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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 (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 |
2016 |
Tim Van Berkel (AUS) |
08:15:03 |
Jodie Cunnama (GBR) |
09:06:18 |
2017 |
Josh Amberger (AUS) |
08:02:17 |
Sarah Crowley (AUS) |
08:58:14 |
2018 |
Braden Currie (NZL) |
07:54:58 |
Teresa Adam (NZL) |
08:53:16 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Here’s the link to last year’s full results and analysis.
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Braden Currie |
NZL |
00:46:45 |
04:24:52 |
02:39:59 |
07:54:58 |
2 |
Javier Gomez |
ESP |
00:46:41 |
04:25:08 |
02:41:02 |
07:56:38 |
3 |
Terenzo Bozzone |
NZL |
00:48:43 |
04:22:30 |
02:45:59 |
08:00:06 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Teresa Adam |
NZL |
00:50:41 |
04:50:12 |
03:08:44 |
08:53:16 |
2 |
Mirinda Carfrae |
AUS |
01:01:05 |
04:50:30 |
03:03:19 |
08:59:17 |
3 |
Beth McKenzie |
USA |
01:01:38 |
05:01:26 |
02:55:23 |
09:03:10 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
07:54:58 |
Braden Currie |
2018-06-10 |
Swim |
overall |
00:43:48 |
Clayton Fettell |
2011-06-05 |
Bike |
overall |
04:15:13 |
Cameron Wurf |
2017-06-11 |
Run |
overall |
02:39:59 |
Braden Currie |
2018-06-10 |
Total |
female |
08:53:16 |
Teresa Adam |
2018-06-10 |
Swim |
female |
00:48:39 |
Lauren Brandon |
2018-06-10 |
Bike |
female |
04:50:00 |
Sarah Crowley |
2017-06-11 |
Run |
female |
02:55:23 |
Beth McKenzie |
2018-06-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 06:15.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2011 |
06:26 |
01:37 |
03:27 |
01:22 |
16 |
06:26 |
01:37 |
03:27 |
01:22 |
2012 |
06:48 |
-00:36 |
08:46 |
-01:21 |
22 |
06:37 |
00:30 |
06:07 |
00:00 |
2013 |
02:58 |
-01:20 |
09:25 |
-05:07 |
16 |
05:24 |
-00:06 |
07:13 |
-01:42 |
2014 |
04:15 |
-02:15 |
03:45 |
02:45 |
16 of 21 |
05:07 |
-00:39 |
06:21 |
-00:36 |
2015 |
06:13 |
01:46 |
04:22 |
00:05 |
16 of 19 |
05:20 |
-00:10 |
05:57 |
-00:27 |
2016 |
-02:45 |
-01:09 |
-01:39 |
00:03 |
28 of 36 |
03:59 |
-00:19 |
04:42 |
-00:23 |
2017 |
12:13 |
-01:40 |
12:00 |
01:53 |
29 of 40 |
05:10 |
-00:31 |
05:44 |
-00:03 |
2018 |
13:54 |
-00:14 |
12:52 |
01:17 |
26 of 33 |
06:15 |
-00:29 |
06:37 |
00:07 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM Cairns has 2m+2f +2u Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$, paying 10 deep. With the current number, an even split of Kona slots seems likely (i.e. 3 slots for the male Pros and 3 for females).
