Race Conditions
Even with the usual large number of sub-8 and sub-9 finishes, with an adjustment of 14:20 this year was a relatively slow race for the fast Roth standard (new course rating of 19:13).
Male Race Results
Timo Bracht fulfilled one of his dreams and won Roth. He had to work hard for it – after a great swim he rode with the second group and then hunted down long-time leader Nils Frommhold with a fantastic 2:44 run. Nils had a great day as well, and a 2:54 marathon after a 4:15 bike had him miss a sub-8 finish by seconds. Eneko Llanos finished third, he ran a solid sub-3 marathon without being really pushed. Joe Gambles had a great race with a strong run, James Cunnama struggled with stomach issues on the marathon (still sub-3), Dirk Bockel couldn’t quite deliver on the run, and Michael Rünz had a great first Ironman. So many great results, also opening up lots of interesting speculations for Kona.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Timo Bracht | GER | 00:48:58 | 04:19:59 | 02:44:32 | 07:56:00 | -13:56 |
| 2 | Nils Frommhold | GER | 00:48:39 | 04:15:16 | 02:54:03 | 08:00:39 | -08:04 |
| 3 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 00:49:02 | 04:19:54 | 02:57:35 | 08:09:29 | 00:38 |
| 4 | Joe Gambles | AUS | 00:48:47 | 04:23:05 | 02:55:36 | 08:10:10 | -13:58 |
| 5 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:49:03 | 04:20:16 | 02:59:49 | 08:11:44 | -14:19 |
| 6 | Dirk Bockel | LUX | 00:48:44 | 04:20:07 | 03:11:20 | 08:22:41 | 15:32 |
| 7 | Michael Rünz | GER | 00:52:17 | 04:35:57 | 02:52:20 | 08:23:44 | n/a |
| 8 | Andrej Vistica | CRO | 00:53:05 | 04:34:58 | 02:57:03 | 08:28:26 | -12:07 |
| 9 | Roeland Smits | NED | 00:52:47 | 04:36:46 | 02:56:50 | 08:29:20 | -24:50 |
| 10 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:52:36 | 04:18:25 | 03:23:39 | 08:37:33 | 11:20 |
| 11 | Michael Wetzel | GER | 00:57:01 | 04:38:48 | 03:00:15 | 08:39:01 | -20:02 |
| 12 | Dirk Wijnalda | NED | 00:55:58 | 04:35:59 | 03:06:38 | 08:41:29 | -19:49 |
| 13 | Sebastian Bleisteiner | GER | 00:52:22 | 04:42:51 | 03:09:38 | 08:48:22 | n/a |
| 14 | Per Bittner | GER | 00:49:04 | 04:27:51 | 03:39:41 | 08:59:36 | 22:48 |
| 15 | Joseph Spindler | GER | 00:59:51 | 04:33:54 | 03:32:12 | 09:08:55 | 14:37 |
| 16 | Thomas Naasz | NED | 00:56:39 | 04:51:13 | 03:20:20 | 09:11:41 | -02:09 |
| 17 | Harri Sokk | EST | 00:57:14 | 04:37:48 | 03:33:52 | 09:12:54 | -02:16 |
| 18 | Andreas Niedrig | GER | 00:48:54 | 04:27:18 | 04:04:55 | 09:24:51 | 24:53 |
| 19 | Pete Jacobs | AUS | 00:48:42 | 04:45:15 | 03:54:54 | 09:32:25 | 1:08:22 |
| 20 | Nis Lind | DEN | 00:59:42 | 04:53:19 | 04:28:04 | 10:28:23 | 57:11 |
Female Race Results
The women’s race shaped up to be a trial run for Kona with the „Big Four“ in women’s Ironman racing going head-to-head. At the front, it was a repeat of Kona, with Mirinda Carfrae running down Rachel Joyce who finished second. Caroline Steffen is still looking for the perfect bike/run balance, she lost a bit of time to Rachel and Rinnie, and then had a solid 3:05 marathon – which is no longer good enough to win in a world class field. However, she seems to be focused on Kona, and we’ll see what she can deliver in October! Yvonne Van Vlerken is probably happy with fourth place. Her swim is not quite yet where it was before her shoulder injury, she posted the fastest bike and then lost a bit of time on the run – still finishing sub-9! As with Xena, I’m looking forward to what she can do in Kona. Julia Gajer posted another solid Roth race – but a time just over 9 hours was only good for 5th place. She struggled a bit on the bike, but then posted the second fastest marathon time – just wait till she has a race with a good bike (such as Texas) and a good run (such as Roth)!
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 00:55:24 | 04:46:48 | 02:53:27 | 08:38:53 | -18:04 |
| 2 | Rachel Joyce | GBR | 00:52:43 | 04:43:11 | 03:03:21 | 08:42:25 | -16:17 |
| 3 | Caroline Steffen | SUI | 00:52:08 | 04:48:14 | 03:05:05 | 08:48:42 | -10:10 |
| 4 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 00:59:24 | 04:42:17 | 03:14:40 | 08:59:36 | -00:21 |
| 5 | Julia Gajer | GER | 00:52:26 | 05:03:05 | 03:02:08 | 09:00:50 | -06:23 |
| 6 | Diana Riesler | GER | 00:59:06 | 04:43:02 | 03:27:58 | 09:13:16 | -12:30 |
| 7 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:52:10 | 04:56:47 | 03:21:43 | 09:13:23 | -05:34 |
| 8 | Simone Maier | GER | 01:02:35 | 05:00:57 | 03:23:17 | 09:31:24 | -08:16 |
| 9 | Daniela Saemmler | GER | 00:55:38 | 05:01:14 | 03:37:31 | 09:37:46 | 18:49 |
| 10 | Ana Casares | ESP | 01:11:00 | 05:04:46 | 03:21:01 | 09:41:14 | -16:42 |
| 11 | Joyce Wolfe | IRL | 01:00:05 | 05:18:28 | 03:24:30 | 09:47:03 | 01:55 |
| 12 | Lina-kristin Schink | GER | 01:10:31 | 05:17:22 | 03:32:07 | 10:03:44 | n/a |
| 13 | Tracy Douglas | AUS | 01:06:19 | 05:14:50 | 03:42:35 | 10:07:33 | 10:46 |
| 14 | Heleen Bij De Vaate | NED | 01:06:22 | 05:00:20 | 04:00:48 | 10:10:50 | 32:43 |
| 15 | Yvette Grice | GBR | 00:55:37 | 05:26:50 | 04:11:27 | 10:38:28 | 51:41 |
| 16 | Sirlet Viilas | EST | 01:06:26 | 05:49:29 | 03:55:52 | 10:56:03 | n/a |
| 17 | Ann Ciaverella | USA | 01:06:31 | 05:54:02 | 04:49:32 | 11:54:53 | 1:29:01 |