With IM New Zealand, we have the first WTC Ironman race for 2014. The race has its 30th anniversary, offering some extra prize money, and as far as I know also some extra agegroup Kona slots.
Update: Thanks to Mareen Hufe for a slightly updated start list, showing that Shiau-Yu Li is no longer starting and allowing me to update my slight error in the bib numbers.
Previous Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
The 2013 race saw Bevan Docherty ending Cam Brown’s streak of winning full-distance races in New Zealand:
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
1 | Bevan Docherty | NZL | 00:45:44 | 04:35:06 | 02:49:46 | 08:15:35 |
2 | Marko Albert | EST | 00:45:34 | 04:38:34 | 02:56:56 | 08:25:30 |
3 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:50:09 | 04:41:52 | 02:57:16 | 08:34:28 |
Female Race Results
After she won the 2012 shortened race in New Zealand, Meredith Kessler also won the 2013 full-distance race:
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
1 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 00:47:37 | 05:04:44 | 03:19:24 | 09:17:10 |
2 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:51:44 | 05:08:17 | 03:14:54 | 09:20:54 |
3 | Candice Hammond | NZL | 01:02:37 | 05:15:00 | 03:13:20 | 09:35:52 |
Course Records
Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
Total | overall | 08:15:35 | Bevan Docherty | 2013-03-02 |
Swim | overall | 00:45:02 | Kieran Doe | 2008-03-01 |
Bike | overall | 04:35:06 | Bevan Docherty | 2013-03-02 |
Run | overall | 02:43:10 | Cameron Brown | 2009-03-07 |
Total | female | 09:14:35 | Joanna Lawn | 2010-03-06 |
Swim | female | 00:46:30 | Monica Byrn | 2005-05-03 |
Bike | female | 05:01:17 | Emi Shiono | 2008-03-01 |
Run | female | 03:01:06 | Mirinda Carfrae | 2011-03-05 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM New Zealand is 04:59.
Race Adjustments for IM New Zealand
Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
2005 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2007 | 06:10 | 01:03 | 00:56 | 05:23 | 18 | 06:10 | 01:03 | 00:56 | 05:23 |
2008 | 10:28 | 01:34 | 03:15 | 04:32 | 31 | 08:19 | 01:18 | 02:05 | 04:57 |
2009 | 07:19 | 00:01 | 04:20 | 02:53 | 27 | 07:59 | 00:52 | 02:50 | 04:16 |
2010 | 06:02 | 01:02 | 03:45 | 03:40 | 17 | 07:30 | 00:55 | 03:04 | 04:07 |
2011 | -02:06 | 00:29 | 00:36 | -01:04 | 20 | 05:34 | 00:50 | 02:34 | 03:05 |
2013 | 02:04 | 00:43 | 03:56 | 01:29 | 17 | 04:59 | 00:49 | 02:48 | 02:49 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM New Zealand has 2000 KPR points for the winner. It has a total prize purse of 75k$.
Male Race Participants
Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
1 | 3 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 08:24:17 | 08:28:59 | 00:49:23 | 04:41:26 | 02:54:03 | 13 |
2 | 1 | Bevan Docherty | NZL | 08:27:48 | 08:32:32 | 00:46:48 | 04:41:33 | 02:52:49 | 17 |
3 | 10 | Tom Lowe | GBR | 08:29:31 | 08:34:16 | 00:54:38 | 04:37:48 | 02:54:25 | 25 |
4 | 4 | Terenzo Bozzone | NZL | 08:30:33 | 08:35:19 | 00:47:33 | 04:45:26 | 02:58:56 | 28 |
5 | 5 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:35:21 | 08:40:09 | 00:50:29 | 04:44:21 | 02:59:45 | 40 |
6 | 2 | Marko Albert | EST | 08:35:32 | 08:40:20 | 00:46:50 | 04:49:18 | 03:00:39 | 42 |
7 | 27 | Philip Graves | GBR | 08:44:37 | 08:49:31 | 00:47:48 | 04:43:09 | 03:13:18 | 73 |
8 | 9 | Daniel Halksworth | GBR | 08:45:36 | 08:50:30 | 00:47:34 | 04:48:11 | 03:07:23 | 78 |
9 | 7 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 08:49:44 | 08:54:40 | 00:49:01 | 04:43:27 | 03:16:49 | 99 |
10 | 8 | Petr Vabrousek | CZE | 08:51:52 | 08:56:50 | 00:54:48 | 04:52:36 | 03:02:59 | 106 |
11 | 31 | Carl Read | NZL | 08:52:58 | 08:57:56 | 00:53:11 | 04:59:24 | 03:02:06 | 116 |
12 | 6 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 08:57:44 | 09:02:45 | 00:48:06 | 04:51:48 | 03:18:26 | 138 |
13 | 24 | Guy Crawford | NZL | 09:00:18 | 09:05:20 | 00:48:45 | 04:46:13 | 03:29:40 | 146 |
14 | 23 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 09:10:25 | 09:15:33 | 00:53:35 | 05:05:59 | 03:09:53 | 185 |
15 | 32 | Bryan Rhodes | NZL | 09:12:07 | 09:17:16 | 00:48:22 | 04:59:29 | 03:25:05 | 188 |
16 | 22 | Matt Burgess | NZL | 09:14:31 | 09:19:41 | 00:49:56 | 04:49:27 | 03:24:39 | 195 |
17 | 33 | Chris Sanson | NZL | 09:14:58 | 09:20:08 | 00:54:50 | 05:02:26 | 03:10:28 | 196 |
