This year’s was notable as it was announced to be the last Ironman race in Arizona – after a 20-year history of racing. It was also chosen as their last Pro race by Simone Dailey (going out with a win!), Jodie Stimpson, Meredith Kessler and Dede Griesbauer.
Course Conditions
This year’s course conditions were slightly quicker than the long-term average. The bike was about six-minutes quicker than normal, but this was off-set by a slightly slower swim and a tough run, about three minutes slower than normal – possibly a sign that many athletes slightly over-biked.
After a three-year break of Professional racing in Arizona, it wasn’t a surprise to see many course records:
- Sam Long set a new bike course record, improving Andrew Starykowicz’s 2015 record and almost breaking four hours..
- Menno Koolhaas set a new overall course record, besting Lionel Sander’s 2016 time by more than 15 minutes.
- Alice Alberts set a new female bike course record, she was five minutes quicker than Jen Annett in 2018.
With IM Arizona coming to an end, here are the current and likely final course records:
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:28:52 | Menno Koolhaas | 2024-11-16 |
| Swim | overall | 00:45:31 | Rafael Goncalves | 2016-11-20 |
| Bike | overall | 04:00:51 | Sam Long | 2024-11-16 |
| Run | overall | 02:35:29 | Matt Hanson | 2022-11-20 |
| Total | female | 08:36:13 | Chrissie Wellington | 2010-11-21 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:13 | Leanda Cave | 2008-11-23 |
| Bike | female | 04:30:19 | Alice Alberts | 2024-11-16 |
| Run | female | 02:52:43 | Danielle Lewis | 2022-11-20 |
Kona Qualifiying
IM Arizona had three slots each for the male and female Pros. These will be offered to:
- Menno Koolhaas, Sam Long and Ben Kanute for the men
and - Rachel Zilinskas, Elisabetta Curridori and Alice Alberts for the women.
Female winner Simone Dailey is expected to decline her slot. You can find the list of all qualifiers on my “Kona 2026” page.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 00:48:00 (1) | 04:01:26 (2) | 02:35:47 (1) | 07:28:52 | -16:22 | US$ 15,000 | 86.65 |
| 2 | Sam Long | USA | 00:52:00 (20) | 04:00:51 (1) | 02:40:33 (4) | 07:37:22 | -21:12 | US$ 9,000 | 80.75 |
| 3 | Ben Kanute | USA | 00:48:04 (3) | 04:01:31 (4) | 02:45:43 (8) | 07:38:57 | -24:37 | US$ 7,000 | 77.78 |
| 4 | Colin Szuch | USA | 00:51:46 (13) | 04:01:43 (5) | 02:43:33 (6) | 07:41:21 | -40:18 | US$ 5,000 | 74.67 |
| 5 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:51:16 (10) | 04:12:17 (14) | 02:37:06 (2) | 07:44:28 | -08:39 | US$ 4,000 | 71.45 |
| 6 | Zack Cooper | GBR | 00:57:11 (40) | 04:02:33 (6) | 02:41:28 (5) | 07:46:01 | -14:56 | US$ 3,000 | 69.01 |
