Update June 10th: Fredrik Croneborg announced on Twitter that he has a slight injury and won’t be able to start in Cairns.
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 (AUS) | 09:19:51 |
| 2014 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 08:20:15 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:16:58 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:55:16 | 04:36:20 | 02:44:54 | 08:20:15 |
| 2 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:52:11 | 04:39:35 | 02:48:15 | 08:23:23 |
| 3 | Peter Robertson | AUS | 00:50:34 | 04:41:13 | 02:58:08 | 08:33:26 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Liz Blatchford | AUS | 00:52:47 | 05:13:09 | 03:06:57 | 09:16:58 |
| 2 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 01:06:23 | 05:00:37 | 03:12:00 | 09:22:53 |
| 3 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 01:04:41 | 05:08:06 | 03:09:03 | 09:25:56 |
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 | 09:16:58 | Liz Blatchford | 2014-06-08 |
| Swim | female | 00:52:47 | Liz Blatchford | 2014-06-08 |
| Bike | female | 05:00:37 | Melanie Burke | 2014-06-08 |
| Bike | female | 05:00:37 | Belinda Harper | 2012-06-02 |
| Run | female | 03:06:57 | Liz Blatchford | 2014-06-08 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 03:20.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2011 | 01:30 | 01:09 | 04:20 | 01:47 | 12 | 01:30 | 01:09 | 04:20 | 01:47 |
| 2012 | 09:39 | -01:17 | 06:56 | -00:06 | 20 | 05:34 | -00:04 | 05:38 | 00:51 |
| 2013 | 00:03 | -02:09 | 07:36 | -03:20 | 14 | 03:44 | -00:46 | 06:17 | -00:33 |
| 2014 | 02:09 | -02:48 | 04:55 | 02:45 | 13 | 03:20 | -01:16 | 05:57 | 00:17 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Cairns is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 100.000 US$, paying ten deep.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 08:24:18 | 08:30:08 | 00:52:21 | 04:35:15 | 02:51:42 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 08:28:06 | 08:39:15 | 00:49:56 | 04:28:26 | 03:04:44 | 46 |
| 3 | 3 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 08:29:59 | 08:35:31 | 00:50:54 | 04:35:05 | 02:58:59 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | Courtney Ogden | AUS | 08:38:35 | 08:40:18 | 00:52:03 | 04:40:11 | 03:01:21 | 50 |
| 6 | 4 | Dylan McNeice | NZL | 08:41:35 | 08:51:49 | 00:46:50 | 04:45:58 | 03:03:47 | 90 |
| 7 | 10 | Luke Martin | AUS | 08:53:15 | 08:59:35 | 00:53:37 | 04:49:24 | 03:05:13 | 124 |
| 8 | 7 | Brian Fuller | AUS | 08:54:39 | 09:02:02 | 00:52:57 | 04:45:05 | 03:11:38 | 136 |
| 9 | 12 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 08:54:48 | 08:55:43 | 00:56:01 | 04:38:57 | 03:14:50 | 111 |
| 10 | 13 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 08:58:14 | 09:09:28 | 00:53:06 | 04:53:32 | 03:06:36 | 168 |
| 11 | 8 | Luke Whitmore | AUS | 09:02:05 | 09:08:43 | 00:56:14 | 04:56:04 | 03:04:47 | (164) |
| 12 | 11 | Daniel Brown | AUS | 10:47:17 | 11:04:23 | 01:06:13 | 05:31:16 | 04:04:47 | (459) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 21 | Liz Blatchford | AUS | 09:13:59 | 09:17:12 | 00:52:02 | 05:08:21 | 03:08:36 | 8 |
| 2 | 22 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 09:19:22 | 09:23:34 | 00:53:22 | 05:08:50 | 03:12:10 | 16 |
| 3 | 23 | Beth Gerdes | USA | 09:30:50 | 09:47:01 | 01:03:43 | 05:14:58 | 03:07:09 | 53 |
| 4 | 25 | Rebecca Preston | AUS | 09:37:33 | 09:36:55 | 00:59:25 | 05:13:28 | 03:19:40 | 37 |
| 5 | 24 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 09:42:42 | 09:47:49 | 00:59:13 | 05:11:57 | 03:26:32 | 56 |
| 6 | 33 | Christie Sym | AUS | 09:52:51 | 10:14:59 | 00:59:59 | 05:14:06 | 03:33:46 | (113) |
| 7 | 28 | Kym Coogan | AUS | 09:55:13 | 10:04:59 | 00:57:50 | 05:18:19 | 03:34:04 | (96) |
| 8 | 32 | Marie Sorrell | NZL | 09:58:59 | 10:14:49 | 01:00:24 | 05:20:16 | 03:33:19 | (113) |
| 9 | 27 | Larisa Marsh | NZL | 10:06:01 | 10:15:52 | 01:01:58 | 05:21:06 | 03:37:56 | 115 |
| 10 | 31 | Ange Castle | AUS | 10:11:40 | 10:27:53 | 01:07:34 | 05:19:13 | 03:39:52 | (146) |
| 11 | 30 | Kate Bruck | USA | 10:16:18 | 10:32:35 | 01:08:17 | 05:36:28 | 03:26:33 | (150) |
| 12 | 29 | Jana Candrova | CZE | 10:24:50 | 10:31:44 | 01:06:15 | 05:32:00 | 03:41:34 | 149 |
| 26 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
KPR Situation
Cameron Brown (4.545) is already safe for a slot, and Frederik Croneborg (3.975) just needs to slightly improve his score to also be safe. Behind these two, there are Dylan MacNeice (3.025) and Luke McKenzie (2.450) within a reasonable distance of my projected July cutoff of 3.800 points. James Cunnama (1.725) can also get close, but will need another score in addition to Cairns.
On the female side, only Beth Gerdes is still hunting for KPR points. She has already scored 4.515 points with some great results in Western Australia (4th in 9:04) and Melbourne (5th in 9:05) but is still short of the roughly 5.100 points that will be needed for a July slot. She has to improve her score from Malaysia (5th = 720) which would get bumped from her total score and needs at least a podium spot (3rd = 1280) to get close for a July slot. Liz Blatchford (6.170) and Gina Crawford (7.880) are already safe, and the others are probably too far back (Michelle Bremer with 2.000 has the best score).
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Cam Brown is the defending champion and the clear favorite for the win. Luke McKenzie and James Cunnama are looking for a good race after a few sub-par results.
- Cameron Brown: 42% (1-1)
- Luke McKenzie: 23% (3-1)
- James Cunnama: 14% (6-1)
- Courtney Ogden: 11% (8-1)
- Dylan McNeice: 7% (14-1)
- Fredrik Croneborg: 3% (39-1)
Female Race Participants
The female race is a toss-up between two-time defending champion Liz Blatchford and Gina Crawford. Behind these two, Beth Gerdes looks the favorite for the remaining podium spot.
- Gina Crawford: 44% (1-1)
- Liz Blatchford: 42% (1-1)
- Beth Gerdes: 9% (11-1)
- Rebecca Preston: 3% (37-1)
- Michelle Bremer: 2% (55-1)