18 | 21 | Johan Borg | AUS | 09:19:21 | 09:24:34 | 00:54:15 | 04:54:47 | 03:30:57 | 207 |
19 | 35 | Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 09:28:07 | 09:33:25 | 00:47:51 | 04:56:18 | 03:35:08 | 237 |
20 | 34 | Shanon Stallard | NZL | 09:38:30 | 09:43:54 | 00:55:46 | 05:12:00 | 03:23:14 | 275 |
21 | 30 | Daiki Masuda | JPN | 09:43:46 | 09:49:13 | unrated | unrated | unrated | 294 |
22 | 36 | Jon Woods | NZL | 09:47:25 | 09:52:54 | 00:56:39 | 05:05:14 | 03:39:11 | 309 |
25 | Damien Decas | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a | |
29 | Brodie Madgwick | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a | |
26 | Vincent Depuiset | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a |
Female Race Participants
Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
1 | 12 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 09:21:16 | 09:26:30 | 00:51:53 | 05:14:22 | 03:13:21 | 10 |
2 | 11 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 09:22:26 | 09:27:41 | 00:50:26 | 05:10:23 | 03:20:27 | 12 |
3 | 16 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 09:32:52 | 09:38:12 | 01:00:37 | 05:06:58 | 03:25:01 | 29 |
4 | 13 | Candice Hammond | NZL | 09:33:17 | 09:38:38 | 01:01:01 | 05:14:39 | 03:16:33 | 30 |
5 | 18 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 09:38:48 | 09:44:12 | 00:58:07 | 05:15:46 | 03:27:49 | 45 |
6 | 15 | Bree Wee | USA | 09:44:23 | 09:49:50 | 00:54:00 | 05:18:02 | 03:30:12 | 57 |
7 | 20 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 09:57:29 | 10:03:03 | 01:07:46 | 05:20:08 | 03:27:17 | 88 |
8 | 14 | Kate Bevilaqua | AUS | 09:58:21 | 10:03:56 | 00:56:51 | 05:24:27 | 03:37:07 | 90 |
9 | 17 | Keiko Tanaka | JAP | 09:58:36 | 10:04:11 | 00:54:20 | 05:27:14 | 03:22:26 | 91 |
10 | 38 | Julia Grant | NZL | 10:05:35 | 10:11:14 | 00:58:20 | 05:31:46 | 03:28:46 | 98 |
11 | 39 | Celia Kuch | GER | 10:07:58 | 10:13:38 | 01:03:09 | 05:24:08 | 03:37:20 | 102 |
12 | 43 | Emi Sakai | JPN | 10:09:50 | 10:15:31 | 01:04:54 | 05:19:54 | 03:38:34 | 110 |
13 | 37 | Erin Furness | NZL | 10:10:37 | 10:16:19 | 01:01:40 | 05:29:28 | 03:28:08 | 112 |
14 | 44 | Janine Sax | NZL | 10:12:07 | 10:17:49 | 01:01:22 | 05:26:47 | 03:36:29 | 114 |
15 | 42 | Meghan Newcomer | USA | 10:20:08 | 10:25:55 | 00:56:24 | 05:39:26 | 03:31:41 | 126 |
17 | 45 | Jodie Scott | AUS | 10:29:05 | 10:34:57 | 00:56:10 | 05:36:37 | 03:55:32 | 131 |
18 | 46 | Megumi Shigaki | JPN | 10:53:41 | 10:59:47 | 00:59:01 | 05:40:06 | 04:12:50 | 141 |
19 | Anna Cleaver | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a | |
41 | Larisa Marsh | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
The top three from last year are back for the 2014 race. Even though Bevan Docherty has finished only one Ironman race, his performance last year was so impressive that I have him as the race favorite. A few months I would have written off Cam Brown, but his preparation seems to be going well and I think that he’ll try to challenge for the win one more time. His chances are slightly lower than Bevan’s but his last really good Ironman race was his 2nd place in Melbourne 2012. Besides these three, there are also Tim Van Berkel (great runner who had the best 2013 run), Tom Lowe (who has raced two good Challenge races at the end of 2013), and Terenzo Bozzone (who’s on fire in 70.3s and is still looking for his break-through IM race).
Last year’s second place
- Bevan Docherty: 27% (3-1)
- Cameron Brown: 22% (4-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 18% (5-1)
- Marko Albert: 14% (6-1)
- Tom Lowe: 11% (8-1)
- Terenzo Bozzone: 7% (14-1)
Female Race Participants
On the women’s side, the race is again going to be between last year’s winner Meredith Kessler (my clear favorite) and last year’s 2nd Gina Crawford. „MBK“ has taken a long IM break (at least for her: her last IM was Arizona in November) while Gina has switched coaches and is now more focused on being in top shape for Kona. Behind these two, there are Candice Hammond (recent winner of Challenge Wanaka, beating Gina) and Mareen Hufe (recently 2nd in Western Australia) who will fight for the final podium spot, but would also love to upset the two favorites:
- Meredith Kessler: 52% (1-1)
- Gina Crawford: 31% (2-1)
- Candice Hammond: 9% (10-1)
- Mareen Hufe: 5% (20-1)
Photo Credits: Eric Willis, Jay Prasuhn