| 7 | Andrea Salvisberg | SUI | 00:48:02 (2) | 04:03:46 (7) | 02:53:07 (16) | 07:48:29 | -13:21 | US$ 2,500 | 66.35 |
| 8 | Luke Jones | USA | 00:51:48 (14) | 04:08:05 (10) | 02:46:56 (11) | 07:51:08 | n/a | US$ 2,000 | 63.76 |
| 9 | Brock Hoel | CAN | 00:48:05 (5) | 04:14:00 (17) | 02:46:10 (9) | 07:52:01 | n/a | US$ 1,500 | 61.98 |
| 10 | Zachary Bernier-Michaud | CAN | 00:53:43 (26) | 04:10:17 (12) | 02:46:11 (10) | 07:54:16 | -12:47 | US$ 1,000 | 59.78 |
| 11 | Eduardo Perez Sandi Garcia | MEX | 00:56:11 (37) | 04:19:22 (20) | 02:37:46 (3) | 07:57:58 | -34:04 | 57.12 | |
| 12 | Matt McWilliams | USA | 00:57:53 (44) | 04:16:48 (19) | 02:45:27 (7) | 08:05:17 | -09:16 | 53.14 | |
| 13 | Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 00:51:44 (12) | 04:01:28 (3) | 03:08:21 (31) | 08:06:25 | 10:16 | 51.66 | |
| 14 | Ernest Mantell | USA | 00:51:55 (17) | 04:23:09 (26) | 02:53:20 (17) | 08:13:05 | 01:38 | 48.11 | |
| 15 | Connor Ford | USA | 00:53:46 (27) | 04:26:53 (33) | 02:52:33 (14) | 08:17:43 | -02:57 | 45.42 | |
| 16 | Robby Webster | USA | 00:57:16 (42) | 04:25:20 (29) | 02:47:54 (12) | 08:18:38 | -33:17 | 44.26 | |
| 17 | Jakob Bloch | DEN | 00:59:26 (49) | 04:16:05 (18) | 02:58:56 (25) | 08:18:54 | -08:20 | 43.42 | |
| 18 | Matthew Richard | USA | 00:58:26 (46) | 04:21:58 (25) | 02:53:42 (18) | 08:19:23 | -15:34 | 42.56 | |
| 19 | Gonzalo Fuentes | ESP | 00:55:10 (33) | 04:29:36 (37) | 02:52:46 (15) | 08:22:24 | 01:35 | 40.75 | |
| 20 | Matthew Dochnal | USA | 00:55:04 (32) | 04:24:34 (28) | 02:58:22 (24) | 08:23:00 | n/a | 39.95 | |
| 21 | Michael Arishita | USA | 00:53:51 (29) | 04:28:18 (36) | 02:57:20 (23) | 08:24:50 | -21:11 | 38.70 | |
| 22 | Yang Pan | USA | 01:02:21 (54) | 04:21:41 (23) | 02:55:37 (20) | 08:24:55 | -30:27 | 38.19 | |
| 23 | Adam Feigh | USA | 00:53:55 (30) | 04:09:56 (11) | 03:18:33 (36) | 08:26:50 | 01:55 | 36.99 | |
| 24 | Eric Lauricella | USA | 01:02:26 (55) | 04:24:07 (27) | 02:56:33 (22) | 08:27:23 | -20:59 | 36.37 | |
| 25 | Branden Scheel | USA | 01:01:21 (52) | 04:31:49 (38) | 02:50:54 (13) | 08:28:39 | -02:55 | 35.49 | |
| 26 | Filip Szymonik | POL | 00:51:52 (16) | 04:32:52 (41) | 03:01:13 (26) | 08:30:31 | n/a | 34.41 | |
| 27 | Ari Klau | USA | 00:57:08 (39) | 04:06:51 (9) | 03:23:55 (40) | 08:32:08 | n/a | 33.46 | |
| 28 | Max Kohll | USA | 00:53:48 (28) | 04:27:26 (35) | 03:06:15 (29) | 08:33:00 | n/a | 32.83 | |
| 29 | Matt Jackson | USA | 00:57:12 (41) | 04:35:48 (43) | 02:56:27 (21) | 08:34:27 | -14:16 | 31.99 | |
| 30 | James Hayes | USA | 00:52:02 (21) | 04:20:45 (21) | 03:17:55 (35) | 08:35:09 | -38:55 | 31.47 | |
| 31 | David Reynolds | USA | 00:55:15 (34) | 04:26:11 (30) | 03:08:10 (30) | 08:35:24 | n/a | 31.14 | |
