Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:25:44 | Lisa Bentley (CAN) | 09:13:20 |
| 2006 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:20:42 | Lisa Bentley (CAN) | 09:19:44 |
| 2007 | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 08:21:49 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 09:12:59 |
| 2008 | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 08:31:32 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 09:03:54 |
| 2009 | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 08:24:53 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:57:10 |
| 2010 | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 08:23:54 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 09:23:46 |
| 2011 | Pete Jacobs (AUS) | 08:29:28 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 09:29:54 |
| 2012 | Paul Ambrose (AUS) | 08:17:38 | Michelle Gailey (AUS) | 09:34:57 |
| 2013 | Luke Bell (AUS) | 08:30:23 | Rebecca Hoschke (AUS) | 09:34:55 |
| 2014 | Elliot Holtham (CAN) | 08:35:18 | Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) | 09:28:43 |
| 2015 | Paul Ambrose (AUS) | 08:35:53 | Michelle Bremer (NZL) | 09:38:24 |
| 2016 | Tim Reed (AUS) | 08:16:34 | Michelle Bremer (NZL) | 09:13:34 |
| 2017 | David Dellow (AUS) | 08:15:36 | Laura Siddall (GBR) | 09:16:39 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | David Dellow | AUS | 00:49:13 | 04:34:31 | 02:47:41 | 08:15:36 |
| 2 | Tim Reed | AUS | 00:49:11 | 04:34:33 | 02:54:42 | 08:22:43 |
| 3 | Clayton Fettell | AUS | 00:45:19 | 04:30:40 | 03:10:26 | 08:30:03 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:56:34 | 05:03:14 | 03:13:05 | 09:16:39 |
| 2 | Michelle Gailey | AUS | 00:55:43 | 05:21:57 | 03:21:53 | 09:44:16 |
| 3 | Jessica Mitchell | AUS | 01:01:29 | 05:23:44 | 03:22:18 | 09:53:49 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:15:36 | David Dellow | 2017-05-07 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:47 | Josh Amberger | 2016-05-01 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:47 | Clayton Fettell | 2016-05-01 |
| Bike | overall | 04:27:51 | Dougal Allan | 2016-05-01 |
| Run | overall | 02:47:20 | Tim Van Berkel | 2012-04-29 |
| Total | female | 08:57:10 | Chrissie Wellington | 2009-04-05 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:42 | Melissa Ashton | 2006-05-11 |
| Bike | female | 05:00:57 | Carrie Lester | 2010-03-28 |
| Run | female | 03:01:06 | Lisa Bentley | 2006-05-11 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Australia is 06:54.
Race Adjustments for IM Australia
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | 06:16 | 02:34 | -05:19 | 01:33 | 30 | 06:16 | 02:34 | -05:19 | 01:33 |
| 2007 | 06:51 | 02:07 | -03:18 | 01:24 | 36 | 06:34 | 02:20 | -04:18 | 01:29 |
| 2008 | 03:29 | 00:33 | -00:35 | 00:38 | 24 | 05:32 | 01:45 | -03:04 | 01:12 |
| 2009 | 05:55 | 00:15 | -02:50 | 00:47 | 28 | 05:38 | 01:22 | -03:00 | 01:06 |
| 2010 | 11:09 | 05:12 | 03:02 | -02:52 | 18 | 06:44 | 02:08 | -01:48 | 00:18 |
| 2011 | 06:26 | 02:03 | -02:30 | 01:27 | 14 | 06:41 | 02:07 | -01:55 | 00:30 |
| 2012 | 10:09 | 02:50 | 00:15 | 04:52 | 9 | 07:11 | 02:14 | -01:36 | 01:07 |
| 2013 | 12:58 | 01:43 | -01:55 | 05:23 | 9 | 07:54 | 02:10 | -01:39 | 01:39 |
| 2014 | 12:30 | 04:04 | -02:38 | 09:33 | 15 of 17 | 08:25 | 02:22 | -01:45 | 02:32 |
| 2015 | -00:46 | 03:36 | -00:50 | -01:52 | 18 of 24 | 07:30 | 02:30 | -01:40 | 02:05 |
| 2016 | -00:50 | 02:24 | 03:31 | 01:35 | 23 of 29 | 06:44 | 02:29 | -01:11 | 02:03 |
| 2017 | 08:37 | 01:17 | 04:48 | 04:10 | 14 of 15 | 06:54 | 02:23 | -00:41 | 02:13 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Australia is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 10% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 09:12:46 | 09:20:20 | 00:54:27 | 05:02:45 | 06:02:12 | 03:10:34 | 70% +27% -4% (14) | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | Annabel Luxford | AUS | 09:17:30 | 09:25:16 | 00:49:05 | 05:04:10 | 05:58:16 | 03:19:14 | 86% +0% -14% (7) | 23 |
| 3 | 10 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 09:30:31 | 09:39:43 | 00:57:56 | 05:17:06 | 06:20:03 | 03:10:28 | 76% +14% -10% (11) | 45 |
