year ago:

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Expected Time
1	Chrissie Wellington	GBR	08:18:13	08:32:29
2	Julia Wagner	GER	08:56:23	n/a
3	Rebekah Keat	AUS	08:59:22	09:03:02
4	Belinda Harper	NZL	09:06:47	10:01:31
5	Belinda Granger	AUS	09:12:56	09:18:24
6	Heike Priess	GER	09:40:01	10:16:14
7	Alma Sarapuu	EST	09:41:42	10:16:17
8	Celia Kuch	NZL	09:47:13	10:04:50
9	Sonja Jaarsveld	Net	09:56:03	09:24:43
10	Helen Buley	Sou	10:11:18	10:09:43
11	Zeljka Saban		10:38:20	11:15:35

Expected time is based on athlete’s rating (prior to race) and race conditions.

German rookie Julia Wagner started her IM-distance career with a sub-9 and a second place. Bek Keat managed to post another sub-9, solidifying her spot in the TOP 10 rankings.

As per usual, you can find additional information on the participants in the detail post.

Previous Results

Challenge Roth calls itself “the best of the old races”. It’s been an official IM race until the mid-2000s and managed to survive even after going out on their own. It’s a really fast course with a course rating of 18:54 and has been the site of the just-broken world record time.

It always attracts quite a few really good, strong athletes – mainly from Germany and Europe, so some names may not be that well known in the US. Last year’s race was won by Rasmus Henning in a fantastic time of 7:52 – but even going that fast he had to battle long-distance rookie Sebastian Kienle who posted a 7:59 in his first IM-distance race.

On the women’s side, Chrissie Wellington annihilated the world record with an unbelievable 8:19. (I’d rather avoid the WTC-speak of a “world best at another long distance race in Germany”.)

Male Participants

Sebastian Kienle is back for his second IM-distance race – and he’s going to battle it out with Andreas Raelert:

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Sebastian Kienle	GER	07:58:29	(08:16:17)
2	Andreas Raelert	GER	08:00:25	08:18:17	1
3	Juergen Zaeck	GER	08:22:25	08:41:06	27
4	Andriy Yastrebov	UKR	08:28:18	08:47:13	48
5	James Cunnama	ZAF	08:28:34	08:47:29	50
6	Christian Ritter	GER	08:31:12	08:50:13	67
7	Clemens Coenen	GER	08:36:16	08:55:28	88
8	Keegan Williams	NZL	08:37:04	08:56:18	95
9	Bernd Eichhorn	GER	08:41:22	09:00:46	117
10	Andreas Niedrig	GER	08:45:34	09:05:07	136
11	Bernd Hagen	GER	08:50:37	09:10:21	164
12	Lothar Leder	GER	08:50:56	09:10:41	166
13	Gilad Rotem	ISR	08:56:51	09:16:49	212
14	Margus Tamm	EST	08:57:48	09:17:48	222
15	Justin Granger	AUS	08:58:24	09:18:26	228
16	Andreas Fuchs		09:03:07	09:23:19	266
17	Andreas Borch		09:10:32	09:31:01	310
18	Daniel Wells	CAN	09:12:22	09:32:55	323
19	Dion Harrison	GBR	09:14:00	09:34:36	331
20	Tim Sheeper	USA	09:16:08	09:36:49	348
21	Nicholas Kinsey	GBR	09:37:26	09:58:55	494
22	Benjamin Sanson	FRA	09:45:08	10:06:54	541
23	Manuel Wyss		09:45:24	10:07:11	543
24	Jan Strangmuller	USA	09:45:41	10:07:28	546

Sebastian has just one race result so no “official” rating as of now – it’ll be very interesting to see if he can go as fast as last year! Given his race tactics (usually going out pretty quick on the bike), it’ll be great to follow. There’s been some smack talk on the web and in the German press, underlining the fact that this race appears to be as important as Kona for these German athletes. (An interesting side note: As far as I know, Andreas still has to do an official IM to validate his Kona spot. He doesn’t have much time left, especially if he’s going to race Roth quite hard!)

After these two, there is a bit of a gap. Jürgen Zäck is an “old” athlete coming back for another race, his rating (from one race six years back) is probably not a true reflection of what he’s able to do right now – I’ve got to update the methodology for these rare cases. James Cunnama and Keegan Williams are probably for a fast time – one more thing to watch what these upcoming athletes are going to be able to do.