| 32 | Dylan Gillespie | USA | 00:51:39 (11) | 04:26:33 (32) | 03:15:25 (33) | 08:37:58 | 08:30 | 29.92 | |
| 33 | Rhys Corbishley | AUS | 00:58:34 (48) | 04:21:49 (24) | 03:15:33 (34) | 08:41:18 | 30:32 | 28.42 | |
| 34 | Thomas Garvey | USA | 01:11:08 (58) | 04:31:51 (39) | 02:54:01 (19) | 08:43:49 | n/a | 28.03 | |
| 35 | Christopher Hammer | USA | 01:01:20 (51) | 04:37:17 (44) | 03:02:09 (27) | 08:48:26 | n/a | 27.87 | |
| 36 | Levente Lukacs | HUN | 00:48:09 (8) | 04:35:39 (42) | 03:23:44 (39) | 08:52:24 | 18:45 | 27.72 | |
| 37 | Simon Shi | USA | 00:48:11 (9) | 04:32:15 (40) | 03:28:11 (41) | 08:53:40 | -23:45 | 27.58 | |
| 38 | Alexandre Banville | CAN | 01:01:19 (50) | 04:46:54 (50) | 03:04:07 (28) | 08:58:51 | -28:49 | 27.45 | |
| 39 | Jan Stepinski | USA | 00:51:59 (19) | 04:37:47 (45) | 03:21:19 (38) | 09:02:39 | 36:59 | 27.34 | |
| 40 | Ryan Sedivec | USA | 00:57:47 (43) | 04:43:20 (47) | 03:19:42 (37) | 09:07:54 | n/a | 27.23 | |
| 41 | Evan Price | USA | 01:02:11 (53) | 04:26:55 (34) | 03:43:49 (44) | 09:19:15 | 21:58 | 27.13 | |
| 42 | Ian King | USA | 00:54:38 (31) | 04:46:26 (49) | 03:35:06 (42) | 09:20:57 | 33:35 | 27.04 | |
| 43 | David Pinsonneault | USA | 01:08:40 (57) | 05:00:18 (53) | 03:13:07 (32) | 09:28:10 | 10:11 | 26.95 | |
| 44 | Nick Cosman | CAN | 00:55:15 (34) | 04:40:54 (46) | 03:45:03 (45) | 09:28:24 | 11:56 | 26.88 | |
| 45 | Joep Staps | NED | 00:56:43 (38) | 04:21:15 (22) | 04:06:46 (46) | 09:29:48 | n/a | 26.81 | |
| 46 | David Guenthardt | USA | 01:11:24 (59) | 04:45:58 (48) | 03:39:07 (43) | 09:45:01 | n/a | 26.74 | |
| 47 | Matti Weitz | GER | 00:58:00 (45) | 04:26:17 (31) | 04:39:28 (48) | 10:08:19 | 1:14:50 | 26.68 | |
| 48 | Brian Reynolds | USA | 01:04:53 (56) | 04:48:46 (51) | 04:08:36 (47) | 10:08:42 | n/a | 26.63 | |
| Joshua Lewis | GBR | 00:48:04 (3) | 04:04:45 (8) | DNF | |||||
| Milosz Sowinski | POL | 00:51:49 (15) | 04:11:22 (13) | DNF | |||||
| Ben Hamilton | NZL | 00:52:03 (22) | 04:12:50 (15) | DNF | |||||
| Dylan Thissen | NED | 00:58:29 (47) | 04:13:21 (16) | DNF | |||||
| Timothy Winslow | USA | 00:56:08 (36) | 04:52:35 (52) | DNF | |||||
| Trevor Foley | USA | 00:53:11 (25) | 07:47:48 (54) | DNF | |||||
| Thomas Davis | GBR | 00:48:06 (6) | DNF | ||||||
| Matthew McElroy | USA | 00:48:07 (7) | DNF | ||||||
| Rasmus Svenningsson | SWE | 00:51:56 (18) | DNF | ||||||
| Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:52:03 (22) | DNF | ||||||
| Milan Brons | NED | 00:52:05 (24) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Simone Dailey | GBR | 00:59:51 (11) | 04:31:18 (2) | 02:59:45 (1) | 08:37:17 | -29:58 | US$ 15,000 | 78.36 |
| 2 | Rachel Zilinskas | USA | 00:52:30 (3) | 04:38:49 (6) | 03:05:22 (4) | 08:41:41 | -24:32 | US$ 9,000 | 74.29 |
