Race Conditions
Based on the results, the conditions in Cairns were unremarkable: An adjustment of 5:35 was just a little bit faster than the new course rating of 3:47, with all three legs showing average numbers.
Male Race Results
After making up the ground to super-swimmer Dylan McNeice, Luke McKenzie was putting time into the field, posting the fastest bike by more than six minutes. Luke was still able to follow that with his strongest marathon since placing second in Kona 2013. He was followed by Cameron Brown who posted the fastest run of the day, and Dylan McNeice who battled his way back into third place.
The race was paying ten deep, but there were only seven male finishers – I think that this is the first time that not all prize money was assigned on the male side of an Ironman race.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:47:18 | 04:30:19 | 02:57:37 | 08:18:01 | -16:04 | US$ 20000 |
| 2 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:49:44 | 04:40:42 | 02:52:54 | 08:26:22 | 01:30 | US$ 10000 |
| 3 | Dylan McNeice | NZL | 00:44:54 | 04:49:41 | 02:58:40 | 08:36:55 | -04:16 | US$ 6500 |
| 4 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 00:52:48 | 04:36:08 | 03:10:41 | 08:42:05 | -08:13 | US$ 4000 |
| 5 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 00:49:33 | 04:49:38 | 03:10:47 | 08:52:46 | -05:44 | US$ 3000 |
| 6 | Luke Whitmore | AUS | 00:49:46 | 05:02:52 | 03:10:04 | 09:06:07 | 08:30 | US$ 2000 |
| 7 | Luke Martin | AUS | 00:52:46 | 05:19:29 | 04:13:45 | 10:30:19 | 1:42:38 | US$ 1500 |
| James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:49:39 | 04:50:44 | DNF |
Luke McKenzie and Dylan McNeice added enough points for safe Kona slots, Cameron Brown was already safe before the race. James Cunnama had a frustrating DNF and his chances for Kona don’t look too promising at this point.
Female Race Results
Liz Blatchford was leading the race almost all day: She had the fastest swim by almost four minutes. Early in the bike she received a four-minute penalty (apparently for a swimming error as mentioned on FirstOffTheBike’s Cairns review) which allows Michelle Bremer to take the lead for a bit. But Liz quickly reclaimed the lead, posting the fastest bike leg. She followed that up with the fastest run, finishing in 9:11 and a new course record (even including the penalty!).
Gina Crawford was never too far back from Liz, and was steadily putting time into the rest of the field, posting the second fastest legs and finishing nine minutes behind Liz in second place. Michelle Bremer claimed the last spot on the podium.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Liz Blatchford | AUS | 00:49:54 | 05:07:37 | 03:10:30 | 09:11:49 | 00:21 | US$ 20000 |
| 2 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:53:37 | 05:10:34 | 03:12:58 | 09:20:56 | 03:12 | US$ 10000 |
| 3 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 00:56:34 | 05:13:02 | 03:22:31 | 09:35:32 | -00:29 | US$ 6500 |
| 4 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:56:24 | 05:17:38 | 03:20:24 | 09:38:43 | n/a | US$ 4000 |
| 5 | Kym Coogan | AUS | 00:55:09 | 05:15:57 | 03:32:39 | 09:46:42 | -00:16 | US$ 3000 |
| 6 | Christie Sym | AUS | 00:57:07 | 05:29:32 | 03:27:07 | 09:56:34 | 05:52 | US$ 2000 |
| 7 | Larisa Marsh | NZL | 00:57:08 | 05:12:59 | 03:45:20 | 09:58:45 | -04:48 | US$ 1500 |
| 8 | Ange Castle | AUS | 01:03:00 | 05:34:25 | 03:22:59 | 10:05:10 | -10:13 | US$ 1250 |
| 9 | Kate Bruck | USA | 01:04:11 | 05:47:02 | 03:26:48 | 10:23:54 | 16:24 | US$ 1000 |
| Beth Gerdes | USA | 00:58:11 | DNF | |||||
| Marie Sorrell | NZL | 00:59:08 | DNF |
As Liz and Gina were already safe for Kona, the only result with Kona implications was Beth Gerdes’ DNF after two flats early on in the bike. After the race she tweeted her frustration about her first DNF in an IM, but at least she was able to see her fiancee Luke McKenzie win the race.