Race Conditions
Ironman Austria is usually a fast course – a lot of sub-8 and sub-9 times have been posted in Klagenfurt. This year conditions seem to have been quite slow: An adjustment of 9:59 is still quick but a lot slower than the course rating of 20:28. None of the legs have been quite distinct, conditions were slower across all three legs.
Male Race Results
There was no doubt at all who would win this race: Jan Frodeno took control of the race from the start and posted the fastest times across all three legs. A virus infection close to the race probably kept him from racing any faster – nonetheless he still validated his Kona ticket, finished in sub-8 and won by more than 15 minutes. Clearly, he had given his best on race day.
(Photo by Rainer Bauerdick, used with permission)
Second place went to Spaniard Eneko Llanos who finally managed to run well again – a 2:47 was the fastest marathon for him since winning IM Germany in 2013. Viktor Zyemtsev finished third.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 00:46:29 | 04:19:45 | 02:46:09 | 07:57:20 | 00:03 | US$ 8,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 00:50:37 | 04:28:58 | 02:47:52 | 08:12:43 | -07:05 | US$ 4,000 | 1600 |
| 3 | Viktor Zyemtsev | UKR | 00:53:06 | 04:31:16 | 02:47:57 | 08:17:05 | -03:27 | US$ 3,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | David Plese | SLO | 00:52:56 | 04:30:49 | 02:50:04 | 08:19:13 | -06:41 | US$ 2,500 | 960 |
| 5 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:57:08 | 04:27:53 | 02:51:23 | 08:22:42 | 05:01 | US$ 1,500 | 720 |
| 6 | Anton Blokhin | UKR | 00:53:11 | 04:31:15 | 02:55:57 | 08:25:07 | -16:48 | US$ 1,000 | 540 |
| 7 | Matt Burton | AUS | 00:55:33 | 04:37:13 | 03:00:11 | 08:39:08 | -09:30 | 405 | |
| 8 | Christian Birngruber | AUT | 00:53:04 | 04:39:25 | 03:06:07 | 08:43:39 | -10:29 | 305 | |
| 9 | Daniel Niederreiter | AUT | 00:53:02 | 04:44:16 | 03:03:24 | 08:45:40 | -05:41 | 230 | |
| 10 | Tim Brydenbach | BEL | 00:50:31 | 04:48:37 | 03:06:16 | 08:51:35 | 26:22 | 170 | |
| 11 | Pavel Simko | SVK | 00:53:10 | 04:43:33 | 03:10:16 | 08:52:42 | -11:00 | 120 | |
| 12 | Sébastien Moreau | FRA | 01:02:47 | 04:46:53 | 02:57:39 | 08:54:18 | n/a | 85 | |
| 13 | Robin Schneider | GER | 00:50:39 | 04:53:46 | 03:05:34 | 08:55:52 | n/a | 60 | |
| 14 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 01:00:39 | 04:49:56 | 03:02:09 | 09:01:11 | 07:02 | 40 | |
| 15 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:48:24 | 05:00:38 | 03:08:41 | 09:03:29 | 49:55 | 30 | |
| 16 | Lluis Vila aguilar | ESP | 00:56:42 | 05:05:16 | 02:57:57 | 09:05:02 | 02:56 | 20 | |
| 17 | Nicholas Chase | USA | 00:53:10 | 04:50:59 | 03:21:11 | 09:10:56 | -04:24 | 15 | |
| 18 | Lukas Polan | CZE | 01:03:11 | 04:58:17 | 03:10:06 | 09:18:37 | -32:27 | 10 | |
| 19 | Thomas Meusburger | AUT | 00:56:21 | 04:54:37 | 03:22:19 | 09:18:43 | n/a | 8 | |
| 20 | David Jilek | CZE | 00:58:19 | 04:55:04 | 03:24:56 | 09:24:49 | 02:06 | 5 | |
| 21 | Antony Costes | FRA | 00:50:33 | 04:29:20 | 04:15:38 | 09:40:34 | 23:14 | 3 | |
| 22 | Michal Ivanco | SVK | 01:16:56 | 05:03:21 | 03:13:58 | 09:42:12 | n/a | 3 | |
