Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2007 | Luke Dragstra (CAN) | 08:54:17 | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 09:38:26 |
| 2008 | Marc Pschebizin (GER) | 08:47:49 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 09:33:46 |
| 2009 | Chris McDonald (AUS) | 08:37:41 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 09:28:27 |
| 2010 | Richard Ussher (NZL) | 08:34:41 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 09:28:57 |
| 2011 | Jamie Whyte (NZL) | 09:03:53 | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 10:26:17 |
| 2012 | Aaron Farlow (AUS) | 08:41:53 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 09:44:06 |
| 2013 | Dylan McNeice (NZL) | 08:51:18 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 09:24:31 |
| 2014 | Dylan McNeice (NZL) | 08:38:48 | Candice Hammond (NZL) | 09:33:54 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Dylan McNeice | NZL | 00:46:25 | 04:51:26 | 02:56:58 | 08:38:48 |
| 2 | Richard Ussher | NZL | 00:53:16 | 04:53:18 | 02:58:57 | 08:49:49 |
| 3 | Dougal Allan | NZL | 01:03:42 | 04:45:22 | 03:01:03 | 08:54:37 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Candice Hammond | NZL | 01:03:50 | 05:09:56 | 03:15:38 | 09:33:54 |
| 2 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:53:20 | 05:20:18 | 03:21:51 | 09:41:08 |
| 3 | Simone Maier | GER | 01:05:43 | 05:21:40 | 03:15:32 | 09:48:50 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:34:41 | Richard Ussher | 2010-01-16 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:25 | Dylan McNeice | 2014-01-18 |
| Bike | overall | 04:42:26 | Richard Ussher | 2010-01-16 |
| Run | overall | 02:48:04 | Marc Pschebizin | 2008-01-19 |
| Total | female | 09:24:31 | Gina Crawford | 2013-01-19 |
| Swim | female | 00:50:01 | Gina Crawford | 2008-01-19 |
| Bike | female | 05:08:30 | Gina Crawford | 2013-01-19 |
| Run | female | 03:08:59 | Rebekah Keat | 2010-01-16 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Wanaka is – 04:39.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Wanaka
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2007 | 03:46 | 00:37 | -07:25 | 04:57 | 6 | 03:46 | 00:37 | -07:25 | 04:57 |
| 2008 | -00:03 | 01:09 | -10:25 | 01:30 | 10 | 01:51 | 00:53 | -08:55 | 03:13 |
| 2009 | 04:05 | -03:38 | -01:57 | 05:27 | 11 | 02:36 | -00:37 | -06:36 | 03:58 |
| 2010 | 00:21 | -01:49 | -01:14 | 02:57 | 13 | 02:02 | -00:55 | -05:15 | 03:43 |
| 2011 | -26:44 | -02:46 | -22:35 | -03:33 | 13 | -03:43 | -01:17 | -08:43 | 02:16 |
| 2012 | -07:48 | -01:13 | -07:39 | -03:16 | 15 | -04:24 | -01:17 | -08:32 | 01:20 |
| 2013 | -06:43 | -05:42 | -09:09 | 02:38 | 13 | -04:44 | -01:55 | -08:38 | 01:31 |
| 2014 | -04:08 | -01:06 | -03:01 | 00:29 | 7 | -04:39 | -01:49 | -07:56 | 01:24 |
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 6 | Courtney Ogden | AUS | 08:42:18 | 08:40:44 | 00:51:52 | 04:49:27 | 02:55:58 | 61 |
| 2 | 1 | Dylan McNeice | NZL | 08:47:07 | 08:51:11 | 00:46:00 | 04:54:40 | 03:01:27 | 111 |
