Course Conditions
Once again Arizona was a quick course (adjustment of 13:39, leading to a new course rating of 14:41), allowing two sub-9 finishes for the women Pros. It’s the bike leg that makes Arizona quick (bike adjustment of 15:08). However there have been years with faster conditions, and no new course records were set this year.
Kona Qualifying
There were two female Kona Pro slots on the line in Arizona, these go to
- Heather Jackson
and - Meredith Kessler.
In addition winner Sarah Crowley already had an Automatic Qualifier slot from finishing third in Kona which she validated.
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:55:09 | 04:45:01 | 03:03:36 | 08:49:37 | 03:10 | US$ 20,000 |
| 2 | Heather Jackson | USA | 01:01:06 | 04:44:41 | 03:04:08 | 08:55:49 | 04:25 | US$ 10,000 |
| 3 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 00:53:44 | 04:54:38 | 03:10:19 | 09:05:35 | -05:33 | US$ 6,500 |
| 4 | Melanie McQuaid | CAN | 00:59:29 | 04:53:26 | 03:19:25 | 09:20:00 | -21:00 | US$ 4,000 |
| 5 | Lauren Brandon | USA | 00:49:58 | 04:51:38 | 03:39:09 | 09:27:27 | 08:46 | US$ 3,000 |
| 6 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 01:01:09 | 04:50:42 | 03:31:11 | 09:30:04 | 18:25 | US$ 2,000 |
| 7 | Ashley Paulson | USA | 01:11:53 | 05:18:36 | 02:57:45 | 09:34:55 | -18:33 | US$ 1,500 |
| 8 | Erin Green | USA | 01:01:14 | 05:03:55 | 03:27:35 | 09:41:16 | -10:22 | US$ 1,250 |
| 9 | Kyra Wiens | USA | 00:59:20 | 05:06:36 | 03:36:29 | 09:48:44 | -07:48 | US$ 1,000 |
| 10 | Palmira Alvarez | MEX | 01:09:53 | 05:03:55 | 03:32:45 | 09:54:01 | -09:58 | US$ 750 |
| 11 | Zuzana Trnovcova | SVK | 01:06:07 | 05:02:11 | 03:37:34 | 09:55:21 | -12:00 | |
| 12 | Kristin Lie | NOR | 01:06:01 | 05:24:58 | 03:32:16 | 10:11:55 | -01:22 | |
| 13 | Kristin Louderback | USA | 01:06:24 | 05:27:30 | 03:36:15 | 10:17:58 | -21:40 | |
| 14 | Janien Lubben | NED | 01:11:50 | 05:04:54 | 04:00:07 | 10:24:26 | 11:31 | |
| Amanda Wendorff | USA | 01:02:04 | 04:58:52 | DNF | ||||
| Linsey Corbin | USA | 01:01:08 | 05:03:19 | DNF | ||||
| Melanie Baumann | SUI | 01:10:56 | 05:17:28 | DNF | ||||
| Jennifer Clark | USA | 01:08:36 | DNF |