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 29% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
1 |
Braden Currie |
NZL |
08:06:06 |
08:18:14 |
00:47:35 |
04:28:01 |
05:20:36 |
02:45:30 |
52% +23% -24% (8) |
12 |
2 |
2 |
Terenzo Bozzone (KQ) |
NZL |
08:07:27 |
08:20:30 |
00:48:35 |
04:24:06 |
05:17:40 |
02:49:47 |
61% +14% -25% (19) |
20 |
3 |
4 |
Mike Phillips (KQ) |
NZL |
08:12:01 |
08:19:09 |
00:49:08 |
04:27:48 |
05:21:56 |
02:50:05 |
75% +10% -15% (7) |
13 |
4 |
3 |
Tim Van Berkel |
AUS |
08:15:24 |
08:26:28 |
00:48:39 |
04:30:31 |
05:24:10 |
02:51:14 |
87% +7% -6% (25) |
35 |
5 |
5 |
Matt Burton |
AUS |
08:15:41 |
08:34:43 |
00:52:48 |
04:22:09 |
05:19:57 |
02:55:44 |
15% +49% -36% (11) |
59 |
6 |
6 |
David Dellow |
AUS |
08:15:59 |
08:29:15 |
00:47:57 |
04:30:35 |
05:23:31 |
02:52:28 |
58% +1% -41% (19) |
(49) |
7 |
9 |
Igor Amorelli |
BRA |
08:26:51 |
08:37:25 |
00:48:02 |
04:28:40 |
05:21:43 |
03:05:08 |
58% +7% -35% (20) |
71 |
8 |
8 |
Thiago Vinhal |
BRA |
08:33:31 |
08:41:17 |
00:49:54 |
04:43:31 |
05:38:25 |
02:55:06 |
54% +25% -21% (17) |
85 |
9 |
7 |
Luke Bell |
AUS |
08:37:45 |
08:48:25 |
00:48:19 |
04:34:21 |
05:27:40 |
03:10:05 |
29% +5% -65% (35) |
(106) |
10 |
10 |
Blake Kappler |
AUS |
08:44:29 |
09:04:00 |
00:51:46 |
04:34:43 |
05:31:29 |
03:13:00 |
56% +0% -44% (2) |
(165) |
11 |
12 |
Jarrod Harvey * |
AUS |
09:03:31 |
09:23:44 |
00:55:16 |
04:51:41 |
05:51:57 |
03:11:34 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(219) |
|
11 |
Alister Foot |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
14 |
Justin Wendemuth |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 16% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
22 |
Sarah True |
USA |
08:50:33 |
09:02:47 |
00:51:36 |
04:59:05 |
05:55:41 |
02:54:52 |
47% +53% -0% (2) |
(3) |
2 |
23 |
Kaisa Sali |
FIN |
08:59:46 |
09:04:45 |
00:57:05 |
04:54:31 |
05:56:37 |
03:03:09 |
100% +0% -0% (9) |
4 |
3 |
21 |
Sarah Crowley (KQ) |
AUS |
09:01:15 |
09:10:05 |
00:54:50 |
04:54:02 |
05:53:52 |
03:07:23 |
40% +60% -0% (8) |
6 |
4 |
20 |
Teresa Adam |
NZL |
09:04:40 |
09:12:19 |
00:50:45 |
04:58:03 |
05:53:48 |
03:10:52 |
100% +0% -0% (4) |
8 |
5 |
26 |
Melanie Burke |
NZL |
09:25:46 |
09:37:26 |
01:05:00 |
05:00:58 |
06:10:58 |
03:14:48 |
85% +14% -2% (17) |
49 |
6 |
25 |
Kelsey Withrow |
USA |
09:28:10 |
09:50:46 |
00:53:32 |
05:11:29 |
06:10:02 |
03:18:08 |
58% +42% -0% (3) |
69 |
7 |
24 |
Kristin Liepold |
GER |
09:30:21 |
09:42:20 |
01:04:12 |
05:17:10 |
06:26:22 |
03:03:59 |
83% +4% -13% (26) |
57 |
8 |
32 |
Els Visser |
NED |
09:32:29 |
09:49:39 |
00:57:53 |
04:58:51 |
06:01:44 |
03:30:45 |
76% +24% -0% (4) |
67 |
9 |
27 |
Jessica Mitchell |
AUS |
09:51:55 |
10:12:44 |
01:03:53 |
05:15:49 |
06:24:43 |
03:27:12 |
75% +13% -13% (10) |
100 |
10 |
29 |
Chloe Lane |
AUS |
09:58:30 |
10:20:45 |
00:58:57 |
05:17:07 |
06:21:05 |
03:37:25 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(111) |
11 |
31 |
Kierra Sansome |
AUS |
10:38:54 |
11:02:40 |
01:05:16 |
05:52:48 |
07:03:03 |
03:35:51 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(132) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Terenzo Bozzone: 39% (2-1)
- Braden Currie: 36% (2-1)
- Mike Phillips: 12% (7-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 5% (17-1)
- David Dellow: 3% (30-1)
- Matt Burton: 3% (31-1)
Female Race Participants
- Sarah True: 35% (2-1)
- Sarah Crowley: 30% (2-1)
- Kaisa Sali: 19% (4-1)
- Teresa Adam: 16% (5-1)