Update June 3rd: Liz Blatchford is disappointed to have withdrawn due to injury.
Update June 10th: There are rumors of other athletes not starting, so far I have only been able to verify Fredrik Croneborg, Will Clarke and Kirsty Jahn as DNS.
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 |
| 2015 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:18:01 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:11:49 |
In 2011 the race was run as “Challenge Cairns”.
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:47:18 | 04:30:19 | 02:57:37 | 08:18:01 |
| 2 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:49:44 | 04:40:42 | 02:52:54 | 08:26:22 |
| 3 | Dylan McNeice | NZL | 00:44:54 | 04:49:41 | 02:58:40 | 08:36:55 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Liz Blatchford | AUS | 00:49:54 | 05:07:37 | 03:10:30 | 09:11:49 |
| 2 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:53:37 | 05:10:34 | 03:12:58 | 09:20:56 |
| 3 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 00:56:34 | 05:13:02 | 03:22:31 | 09:35:32 |
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 | 09:11:49 | Liz Blatchford | 2015-06-14 |
| Swim | female | 00:49:54 | Liz Blatchford | 2015-06-14 |
| 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 03:50.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2011 | 01:35 | 01:11 | 04:26 | 01:36 | 16 | 01:35 | 01:11 | 04:26 | 01:36 |
| 2012 | 09:38 | -01:14 | 07:05 | -00:14 | 22 | 05:36 | -00:02 | 05:45 | 00:41 |
| 2013 | 00:01 | -02:07 | 07:46 | -04:36 | 16 | 03:44 | -00:43 | 06:26 | -01:05 |
| 2014 | 02:14 | -02:46 | 04:05 | 04:00 | 16 of 21 | 03:22 | -01:14 | 05:51 | 00:11 |
| 2015 | 05:42 | 01:09 | 03:16 | -00:42 | 16 of 19 | 03:50 | -00:45 | 05:20 | 00:01 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Cairns is a P-4000 race. It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$.
It replaces IM Melbourne as the Asia-Pacific Regional Championship.
Male Race Participants
All four male course record holders (Clayton Fettel for the swim, Luke McKenzie for the bike, Tim Berkel for the run and David Dellow for the overall time) are part of the strong field. Add in Cam Brown, 2012 Kona champion Pete Jacobs and Kona hopefuls Brad Kahlefeldt (coming off an injury), Jordan Rapp and Matt Hanson (backing up after Texas) – just to mention a few – you have a field that’s worthy of the race’s Regional Championship status.
Tim Don has just raced IM Brasil, he is unlikely to start in Cairns.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 08:18:13 | 08:34:04 | 00:48:59 | 04:24:35 | 02:59:39 | 51% +30% -19% (26) | 26 |
| 2 | 3 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:20:57 | 08:31:48 | 00:49:09 | 04:35:44 | 02:51:04 | 72% +6% -22% (19) | 21 |
| 3 | 4 | David Dellow | AUS | 08:21:03 | 08:26:05 | 00:47:54 | 04:33:10 | 02:54:59 | 66% +2% -32% (13) | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 08:22:34 | 08:28:48 | 00:51:30 | 04:35:13 | 02:50:51 | 64% +2% -34% (29) | 16 |
| 5 | 23 | Brad Kahlefeldt | AUS | 08:23:31 | 08:42:29 | 00:46:47 | 04:41:00 | 02:50:44 | 43% +0% -57% (2) | (53) |
| 6 | 7 | Jordan Rapp | USA | 08:27:20 | 08:28:09 | 00:53:00 | 04:29:35 | 02:59:44 | 72% +10% -18% (18) | 15 |
| 7 | 6 | Matt Hanson | USA | 08:30:17 | 08:39:22 | 00:54:38 | 04:42:01 | 02:48:38 | 29% +39% -31% (9) | 45 |
