Update (July 31st): Rebekah Keat confirmed she is not starting at IM Boulder.
Update (August 1st): Kyle Buckingham also won’t be starting.
This is the first race on this course – therefore there are no previous results to build a course rating and predicted times from.
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Boulder has 2000 KPR points for the winner. It has a total prize purse of 75k$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
| 2 | 1 | Richie Cunningham | AUS | n/a | 08:40:07 | 00:47:21 | 04:46:52 | 02:58:30 | (44) |
| 3 | 2 | Justin Daerr | USA | n/a | 08:47:06 | 00:53:42 | 04:46:20 | 03:01:44 | 64 |
| 4 | 8 | Joe Umphenour | USA | n/a | 08:54:36 | 00:47:32 | 04:51:11 | 03:09:16 | 99 |
| 5 | 4 | Scott Defilippis | USA | n/a | 09:06:16 | 00:55:35 | 05:00:30 | 03:02:54 | 161 |
| 6 | 7 | Jared Milam | USA | n/a | 09:12:48 | 00:53:41 | 05:04:05 | 03:08:13 | 190 |
| 7 | 13 | Fabio Carvalho | BRA | n/a | 09:17:49 | 00:52:47 | 05:22:33 | 03:12:39 | (200) |
| 8 | 10 | Dantley Young | USA | n/a | 10:12:39 | 01:02:44 | 05:23:43 | 03:38:34 | (396) |
| 5 | Mark Hillers | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 6 | Karol Kristov | EST | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 11 | Steven Zawaski | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
| 2 | 19 | Carrie Lester | AUS | n/a | 09:38:16 | 00:55:24 | 05:12:46 | 03:23:47 | 39 |
| 3 | 18 | Uli Bromme | USA | n/a | 09:53:09 | 01:02:46 | 05:20:46 | 03:22:43 | 76 |
| 4 | 20 | Christine Hammond | USA | n/a | 09:59:33 | 00:54:44 | 05:25:54 | 03:34:00 | 91 |
| 5 | 25 | Olesya Prystayko | UKR | n/a | 10:11:30 | 01:00:47 | 05:28:06 | 03:36:21 | 107 |
| 6 | 22 | Danielle Kehoe | USA | n/a | 10:14:27 | 01:03:00 | 05:28:34 | 03:24:46 | (118) |
| 7 | 24 | Alyssa Godesky | USA | n/a | 10:36:26 | 01:04:17 | 05:34:23 | 03:40:26 | (145) |
| 8 | 23 | Morgan Chaffin | USA | n/a | 11:48:57 | 00:59:28 | 05:40:17 | 04:43:51 | (162) |
| 21 | Laura Bennett | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
After winning in Lake Placid, it’s very unlikely that we’ll see Kyle Buckingham on the start line. (He has in fact confirmed he won’t start.) This makes Justin Daerr the clear favorite:
- Justin Daerr: 45% (1-1)
Kyle Buckingham: 20% (4-1)- Scott Defilippis: 13% (7-1)
- Richie Cunningham: 9% (10-1)
- Joe Umphenour: 8% (12-1)
- Jared Milam: 4% (26-1)
Female Race Participants
Rebekah Keat is the strongest and most experienced athlete on the start list: With Rebekah Keat not starting, Carrie Lester is the clear favorite for the race:
Rebekah Keat: 66% (1-1)- Carrie Lester: 58% (1-1)
20% (4-1) - Uli Bromme: 29% (2-1)
10% (9-1) - Christine Hammond: 6% (15-1)
- Olesya Prystayko: 3% (28-1)
- Danielle Kehoe: 2% (50-1)