This weekend’s IM Cozumel continues the recent trend of large and strong fields for the post-Kona races. As usual, it was tricky to build a list of participants: I was working off the official list (regardless of how current it is) and added some athletes that have said they will start in Cozumel. On the men’s side we have top-rated athletes such as Dirk Bockel and Timo Bracht, and some future hopefuls such as James Cunnama, while the women’s side features Kona racers Amy Marsh and Michelle Vesterby looking for their next Ironman win. Last week there were a few late withdrawals for Arizona, it remains to be seen if this happens again for Cozumel.
Update: Amy Marsh will not be racing, she withdrew after Kona.
Update 2: I’ve received tweets about some more top racers starting in Cozumel:
- Mary Beth Ellis (thanks to James Cunnama and Michelle Vesterby and Mary Beth for confirming she’ll start)
- Sonja Tajsich (again, thanks to Michelle Vesterby)
- Ivan Rana (thanks to Pablo Fuente)
I’ve added to the list of athletes (with their ratings) and also updated the odds.
Update 3: Ronnie Schildknecht announced on his blog that he won’t start.
Update 4: Yvonne van Vlerken will also start – what can she do only three weeks after winning IM Florida? (Thanks to Michelle Vesterby for pointing out that she was missing in all the published lists, but had committed to racing long ago.)
Previous Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Michael Lovato | USA | 00:48:47 | 04:19:17 | 03:01:41 | 08:23:52 |
| 2 | Patrick Evoe | USA | 00:53:02 | 04:24:09 | 02:59:23 | 08:30:36 |
| 3 | Alejandro Santamaria | ESP | 00:54:12 | 04:32:57 | 02:52:00 | 08:32:50 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Simone Braendli | SWI | 00:48:57 | 04:45:20 | 03:25:10 | 09:14:08 |
| 2 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 01:02:32 | 05:13:08 | 03:02:54 | 09:23:15 |
| 3 | Sophie De Groote | BEL | 00:54:46 | 04:57:45 | 03:18:25 | 09:26:07 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:15:57 | Andy Potts | 2010-11-28 |
| Swim | overall | 00:44:39 | Uzziel Valderrabano | 2009-11-29 |
| Bike | overall | 04:19:17 | Michael Lovato | 2011-11-27 |
| Run | overall | 02:52:00 | Alejandro Santamaria | 2011-11-27 |
| Total | female | 09:07:08 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | 2010-11-28 |
| Swim | female | 00:46:39 | Bree Wee | 2009-11-29 |
| Bike | female | 04:45:20 | Simone Braendli | 2011-11-27 |
| Run | female | 03:02:54 | Sonja Tajsich | 2011-11-27 |
Course Rating
Course Rating for IM Cozumel is 09:40.
Race Adjustments for IM Cozumel
| Year | Adjustment | # of Athletes | Rating |
| 2009 | 12:23 | 27 | 12:23 |
| 2010 | 10:01 | 34 | 11:12 |
| 2011 | 06:36 | 41 | 09:40 |
KPR points and Price Money
IM Cozumel has 2000 KPR points for the winner. It has a total price purse of 75k$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Rank |
| 1 | Timo Bracht | GER | 08:12:21 | 08:21:20 | 6 |
| 2 | Dirk Bockel | LUX | 08:13:57 | 08:22:57 | 7 |
| 4 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 08:28:09 | 08:37:25 | 36 |
| 5 | Eduardo Sturla | ARG | 08:33:34 | 08:42:56 | 52 |
| 6 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 08:34:32 | 08:43:55 | 58 |
| 7 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 08:35:02 | 08:44:25 | 60 |
| 8 | Jimmy Johnsen | DNK | 08:35:25 | 08:44:49 | 63 |
| 9 | Uwe Widmann | GER | 08:35:55 | 08:45:19 | 68 |
| 10 | Patrick Evoe | USA | 08:41:14 | 08:50:44 | 97 |
| 11 | Bert Jammaer | BEL | 08:41:50 | 08:51:21 | 101 |
| 12 | Anton Blokhin | UKR | 08:42:59 | 08:52:31 | 106 |
