Race Conditions
Conditions in Whistler were slightly faster than last year, an adjustment of 7:00 leads to a new course rating of 5:07. (Statistically it was a bit weird: Each leg was slower than last year, but overall it was faster. This is caused by they way I discard outliers, it means that when athletes had a good leg, they were way faster than expected, and most other athletes were just slightly slower.)
Male Race Results
Marino won the race in convincing fashion, being close to the front on the swim, then pulling away on the bike and securing his Kona spot on the run. For a long time, Paul Ambrose held on to the 2nd place he would have needed to qualify, then fell back to fourth and eventually battled back into third. Second place was taken by Jeff Symonds with a great 2:40 run, while last year’s winner Trevor Wurtele had great start of the day but struggled to hold on to his great position on the run fading to fourth.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 00:50:56 | 04:31:34 | 02:51:17 | 08:16:10 | -02:19 |
| 2 | Jeff Symonds | CAN | 00:50:59 | 04:51:15 | 02:40:34 | 08:25:22 | -11:35 |
| 3 | Paul Ambrose | GBR | 00:50:58 | 04:41:05 | 02:58:16 | 08:33:10 | -06:48 |
| 4 | Trevor Wurtele | CAN | 00:51:04 | 04:41:38 | 03:07:27 | 08:42:59 | -07:36 |
| 5 | Andrew Drobeck | USA | 01:06:20 | 04:49:19 | 02:51:51 | 08:50:32 | n/a |
| 6 | Matt Lieto | USA | 00:51:06 | 04:54:23 | 03:03:43 | 08:53:09 | -16:13 |
| 7 | Matthew Russell | USA | 00:59:08 | 04:52:31 | 03:09:51 | 09:05:45 | 20:06 |
| 8 | Stephen Kilshaw | CAN | 00:56:51 | 05:06:06 | 03:07:05 | 09:13:14 | -08:42 |
| Devon Palmer | USA | 00:53:57 | DNF | ||||
| Anthony Toth | CAN | 00:58:53 | 05:20:05 | DNF |
Female Race Results
The women’s race was quite a nail biter: The Top 4 came off the bike within two minutes. Bree Wee was statistically the worst runner of the front pack, but needed a win to get enough points for Kona. With her known fightings spirit, she gave it everything and was elated to take the win. Karen Thibodeau and Mackenzie Madison finished on the podium, leaving only fourth place to Jackie Arendt.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Bree Wee | USA | 00:56:15 | 05:29:07 | 03:17:41 | 09:46:58 | 07:50 |
| 2 | Karen Thibodeau | CAN | 00:55:59 | 05:29:19 | 03:22:52 | 09:51:35 | -10:47 |
| 3 | Mackenzie Madison | USA | 00:58:53 | 05:25:05 | 03:24:45 | 09:52:46 | 11:10 |
| 4 | Jackie Arendt | USA | 00:56:19 | 05:31:26 | 03:27:46 | 09:59:06 | 15:04 |
| 5 | Anna Cleaver | NZL | 00:53:09 | 05:43:39 | 03:24:57 | 10:05:23 | n/a |
| 6 | Christine Fletcher | CAN | 00:58:29 | 05:37:11 | 03:35:10 | 10:14:21 | 04:50 |
| 7 | Jenni Plane | USA | 01:02:49 | 06:40:30 | 04:53:21 | 12:43:17 | 00:57 |