| 3 | 4 | Matt Burton | AUS | 08:48:22 | 08:38:52 | 00:54:45 | 04:46:21 | 03:02:16 | (58) |
| 4 | 2 | Dougal Allan | NZL | 08:57:46 | 08:50:31 | 01:04:15 | 04:48:59 | 02:59:31 | (108) |
| 5 | 7 | Keegan Williams | NZL | 08:57:49 | 08:56:06 | 00:53:34 | 04:55:19 | 03:03:55 | (130) |
| 6 | 5 | Joel Jameson | GBR | 08:57:57 | 08:51:49 | 00:58:41 | 04:58:21 | 02:55:55 | 115 |
| 7 | 9 | Petr Vabrousek | CZE | 09:01:08 | 08:58:49 | 00:56:47 | 04:57:56 | 03:01:25 | 145 |
| 8 | 10 | Luke Martin | AUS | 09:03:03 | 08:53:05 | 00:54:05 | 05:02:07 | 03:01:51 | (125) |
| 9 | 3 | Carl Read | NZL | 09:04:38 | 08:59:02 | 00:54:05 | 05:05:42 | 02:59:51 | 148 |
| 10 | 14 | Benjamin Williams | USA | 09:08:38 | 08:58:28 | 00:54:04 | 05:10:11 | 02:59:23 | (142) |
| 11 | 16 | Eneko Elosegui | ESP | 09:27:48 | 09:28:08 | 00:59:29 | 04:58:40 | 03:24:40 | 263 |
| 12 | 15 | Chris Sanson | NZL | 09:31:18 | 09:28:17 | 00:56:56 | 05:16:25 | 03:12:57 | (264) |
| 13 | 11 | Marcus Hultgren | SWE | 09:58:28 | 09:47:29 | 01:00:46 | 05:10:48 | 03:41:55 | (345) |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Randall | NZL | 10:00:18 | 09:49:17 | 01:05:35 | 05:07:47 | 03:41:56 | (351) |
| 8 | Braden Currie | New | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 12 | Ben Logan | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 13 | Thijs Hubber | New | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 18 | Michael Fox | Aus | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 50 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 09:25:12 | 09:23:05 | 00:53:09 | 05:18:18 | 03:08:45 | 16 |
| 2 | 51 | Simone Maier | GER | 09:51:42 | 09:51:59 | 01:06:14 | 05:24:56 | 03:15:32 | 83 |
| 3 | 59 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 09:53:06 | 09:42:13 | 01:00:36 | 05:25:59 | 03:21:31 | (60) |
| 4 | 53 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 09:54:50 | 09:44:38 | 01:00:46 | 05:24:42 | 03:24:21 | 64 |
| 5 | 57 | Kristin Lemos | USA | 09:56:25 | 09:45:28 | 01:03:27 | 05:26:38 | 03:21:20 | (67) |
| 6 | 60 | Charisa Wernick | USA | 09:59:46 | 09:56:20 | 01:00:48 | 05:35:45 | 03:18:13 | (98) |
| 7 | 52 | Jessica Fleming | AUS | 10:01:02 | 09:50:05 | 01:02:50 | 05:25:16 | 03:27:56 | (79) |
| 8 | 54 | Christie Sym | AUS | 10:05:24 | 09:56:54 | 01:00:19 | 05:29:57 | 03:30:08 | (99) |
| 9 | 58 | Tracy Douglas | AUS | 10:09:53 | 10:02:56 | 01:07:12 | 05:28:00 | 03:29:41 | 109 |
| 10 | 55 | Larisa Marsh | NZL | 10:10:47 | 10:00:44 | 01:02:30 | 05:33:23 | 03:29:53 | (103) |
| 11 | 56 | Katya Meyers | USA | 10:25:21 | 10:21:41 | 01:10:24 | 05:32:07 | 03:37:50 | (148) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Courtney Ogden: 44% (1-1)
- Dylan McNeice: 23% (3-1)
- Matt Burton: 17% (5-1)
- Joel Jameson: 6% (15-1)
- Keegan Williams: 4% (23-1)
- Petr Vabrousek: 3% (35-1)
Female Race Participants
- Gina Crawford: 73% (1-1)
- Simone Maier: 13% (7-1)
- Michelle Bremer: 5% (19-1)
- Charisa Wernick: 4% (22-1)
- Laura Siddall: 2% (60-1)