Course Conditions
The racing in Cairns was fast and furious across the board, and the conditions favored quick times especially on the bike (even though no new bike course records were set). An adjustment of 13:54 is the fastest I have seen on this course.
There were a number of new course records: Winners Teresa Adam and Braden Currie set new overall records (improving the times set by Sarah Crowley and Josh Amberger just one year ago). Lauren Brandon claimed another swim course record, and there were also run course records by Beth McKenzie (first sub-3 run in Cairns) and Braden Currie (with the first sub-2:40).
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:46:45 | 04:24:52 | 02:39:59 | 07:54:58 | -22:33 | US$ 30,000 | 4000 |
| 2 | Javier Gomez | ESP | 00:46:41 | 04:25:08 | 02:41:02 | 07:56:38 | n/a | US$ 15,000 | 3400 |
| 3 | Terenzo Bozzone | NZL | 00:48:43 | 04:22:30 | 02:45:59 | 08:00:06 | -06:26 | US$ 8,000 | 2890 |
| 4 | Timothy O’Donnell | USA | 00:46:42 | 04:24:58 | 02:46:00 | 08:00:54 | -08:50 | US$ 6,500 | 2455 |
| 5 | Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:48:46 | 04:22:17 | 02:52:59 | 08:07:25 | -14:09 | US$ 5,000 | 2090 |
| 6 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:48:52 | 04:22:47 | 02:57:31 | 08:12:38 | -02:57 | US$ 3,500 | 1670 |
| 7 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:48:47 | 04:25:38 | 02:57:28 | 08:15:11 | 07:04 | US$ 2,500 | 1335 |
| 8 | Tim Reed | AUS | 00:48:49 | 04:22:46 | 03:02:46 | 08:17:48 | -00:12 | US$ 2,000 | 1070 |
| 9 | David Plese | SLO | 00:55:02 | 04:26:51 | 02:51:36 | 08:18:35 | 01:24 | US$ 1,500 | 855 |
| 10 | Callum Millward | NZL | 00:48:53 | 04:35:56 | 02:51:34 | 08:19:51 | -01:42 | US$ 1,000 | 685 |
| 11 | Daniil Sapunov | UKR | 00:48:51 | 04:38:15 | 03:09:51 | 08:40:43 | 11:00 | 515 | |
| 12 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 00:48:50 | 04:50:34 | 03:04:22 | 08:48:02 | -07:38 | 385 | |
| 13 | Casey Munro | AUS | 00:46:48 | 04:49:20 | 03:07:59 | 08:48:18 | 14:44 | 290 | |
| 14 | Jason Hall | NZL | 00:53:04 | 05:01:34 | 02:58:14 | 08:57:04 | n/a | 215 | |
| 15 | David Mainwaring | AUS | 00:53:07 | 04:58:36 | 03:33:02 | 09:28:54 | n/a | 160 | |
| 16 | Lachlan Kerin | AUS | 00:48:42 | 04:42:20 | 04:08:58 | 09:45:32 | 41:23 | 120 | |
| 17 | Ryan Palazzi | AUS | 00:53:01 | 04:55:04 | 04:26:54 | 10:19:24 | 1:05:32 | 90 | |
| Clayton Fettell | AUS | 00:46:42 | 04:34:33 | DNF | |||||
| Bryce McMaster | NZL | 00:55:59 | 05:50:57 | DNF | |||||
| Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:48:46 | DNF | ||||||
| Mike Phillips | NZL | 00:52:35 | DNF | ||||||
| Blake Kappler | AUS | 00:54:39 | DNF | ||||||
| Leigh Stabryla | AUS | 01:03:16 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Teresa Adam | NZL | 00:50:41 | 04:50:12 | 03:08:44 | 08:53:16 | -08:25 | US$ 30,000 | 4000 |
| 2 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 01:01:05 | 04:50:30 | 03:03:19 | 08:59:17 | 09:23 | US$ 15,000 | 3400 |
| 3 | Beth McKenzie | USA | 01:01:38 | 05:01:26 | 02:55:23 | 09:03:10 | -10:54 | US$ 8,000 | 2890 |
| 4 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 01:01:36 | 05:01:34 | 03:02:58 | 09:09:52 | -15:41 | US$ 6,500 | 2455 |
| 5 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 01:01:39 | 04:56:49 | 03:10:06 | 09:12:31 | -21:27 | US$ 5,000 | 2090 |
| 6 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 01:01:35 | 05:01:46 | 03:12:05 | 09:18:57 | 06:19 | US$ 3,500 | 1670 |
| 7 | Lauren Brandon | USA | 00:48:39 | 04:57:38 | 03:30:21 | 09:20:28 | -01:39 | US$ 2,500 | 1335 |
| 8 | Amanda Wilson | AUS | 01:01:13 | 05:14:03 | 03:21:10 | 09:40:51 | n/a | US$ 2,000 | 1070 |
| 9 | Sue Huse | CAN | 01:06:41 | 05:35:10 | 03:20:05 | 10:06:48 | 44:46 | US$ 1,500 | 855 |
| Anja Beranek | GER | 00:55:51 | 05:01:12 | DNF |
Kona Qualifying
Here’s the athletes that have significantly improved their chances for a July slot:
- Automatic Qualifiers: Teresa Adam, Braden Currie, Mirinda Carfrae (Kona winner, now validated)
- Safe: Gurutze Frades, Javier Gomez, Tim O’Donnell
- Bubble (might be enough): Tim Reed, Callum Millard, Denis Chevrot (all of them already have four races in their total, so it’ll be hard for them to improve without doing another Ironman)
- Close (more points needed): Melanie Burke, Asa Lundstroem
In addition to these, Terenzo Bozzone, Tim Van Berkel, and Kyle Buckingham already had secured their slots before Cairns.