| 3 | Elisabetta Curridori | ITA | 00:58:58 (8) | 04:36:36 (3) | 03:04:40 (3) | 08:44:46 | -25:13 | US$ 7,000 | 70.88 |
| 4 | Alice Alberts | USA | 00:58:56 (6) | 04:30:19 (1) | 03:11:08 (9) | 08:45:15 | -10:11 | US$ 5,000 | 68.55 |
| 5 | Danielle Fauteux | CAN | 01:04:42 (19) | 04:37:22 (4) | 03:08:46 (5) | 08:56:18 | -28:39 | US$ 4,000 | 62.76 |
| 6 | Annamarie Strehlow | USA | 01:02:53 (13) | 04:38:48 (5) | 03:09:54 (6) | 08:56:22 | -32:34 | US$ 3,000 | 60.91 |
| 7 | Samantha Skold | USA | 01:08:23 (22) | 04:43:05 (9) | 03:01:11 (2) | 08:58:20 | n/a | US$ 2,500 | 58.55 |
| 8 | Lara Hernandez-Tome | ESP | 00:49:45 (1) | 04:42:48 (8) | 03:30:06 (18) | 09:08:33 | n/a | US$ 2,000 | 53.49 |
| 9 | Heleen Moes | NED | 01:01:34 (12) | 04:47:08 (12) | 03:17:29 (12) | 09:10:57 | -12:29 | US$ 1,500 | 51.24 |
| 10 | Margarita Ryan | USA | 00:50:41 (2) | 05:07:25 (23) | 03:10:11 (7) | 09:13:11 | n/a | US$ 1,000 | 49.16 |
| 11 | Joanna Ryter | SUI | 01:13:41 (25) | 04:45:05 (10) | 03:10:19 (8) | 09:13:29 | -12:46 | 47.85 | |
| 12 | Allison Jacob | CAN | 01:07:44 (20) | 04:47:30 (14) | 03:13:21 (10) | 09:14:52 | xx:-07:35 | 46.26 | |
| 13 | Jodie Stimpson | GBR | 00:55:21 (4) | 04:41:42 (7) | 03:32:37 (20) | 09:15:40 | n/a | 44.96 | |
| 14 | Caitlin Alexander | USA | 01:03:04 (16) | 04:54:53 (18) | 03:18:33 (13) | 09:21:49 | -25:25 | 41.91 | |
| 15 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 00:57:53 (5) | 04:47:24 (13) | 03:34:48 (21) | 09:25:41 | 10:23 | 39.73 | |
| 16 | Megan Tuncer | USA | 01:04:08 (18) | 04:53:15 (16) | 03:24:06 (14) | 09:27:21 | -16:00 | 38.35 | |
| 17 | Annette Rogers | USA | 00:59:49 (10) | 04:57:34 (20) | 03:26:56 (16) | 09:28:53 | xx:-31:30 | 37.10 | |
| 18 | Leslie Homol | USA | 01:04:01 (17) | 04:57:06 (19) | 03:24:45 (15) | 09:31:01 | -30:29 | 35.69 | |
| 19 | Kyra Meulenberg | NED | 01:11:07 (24) | 04:48:17 (15) | 03:29:32 (17) | 09:35:07 | 13:46 | 33.66 | |
| 20 | Christine Massey | USA | 01:02:59 (14) | 05:01:51 (21) | 03:32:24 (19) | 09:42:58 | -27:08 | 30.41 | |
| 21 | Melanie McQuaid | CAN | 00:58:57 (7) | 04:53:16 (17) | 04:04:55 (25) | 10:03:02 | 38:27 | 27.17 | |
| 22 | Sarah Karpinski | USA | 01:09:26 (23) | 05:14:17 (25) | 03:36:47 (22) | 10:08:30 | -10:29 | 26.69 | |
| 23 | Amanda Macuiba | USA | 01:03:02 (15) | 05:19:26 (26) | 03:39:50 (23) | 10:08:40 | 04:23 | 26.24 | |
| 24 | Olivia Dietzel | USA | 01:15:58 (26) | 05:14:01 (24) | 03:13:54 (11) | 10:10:10 | 04:16 | 25.83 | |
| 25 | Sloane Tilley | USA | 01:08:07 (21) | 05:06:55 (22) | 03:51:42 (24) | 10:12:26 | n/a | 25.45 | |
| 26 | Dede Griesbauer | USA | 00:59:00 (9) | 04:46:02 (11) | 04:30:04 (26) | 10:21:30 | 40:05 | 25.11 | |
| Stephanie Clutterbuck | GBR | 02:25:00 (27) | DNF |