| 8 | 8 | Clayton Fettell | AUS | 08:31:48 | 08:39:27 | 00:46:24 | 04:30:30 | 03:09:55 | 13% +32% -54% (7) | 46 |
| 9 | 19 | Tim Don | GBR | 08:32:32 | 08:37:18 | 00:48:49 | 04:41:26 | 02:57:18 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (37) |
| 10 | 9 | Pete Jacobs | AUS | 08:35:34 | 08:53:54 | 00:48:18 | 04:38:08 | 03:04:08 | 5% +16% -79% (26) | (77) |
| 12 | 5 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 08:38:03 | 08:49:17 | 00:49:16 | 04:34:54 | 03:08:53 | 54% +24% -22% (26) | 67 |
| 13 | 30 | Jens Petersen-Bach | DEN | 08:39:15 | 08:42:59 | 00:51:45 | 04:45:25 | 02:57:05 | 62% +0% -38% (14) | 53 |
| 14 | 10 | Luke Bell | AUS | 08:39:56 | 09:04:39 | 00:48:05 | 04:38:39 | 03:08:12 | 20% +4% -76% (27) | (114) |
| 15 | 13 | Matt Burton | AUS | 08:40:35 | 09:07:24 | 00:53:34 | 04:34:56 | 03:07:04 | 31% +0% -69% (5) | (125) |
| 16 | 32 | Michael Ruenz | GER | 08:45:07 | 08:52:33 | 00:55:20 | 04:45:47 | 02:59:00 | 54% +0% -46% (7) | 75 |
| 17 | 26 | Casey Munro | AUS | 08:45:34 | 09:07:53 | 00:47:33 | 04:36:26 | 03:16:35 | 31% +0% -69% (5) | (127) |
| 18 | 15 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 08:47:38 | 09:03:11 | 00:51:03 | 04:45:55 | 03:05:40 | 67% +29% -5% (16) | 105 |
| 19 | 22 | Jarmo Hast | FIN | 08:49:07 | 08:55:35 | 00:51:04 | 04:48:41 | 03:04:23 | 58% +4% -37% (14) | 83 |
| 20 | 11 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 08:50:36 | 08:55:59 | 00:55:00 | 04:37:30 | 03:13:06 | 52% +0% -48% (16) | 85 |
| 21 | 20 | Adam Gordon | AUS | 08:50:55 | 09:03:50 | 00:55:45 | 04:46:33 | 03:03:38 | 8% +78% -15% (4) | 109 |
| 22 | 33 | Todd Skipworth | AUS | 08:53:28 | 09:15:39 | 00:45:50 | 04:44:50 | 03:17:48 | 24% +0% -76% (6) | (155) |
| 24 | 16 | Guy Crawford | NZL | 09:01:43 | 09:13:32 | 00:49:42 | 04:39:35 | 03:27:26 | 27% +37% -36% (12) | 147 |
| 25 | 18 | Michael Davidson | ZAF | 09:06:51 | 09:13:33 | 00:57:31 | 04:54:43 | 03:09:38 | 54% +0% -46% (4) | 148 |
| 26 | 12 | Johan Borg | AUS | 09:10:16 | 09:29:12 | 00:56:35 | 04:52:11 | 03:16:30 | 43% +6% -51% (8) | (181) |
| 27 | 27 | Samuel Murphy | AUS | 09:14:15 | 09:29:26 | 00:56:58 | 05:06:33 | 03:05:44 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (183) |
| 28 | 24 | Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 09:20:09 | 09:31:50 | 00:54:18 | 04:59:43 | 03:21:08 | 23% +9% -68% (7) | 192 |
| 29 | 25 | Dan McGuigan | AUS | 09:38:29 | 10:00:38 | 01:04:05 | 04:55:36 | 03:33:48 | 43% +18% -39% (5) | 240 |
| 30 | 31 | Matt Randall | NZL | 09:52:19 | 10:00:14 | 01:01:13 | 04:57:47 | 03:48:20 | 55% +0% -45% (5) | 239 |
| 21 | Tim Green | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 28 | Ryan Palazzi | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 29 | Matthew Pellow | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 34 | Leigh Stabryla | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 35 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Here’s a look at the athletes that are in the running for a July Kona slot:
- Tim Berkel is already safe, Pete Jacobs just needs to validate his Automatic Qualifier slot with a “competitive finish”.
- Luke McKenzie has 3.005 points, he’ll be fine with a 9th place finish.
- With Cameron Brown (2.240 points – unclear if he wants to race in Kona again), David Dellow (2.575) and Fredrik Croneborg (2.795 points) have a similar number of points and should be fine with 8th (1.070 points) or 7th place (1.335).