| 23 | Valentin Zasypkin | RUS | 01:11:22 | 05:00:31 | 03:28:37 | 09:45:33 | -32:24 | 3 | |
| 24 | Gergely Nagy | HUN | 00:53:08 | 04:57:39 | 03:49:16 | 09:46:13 | -02:44 | 3 | |
| 25 | Simon Brierley | SEY | 00:56:48 | 05:14:37 | 03:38:25 | 09:58:08 | -32:50 | 3 | |
| 26 | Freddy Lampret | ZAF | 00:56:46 | 05:37:41 | 03:57:07 | 10:40:12 | 1:13:27 | 3 | |
| 27 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 01:11:00 | 05:23:06 | 03:58:54 | 10:41:48 | -58:10 | 3 | |
| 28 | Josef Svoboda | CZE | 01:10:14 | 05:37:49 | 03:55:46 | 10:53:21 | -39:08 | 3 | |
| Stefan Schmid | GER | 00:53:07 | 04:34:50 | DNF | |||||
| Ivan Jezko | SVK | 00:59:56 | 05:01:25 | DNF | |||||
| Rob Bobbaers | BEL | 01:05:17 | 05:07:22 | DNF | |||||
| Paul Ruttmann | AUT | 00:52:57 | DNF | ||||||
| Vinicius Canhedo | BRA | 00:53:12 | DNF |
Female Race Results
Michelle Vesterby was leading the race for a long time after posting the fastest swim and bike legs, but she struggled with a 3:17 run still finishing in third place. Eva Wutti won her comeback Ironman race after the birth of daughter Kiana, she ran a 2:57 to take the lead from Michelle but had to run strong until the end to hold off Corinne Abraham, who finished less than two minutes behind Eva in second.
(Photo by Rainer Bauerdick, used with permission)
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Eva Wutti | AUT | 00:58:23 | 05:04:39 | 02:57:43 | 09:06:25 | -00:09 | US$ 8,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 00:59:44 | 05:00:12 | 03:03:14 | 09:08:03 | -03:55 | US$ 4,000 | 1600 |
| 3 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:53:52 | 05:00:11 | 03:17:19 | 09:16:44 | 07:44 | US$ 3,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | Bianca Steurer | AUT | 00:57:27 | 05:10:41 | 03:19:14 | 09:33:00 | -06:25 | US$ 2,500 | 960 |
| 5 | Kelly Fillnow | USA | 01:06:13 | 05:16:02 | 03:20:40 | 09:49:15 | 02:12 | US$ 1,500 | 720 |
| 6 | Kamila Polak | AUT | 00:59:47 | 05:18:22 | 03:30:44 | 09:55:33 | 14:31 | US$ 1,000 | 540 |
| 7 | Olga Kowalska | POL | 01:03:18 | 05:25:31 | 03:24:10 | 09:59:26 | n/a | 405 | |
| 8 | Julia Montgomery | SWE | 01:07:39 | 05:22:48 | 03:44:54 | 10:22:28 | 00:36 | 305 | |
| 9 | Maja Urban | CRO | 01:04:30 | 05:44:43 | 03:35:15 | 10:31:58 | n/a | 230 | |
| 10 | Annabel Diawuoh | GER | 01:25:50 | 05:29:04 | 03:38:46 | 10:41:40 | -58:33 | 170 | |
| 11 | Sara Tavecchio | ITA | 00:59:46 | 05:42:21 | 03:56:42 | 10:47:31 | n/a | 120 | |
| Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 00:54:29 | 05:19:31 | DNF | |||||
| Franziska Bossow | GER | 01:03:16 | DNF |
Kona Qualifiying Implications
After IM Austria there are not too many changes in Kona Qualifying:
- Jan Frodeno validated his Kona slot.
- David Please improved his position, he’s now the best placed athlete “on the bubble”.
- Ivan Rana didn’t have a good race, with his 15th place he is now “on the bubble” as well.
- Corinne Abraham also improved her position, but at 4.400 she is just above my projected cutoff (and on the bubble). It’s too early to tell if she’ll receive a slot.
Michelle Vesterby was already safe before Austria.