Female Participants

I don’t think you’ll find anyone willing to beat against Chrissie:

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Chrissie Wellington	GBR	08:37:24	08:56:39	1
2	Rebekah Keat	AUS	09:08:14	09:28:38	9
3	Belinda Granger	AUS	09:23:51	09:44:49	43
4	Sonja Jaarsveld	Net	09:30:15	09:51:28	57
5	Heather Gollnick	USA	09:32:04	09:53:21	59
6	Belinda Harper	NZL	10:07:25	10:30:01	171
7	Celia Kuch	NZL	10:10:46	10:33:29	179
8	Helen Buley	ZAF	10:15:33	10:38:27	187
9	Alma Sarapuu	EST	10:21:46	10:44:54	202
10	Heike Priess		10:22:16	10:45:25	206
11	Zeljka Saban		11:22:15	11:47:38	267

My guess is that she will try to put another quick result in, but I think she’ll not go all out as last year (and try to avoid “weakening” for her Kona prep). Bek Keat and Belinda Granger have raced in Roth a couple of times before and seem to love this race. But they won’t be a match for Chrissie …

As per usual, you can find additional information on the participants in the detail post.

Previous Results

Switzerland is a pretty quick course (course rating of 11:46), just a little bit slower than IM Florida (13:38).

Last year’s winners were Ronnie Schildknecht in 8:12 and Karin Thürig in 9:00. Local athletes are always going strong, so watch out for the Swiss!

Male Participants

Ronnie Schildknecht is back to defend his title and tops the predictions:

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Ronnie Schildknecht	SWI	08:23:20	08:34:22	14
2	Daniel Fontana	ITA	08:23:58	08:35:01	17
3	Cyril Viennot	FRA	08:30:44	08:41:56	27
4	Mathias Hecht	SWI	08:31:54	08:43:07	31
5	Swen Sundberg	GER	08:35:12	08:46:29	42
6	Stefan Riesen	SWI	08:36:35	08:47:54	51
7	Clemente Alonso-McKernan	ESP	08:40:17	08:51:41	79
8	Mike Aigroz	SWI	08:41:13	08:52:38	84
9	Christian Brader	GER	08:51:35	09:03:14	131
10	Sergio Marques	PRT	08:53:51	09:05:33	138
11	Erich Kunz	SUI	08:54:54	09:06:37	144
12	Mike Schifferle	SWI	09:05:17	09:17:14	215
13	Bo Ballegaard	DNK	09:06:01	09:17:59	225
14	Rafael Wyss	SWI	09:06:27	09:18:26	228
15	Ueli Bieler	SUI	09:10:28	09:22:32	260
16	Daniel Muller	GER	09:24:26	09:36:48	347
17	Scott Defilippis	USA	09:25:22	09:37:45	352
18	Damien Landon	FRA	09:27:41	09:40:07	373
19	Juha Laitinen	FIN	10:10:38	10:24:01	632
20	Marek Nemcik	SVK	11:44:15	11:59:41	789
21	Massimiliano Sansone	ITA	n/a	unrated	n/a

As Swiss athletes will really focus on their home race, I also expect Mathias Hecht (winner of IM St. George) to deliver a strong performance. All in all it’s a nice big, pretty evenly spaced field, so we can expect some exciting racing.

Female Participants

As on the men’s side, last year’s winner is al´so back to defend:

Rank	Name	Nation	Expected Time	Rating	Rank
1	Karin Thuerig	SWI	09:11:26	09:23:31	8
2	Amy Marsh	USA	09:21:33	09:33:51	14
3	Erika Csomor	HUN	09:22:04	09:34:23	15
4	Simone Benz	SWI	09:54:06	10:07:07	93
5	Jana Candrova	CZE	10:17:58	10:31:31	174
6	Miranda Alldritt	CAN	10:37:35	10:51:33	214
7	Regula Rohrbach	SUI	n/a	unrated	n/a
8	Anja Ippach	GER	n/a	unrated	n/a
9	Megumi Shigaki	JPN	n/a	unrated	n/a
10	Kathrin Mannweiler	GER	n/a	unrated	n/a

Amy Marsh has won IM Brasil earlier this year, so if she’s on form she’ll also contend for the win. Erika Csomor is on the start list, but she has just raced IM Austria so I don’t expect her to be on the start line. But then you never know with these TBB athletes …