| 4 | 4 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 09:43:26 | 09:51:36 | 01:00:47 | 05:18:12 | 06:24:00 | 03:19:26 | 78% +12% -9% (11) | (67) |
| 5 | 3 | Jessica Mitchell | AUS | 09:52:47 | 10:10:47 | 01:00:02 | 05:24:11 | 06:29:13 | 03:23:34 | 57% +43% -0% (5) | 101 |
| 6 | 6 | Jennifer Lentzke * | CAN | 10:41:40 | 11:03:29 | 01:09:50 | 05:43:23 | 06:58:13 | 03:43:27 | 48% +24% -28% (4) | (147) |
| 5 | Renee Kiley | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 7 | Kierra Sansome | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 8 | Els Visser | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 9 | Kelsey Withrow | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 08:15:58 | 08:21:23 | 00:48:09 | 04:32:56 | 05:26:05 | 02:49:53 | 67% +6% -27% (29) | 16 |
| 2 | 15 | David Dellow | AUS | 08:16:35 | 08:24:12 | 00:45:49 | 04:35:57 | 05:26:46 | 02:49:49 | 70% +1% -29% (18) | 21 |
| 3 | 18 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 08:17:44 | 08:27:33 | 00:46:07 | 04:28:30 | 05:19:37 | 02:58:07 | 51% +14% -35% (30) | 33 |
| 4 | 20 | Dougal Allan | NZL | 08:22:31 | 08:39:09 | 00:54:17 | 04:27:53 | 05:27:10 | 02:55:21 | 70% +4% -26% (11) | 74 |
| 5 | 21 | Mark Bowstead | NZL | 08:24:50 | 08:39:50 | 00:46:06 | 04:37:44 | 05:28:51 | 02:55:59 | 70% +0% -30% (4) | 77 |
| 6 | 16 | Clayton Fettell | AUS | 08:27:42 | 08:42:17 | 00:43:23 | 04:32:00 | 05:20:23 | 03:07:19 | 60% +10% -30% (12) | 85 |
| 7 | 29 | Nathan Shearer | AUS | 08:39:30 | 08:59:43 | 00:53:14 | 04:43:08 | 05:41:22 | 02:58:08 | 28% +72% -0% (3) | 148 |
| 8 | 17 | Paul Ambrose | AUS | 08:40:24 | 08:49:05 | 00:48:09 | 04:41:50 | 05:34:59 | 03:05:25 | 62% +2% -36% (25) | 106 |
| 9 | 26 | Casey Munro | AUS | 08:41:53 | 09:19:36 | 00:44:52 | 04:41:07 | 05:30:58 | 03:10:55 | 16% +0% -84% (7) | (208) |
| 10 | 27 | Alex Reithmeier | AUS | 08:42:16 | 09:03:21 | 00:48:10 | 04:46:39 | 05:39:49 | 03:02:27 | 48% +0% -52% (3) | (162) |
| 11 | 24 | Levi Maxwell | AUS | 08:46:35 | 09:04:50 | 00:51:21 | 04:54:20 | 05:50:41 | 02:55:54 | 48% +52% -0% (2) | (165) |
| 12 | 23 | Lachlan Kerin | AUS | 09:05:13 | 09:36:10 | 00:50:01 | 04:54:35 | 05:49:36 | 03:15:37 | 10% +34% -56% (4) | (252) |
| 13 | 25 | Bryce McMaster | NZL | 10:17:09 | 10:40:52 | 00:48:36 | 05:50:11 | 06:43:47 | 03:33:22 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (297) |
| 14 | 30 | Aleksander Kochetkov | LTU | 10:47:06 | 11:11:58 | 01:05:46 | 05:42:53 | 06:53:39 | 03:53:27 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (299) |
| 22 | Jarrod Harvey | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 28 | Mitchell Robins | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Female Race Participants
Defending Champion Laura Siddall is the favorite, and she’s already shown great form by winning IM New Zealand in March, but Annabel Luxford won’t make it easy at all for Laura. Bella is likely to lead in T2, and if she has managed to improve her marathon run, it’ll be a close fight on the run. In last year’s Kona race, they ran almost the same 3:24 marathon. Gurutze is the best runner in the field, but she’s probably going to be twenty minutes behind Laura and Bella in T2.
- Laura Siddall: 71% (1-1)
- Annabel Luxford: 22% (4-1)
- Gurutze Frades Larralde: 5% (19-1)
Male Race Participants
It’s hard to pick a front runner in the men’s field: Last year’s winner David Dellow is back to defend his title, Luke McKenzie has taken most of 2017 to rebuild his IM strength, he was able to close the season with a win at IM Wisconsin. The third of the favorites is Marino Vanhoenacker – he’s still chasing a win in all continents and even though he’s towards the end of his Pro career, he’s still one of the fastest athletes on the Ironman circuit.
With these heavy-weights in the field, Dougal Allan, Clayton Fettell and a few others will probably have to be content with a podium finish .. and maybe posting the best split in one of the legs.
- Luke McKenzie: 36% (2-1)
- David Dellow: 30% (2-1)
- Marino Vanhoenacker: 19% (4-1)
- Dougal Allan: 10% (9-1)
- Clayton Fettell: 3% (38-1)