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Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2011 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:15:56 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 09:26:31 |
| 2012 | David Dellow (AUS) | 08:15:04 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 09:21:00 |
| 2013 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:17:43 | Liz Blatchford (GBR) | 09:19:51 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
The 2013 race in Cairns was won by two athletes that went on to play a big role in Kona: Luke McKenzie (2nd) and Liz Blatchford (3rd). Also, Tim Van Berkel had the best 2013 run performance.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:49:47 | 04:21:52 | 03:01:32 | 08:17:43 |
| 2 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:52:25 | 04:40:57 | 02:44:24 | 08:22:16 |
| 3 | Chris McCormack | AUS | 00:49:55 | 04:43:38 | 02:54:52 | 08:32:50 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Liz Blatchford | GBR | 00:54:13 | 05:10:23 | 03:09:38 | 09:19:51 |
| 2 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:55:43 | 05:08:26 | 03:13:09 | 09:23:14 |
| 3 | Stephanie Jones | USA | 01:06:41 | 05:04:09 | 03:15:17 | 09:31:46 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:15:04 | David Dellow | 2012-06-02 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:48 | Clayton Fettell | 2011-06-05 |
| Bike | overall | 04:21:52 | Luke McKenzie | 2013-06-01 |
| Run | overall | 02:44:24 | Tim Van Berkel | 2013-06-01 |
| Total | female | 09:19:51 | Liz Blatchford | 2013-06-01 |
| Swim | female | 00:52:56 | Belinda Granger | 2011-06-05 |
| Bike | female | 05:00:37 | Belinda Harper | 2012-06-02 |
| Run | female | 03:09:38 | Liz Blatchford | 2013-06-01 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 05:20.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2011 | 03:41 | 01:10 | 04:05 | 01:52 | 12 | 03:41 | 01:10 | 04:05 | 01:52 |
| 2012 | 08:59 | -01:16 | 06:54 | -00:03 | 20 | 06:20 | -00:03 | 05:30 | 00:54 |
| 2013 | 03:19 | -02:08 | 07:31 | -03:16 | 14 | 05:20 | -00:45 | 06:10 | -00:29 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Cairns 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 |
| 1 | 1 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 08:23:38 | 08:28:39 | 00:49:23 | 04:41:20 | 02:53:37 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:34:01 | 08:39:08 | 00:50:15 | 04:43:55 | 02:59:30 | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | Peter Robertson | AUS | 08:35:04 | 08:40:12 | 00:44:50 | 04:39:32 | 02:58:51 | (46) |
| 4 | 10 | Courtney Ogden | AUS | 08:41:39 | 08:46:51 | 00:50:53 | 04:51:14 | 03:00:31 | 64 |
| 5 | 4 | Jimmy Johnsen | DEN | 08:42:24 | 08:47:36 | 00:50:15 | 04:52:57 | 02:58:41 | 67 |
| 6 | 6 | Casey Munro | AUS | 08:43:27 | 08:48:40 | 00:44:42 | 04:43:58 | 03:03:14 | (72) |
| 7 | 8 | Jarmo Hast | FIN | 08:47:25 | 08:52:40 | 00:50:08 | 04:53:33 | 03:02:29 | 95 |
| 8 | 5 | Jason Shortis | AUS | 08:47:57 | 08:53:13 | 00:53:59 | 04:50:52 | 03:00:39 | 99 |
| 9 | 11 | Mitchell Anderson | AUS | 08:50:18 | 08:55:35 | 00:53:01 | 04:39:02 | 03:19:29 | (111) |
| 10 | 15 | Carl Read | NZL | 08:52:35 | 08:57:53 | 00:53:11 | 04:59:25 | 03:02:06 | 123 |
| 11 | 7 | Matt Burton | AUS | 08:52:44 | 08:58:02 | 00:54:55 | 04:41:51 | 03:09:23 | (125) |
| 12 | 9 | Todd Israel | AUS | 08:56:10 | 09:01:30 | 00:50:25 | 04:56:32 | 03:10:45 | 145 |
| 13 | 14 | Bryan Rhodes | NZL | 09:17:18 | 09:22:51 | 00:48:51 | 05:02:29 | 03:27:08 | 219 |
| 14 | 13 | Brodie Madgwick | NZL | 09:28:16 | 09:33:56 | 00:52:54 | 05:03:57 | 03:19:03 | (264) |
| 12 | Luke Martin | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
There is one name absent from this list: I had anticipated Annabel Luxford to give her IM debut (she had announced it on her website). She recently had a bit of a crash and that might have contributed to her racing the shorter 70.3 on the same weekend. I’m not aware of any new IM plans for her.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
| 1 | 16 | Liz Blatchford | GBR | 09:11:38 | 09:17:08 | 00:50:34 | 05:11:06 | 03:08:13 | 6 |
| 2 | 17 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 09:36:48 | 09:42:33 | 00:59:57 | 05:14:43 | 03:20:04 | 45 |
| 3 | 18 | Rebecca Hoschke | AUS | 09:40:45 | 09:46:32 | 01:01:34 | 05:17:38 | 03:17:48 | 59 |
| 4 | 22 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 09:48:08 | 09:53:59 | 01:06:09 | 05:21:09 | 03:21:42 | 75 |
| 5 | 19 | Keiko Tanaka | JPN | 09:56:27 | 10:02:23 | 00:55:15 | 05:25:26 | 03:30:16 | 96 |
| 6 | 24 | Larisa Marsh | NZL | 10:01:29 | 10:07:28 | 01:00:26 | 05:22:14 | 03:26:52 | (100) |
| 7 | 21 | Hillary Biscay | USA | 10:04:24 | 10:10:25 | 00:52:18 | 05:36:07 | 03:36:39 | 105 |
| 20 | Katy Duffield | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 23 | Hannah Lawrence | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 25 | Wendy Mcalpine | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
All the participants are based in Australia or New Zealand. Tim Van Berkel has had a great race here last year – I’m sure he’d love to be one step higher on the podium this year. Cameron Brown might be close to the end of his career, but another solid result in Cairns would put him in a great position for a Kona slot. Courtney Ogden (and also Jason Shortis) are two more experienced athletes that may pul one more great performance out of their hats. Peter Robertson is still struggling to figure out IM racing, while Jimmy Johnsen is hopefully back to racing healthy after some injury woes after his great 2013 season.
- Tim Van Berkel: 38% (2-1)
- Cameron Brown: 37% (2-1)
- Courtney Ogden: 13% (7-1)
- Peter Robertson: 5% (20-1)
- Jimmy Johnsen: 3% (38-1)
- Jarmo Hast: 2% (40-1)
Female Race Participants
The field is also dominated by athletes from „down under“. Liz Blatchford won the race last year and is back to defend her title (while her main goal is probably to validate her Kona slot). „Kona“ is also the goal for the next two contenders: The athlete with the longest trip is Asa Lundstrom who just needs a few more points but loves to race IMs (she already has points from Lake Tahoe, Arizona and Melbourne). Rebecca Hoschke has still a chance for a Kona slot, but probably needs a win to get close to the cutoff as she already has five races in her total points. Veteran racer Hillary Biscay is also on the start list but probably won’t be in the mix once the field settles on the bike.
- Liz Blatchford: 56% (1-1)
- Asa Lundstroem: 23% (3-1)
- Rebecca Hoschke: 13% (6-1)
- Melanie Burke: 3% (28-1)
- Hillary Biscay: 2% (43-1)