| 13 | Sylvain Rota | FRA | 08:43:26 | 08:52:59 | 108 |
| 14 | Stefan Schmid | GER | 08:46:44 | 08:56:20 | 129 |
| 15 | Brandon Marsh | USA | 08:49:42 | 08:59:22 | 145 |
| 16 | Alexander Grigoryev | RUS | 08:52:59 | 09:02:42 | 168 |
| 17 | Luke Dragstra | CAN | 08:57:37 | 09:07:25 | 195 |
| 18 | Scott Defilippis | USA | 08:58:37 | 09:08:26 | 209 |
| 19 | Zach Ruble | USA | 08:58:40 | 09:08:29 | 210 |
| 20 | Andres Castillo Latorre | COL | 08:59:41 | 09:09:31 | 222 |
| 21 | Horst Reichel | GER | 08:59:50 | 09:09:41 | 226 |
| 22 | Nikolaus Wihlidal | AUT | 09:09:22 | 09:19:23 | 287 |
| 23 | Allan Villanueva | 09:10:14 | 09:20:16 | 295 | |
| 24 | Hiroyuki Nishiuchi | JPN | 09:17:50 | 09:28:00 | 354 |
| 25 | Rene Vallant | AUT | 09:18:37 | 09:28:48 | 358 |
| 26 | Jesse Vondracek | USA | 09:22:07 | 09:32:22 | 383 |
| 27 | Teemu Kyllonen | GBR | 09:24:21 | 09:34:38 | 401 |
| 28 | Blake Becker | USA | 09:33:51 | 09:44:19 | 465 |
| 29 | Logan Franks | USA | 09:37:50 | 09:48:22 | 490 |
| 30 | Ivan Tejero Vazquez | ESP | 09:51:38 | 10:02:25 | 580 |
| 31 | Bojan Maric | SCG | 10:02:22 | 10:13:21 | 639 |
| 32 | Olivier Cardoen | BEL | n/a | unrated | n/a |
| 33 | Patrick Donovan | USA | n/a | unrated | n/a |
Also starting:
- Ivan Rana (ESP) – unrated, but has just won the 70.3 in Lanzarote
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Rank |
| 2 | Elizabeth Lyles | USA | 09:19:12 | 09:29:24 | 19 |
| 3 | Michelle Vesterby | DNK | 09:22:00 | 09:32:15 | 25 |
| 4 | Sophie De Groote | BEL | 09:22:46 | 09:33:02 | 27 |
| 5 | Kathleen Calkins | USA | 09:25:33 | 09:35:52 | 34 |
| 6 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 09:25:42 | 09:36:01 | 35 |
| 7 | Jessie Donavan | USA | 09:33:35 | 09:44:03 | 53 |
| 8 | Beth Walsh | USA | 09:35:58 | 09:46:28 | 58 |
| 9 | Michaela Rudolf | AUT | 09:41:02 | 09:51:38 | 75 |
| 10 | Sara Gross | CAN | 09:44:02 | 09:54:41 | 83 |
| 11 | Jackie Arendt | USA | 09:47:01 | 09:57:43 | 92 |
| 12 | Heidi Sessner | GER | 09:51:06 | 10:01:53 | 106 |
| 13 | Eimear Mullan | IRL | 09:53:29 | 10:04:18 | 116 |
| 14 | Paolina Allan | CAN | 09:55:06 | 10:05:57 | 122 |
| 15 | Barbara Tesar | AUT | 09:56:50 | 10:07:43 | 129 |
| 16 | Stephanie Jones | USA | 09:58:00 | 10:08:54 | 136 |
| 17 | Francesca Tibaldi | ITA | 09:58:06 | 10:09:00 | 137 |
| 18 | Jacqui Gordon | USA | 09:59:19 | 10:10:15 | 140 |
| 19 | Anne Basso | FRA | 10:10:33 | 10:21:41 | 175 |
| 20 | Stephanie Ossenbrink | CAN | 10:12:04 | 10:23:14 | 181 |
| 21 | Maki Nishiuchi | JPN | 10:13:12 | 10:24:23 | 182 |
| 22 | Annett Kamenz | GER | 10:14:35 | 10:25:47 | 184 |
| 23 | April Lea Gellatly | USA | 10:16:18 | 10:27:32 | 191 |
| 24 | Fernanda Keller | BRA | 10:23:11 | 10:34:33 | 203 |
| 25 | Leslie Lamacchia | USA | 10:27:11 | 10:38:37 | 213 |
| 26 | Kristin Baker | CAN | 10:36:15 | 10:47:51 | 232 |
| 27 | Amanda McKenzie | AUS | 11:00:59 | 11:13:02 | 261 |
| 28 | Saki Kubota | JAP | 11:13:19 | 11:25:36 | 268 |
| 29 | Amanda Felder Derkacs | USA | n/a | unrated | n/a |
| 30 | Tenille Hoogland | CAN | n/a | unrated | n/a |
| 31 | Ayesha Rollinson | CAN | n/a | unrated | n/a |
Also starting:
- Mary Beth Ellis (USA), rated 9:14:45
- Sonja Tajsich (GER), rated 9:22:16
- Yvonne Van Vlerken (AUT), rated 9:17:11
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Timo Bracht: 40% (1-1)
- James Cunnama: 34% (2-1)
- Dirk Bockel: 20% (4-1)
- Luke McKenzie: 2% (48-1)
Female Race Participants
- Mary Beth Ellis: 42% (1-1)
- Yvonne Van Vlerken: 33% (2-1)
- Sonja Tajsich: 19% (4-1)
- Carrie Lester: 2% (50-1)
- Elizabeth Lyles: 2% (52-1)