- Romain Guillaume (1.470 points), Matt Hanson (1.700 points), Jordan Rapp (1.215), Clayton Fettell (1.570) and Adam Gordon (1.570) will need a Top 5 (2.090) or better to have a chance to qualify.
Female Race Participants
As usual the women’s field is a bit smaller than the men’s field, but it has a number of strong racers as is typical for a Regional Championship. Jodie Swallow is hopefully recovered from a broken elbow suffered during IM South Africa – as the strongest summer and biker in the field she should lead the race well into the run. But three-time champion Liz Blatchford will try to limit the distance and then take the lead on the run. Linsey Corbin has shown she has left her injury-plagued 2015 behind, nominally she is the strongest runner in the field and should end up close to Liz and Jodie. After her DNF in Texas Rebekah Keat is just looking forward to a good race, she will need a solid run to fight for a podium spot. Michelle Bremer and Sarah Crowley are looking to add some KPR points to get a July Kona slot.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 2 | 42 | Jodie Swallow | GBR | 09:14:21 | 09:25:28 | 00:49:48 | 05:01:52 | 03:17:41 | 55% +0% -45% (10) | (20) |
| 3 | 43 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 09:16:42 | 09:20:34 | 00:58:23 | 05:05:22 | 03:07:57 | 79% +21% -0% (18) | (15) |
| 4 | 45 | Rebekah Keat | AUS | 09:23:08 | 09:25:16 | 00:54:03 | 05:08:19 | 03:15:46 | 85% +1% -14% (22) | (20) |
| 5 | 44 | Michelle Bremer | NZL | 09:29:22 | 09:40:52 | 00:58:08 | 05:06:34 | 03:19:40 | 73% +20% -7% (11) | 45 |
| 6 | 46 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 09:41:26 | 09:53:11 | 00:58:27 | 05:12:34 | 03:25:25 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (68) |
| 8 | 48 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 09:42:16 | 09:52:40 | 01:05:15 | 05:09:39 | 03:22:21 | 78% +12% -9% (11) | 66 |
| 9 | 51 | Kym Coogan | AUS | 09:51:43 | 09:59:03 | 00:57:18 | 05:16:15 | 03:33:10 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 81 |
| 10 | 47 | Kate Bevilaqua | AUS | 09:53:35 | 10:04:49 | 00:56:50 | 05:19:45 | 03:32:00 | 26% +7% -67% (26) | 91 |
| 11 | 53 | Tamsyn Hayes | NZL | 10:06:58 | 10:17:39 | 01:01:22 | 05:18:18 | 03:42:18 | 52% +11% -37% (10) | 113 |
| 12 | 52 | Kristy Hallett | AUS | 10:22:25 | 10:34:19 | 01:03:53 | 05:28:50 | 03:44:43 | 43% +21% -36% (7) | 155 |
| 13 | 54 | Tracy Morrison | AUS | 10:28:47 | 10:46:01 | 01:02:29 | 05:47:08 | 03:34:10 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (162) |
| 14 | 49 | Alison Fitch | AUS | 10:31:17 | 10:11:09 | 00:57:17 | 05:40:05 | 03:48:56 | 10% +0% -90% (8) | 101 |
Here’s a look at the athletes that are in the running for a July Kona slot:
- Liz Blatchford is already safe but requires a validation race.
- Jodie Swallow (2.420 points), Linsey Corbin (2.190). Michelle Bremer (2.830) and Sarah Crowley (2.645) should be okay with a 5th place (2.090) or 4th place (2.455) in order to get to the projected cutoff of 4.500 points.
- Kate Bevilaqua (1.695) and Melanie Burke (1.545) could qualify with at least a second place (3.400 points), the rest has to look for the Automatic Qualifier you get for winning the race.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Luke McKenzie: 33% (2-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 21% (4-1)
- Cameron Brown: 19% (4-1)
- David Dellow: 10% (9-1)
- Matt Hanson: 7% (14-1)
- Pete Jacobs: 5% (21-1)
- Jordan Rapp: 3% (30-1)
Female Race Participants
Liz Blatchford: 35% (2-1)- Jodie Swallow: 33% (2-1)
- Linsey Corbin: 20% (4-1)
- Rebekah Keat: 7% (13-1)
- Michelle Bremer: 5% (20-1)