Race Conditions
The conditions were pretty typical for Texas: A relatively slow swim (probably no wetsuits allowed?), a fast bike (adjustment of 13:04), and a pretty normal run, leading to an overall adjustment of 8:06 and a new course rating of 8:57.
Male Race Results
Of my pre race favorites, Matthias Hecht DNF’d (after leading again after the bike) and Jan Raphael never seemed to find his run legs. It came down to the two others I mentioned: James Cunnama and Paul Amey, and “Amos” had the upper hand with the fastest (and only sub 3h) run. Hats off to #3 and #4: Ian Mikelson and Justin Daerr ran through the field – I didn’t have them that far in the front of the field.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Actual Time | Expected Time |
| 1 | Paul Amey | GBR | 00:54:54 | 04:29:07 | 02:56:18 | 08:25:06 | 08:34:39 |
| 2 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:50:17 | 04:32:55 | 03:00:25 | 08:27:35 | 08:30:45 |
| 3 | Ian Mikelson | USA | 00:51:55 | 04:32:01 | 03:01:59 | 08:30:06 | 08:53:01 |
| 4 | Justin Daerr | USA | 00:54:35 | 04:29:30 | 03:02:04 | 08:30:35 | 08:41:29 |
| 5 | Swen Sundberg | GER | 00:54:12 | 04:29:56 | 03:08:22 | 08:37:30 | 08:48:43 |
| 6 | Jan Raphael | GER | 00:50:17 | 04:33:34 | 03:13:25 | 08:42:34 | 08:26:41 |
| 7 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 00:49:21 | 04:38:54 | 03:10:45 | 08:44:01 | 08:54:24 |
| 8 | AJ Baucco | USA | 00:54:41 | 04:37:34 | 03:16:22 | 08:53:37 | n/a |
| 9 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 01:04:22 | 04:33:37 | 03:10:37 | 08:56:06 | 08:56:33 |
| 10 | Andres Castillo | COL | 00:49:14 | 04:34:45 | 03:33:17 | 09:02:04 | 08:54:17 |
| 11 | Dominik Berger | AUT | 00:50:17 | 04:34:37 | 03:37:04 | 09:07:31 | 08:55:24 |
| 12 | Pedro Gomes | POR | 00:53:58 | 04:30:11 | 03:39:33 | 09:08:07 | 08:36:41 |
| 13 | Christian Brader | GER | 00:59:02 | 04:45:20 | 03:24:03 | 09:13:21 | 08:52:56 |
| 14 | Jordan Bryden | CAN | 00:52:02 | 04:51:10 | 03:35:44 | 09:26:09 | 09:56:05 |
| 15 | Patrick Schuster | USA | 01:11:00 | 04:39:39 | 03:35:39 | 09:32:11 | n/a |
| 16 | Andrew Hodges | USA | 00:51:52 | 05:06:39 | 03:29:26 | 09:33:42 | 10:21:13 |
| 17 | James Lamastra | USA | 00:53:23 | 04:40:11 | 04:14:51 | 09:55:48 | n/a |
| 18 | Patrick Wheeler | USA | 00:58:51 | 05:06:17 | 04:34:30 | 10:47:22 | n/a |
| 19 | Brendan Naef | CAN | 00:59:09 | 04:55:13 | 05:34:19 | 11:34:42 | n/a |
Female Race Results
On the women’s side, Amy Marsh had to let Joycee go on the bike and struggled on the run (but still finished 6th to validate her Kona slot). With Amy out of the picture, it was clear that Rachel was going to be the winner. In this “no pressure situation”, she still delivered a fantastic run and beat the old course record by five minutes. It wasn’t a surprise that the rest of the podium would be US girls, but I don’t think that too many people had Jennie Hansen on her list of potential #2 finisher. (I didn’t either.) Again, this goes to show that a strong run such as hers (and by #4, Ashley Clifford) is very important for a good IM result and you can place well even with a “weaker” leg (the swim for Jennie, and the bike for Ashley).
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Actual Time | Expected Time |
| 1 | Rachel Joyce | GBR | 00:54:02 | 04:42:29 | 03:07:27 | 08:49:14 | 09:10:50 |
| 2 | Jennie Hansen | USA | 01:07:22 | 05:01:06 | 03:10:51 | 09:25:35 | 09:38:52 |
| 3 | Kim Schwabenbauer | USA | 01:04:16 | 05:03:42 | 03:19:15 | 09:33:01 | 09:33:42 |
| 4 | Ashley Clifford | USA | 00:54:32 | 05:26:36 | 03:10:39 | 09:36:51 | 09:30:12 |
| 5 | Christine Anderson | USA | 00:57:27 | 05:09:19 | 03:32:51 | 09:44:51 | 09:44:54 |
| 6 | Amy Marsh | USA | 00:54:06 | 04:48:56 | 04:07:05 | 09:55:49 | 09:18:46 |
| 7 | April Gellatly | USA | 00:59:01 | 05:22:36 | 03:34:11 | 10:01:54 | 10:00:53 |
| 8 | Sarah Hankla | USA | 00:58:08 | 05:20:58 | 03:38:51 | 10:04:41 | n/a |
| 9 | Olesya Prystayko | UKR | 01:01:26 | 05:12:14 | 03:48:16 | 10:08:49 | n/a |
| 10 | Jennifer Lentzke | CAN | 01:15:31 | 05:22:46 | 03:40:42 | 10:27:58 | 10:46:28 |
| 11 | Natasha Van der Merwe | USA | 01:08:25 | 05:11:20 | 04:31:23 | 10:57:43 | 10:07:58 |