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Previous Winners
Last year was the first time that IM Canada was held on its new course in Whistler.
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2013 | Trevor Wurtele (CAN) | 08:39:33 | Uli Bromme (USA) | 09:28:13 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Trevor Wurtele | CAN | 00:54:27 | 04:46:51 | 02:54:31 | 08:39:33 |
| 2 | Matthew Russell | USA | 00:58:13 | 04:42:53 | 03:00:12 | 08:45:15 |
| 3 | Paul Amey | GBR | 00:51:07 | 04:55:51 | 03:02:19 | 08:53:27 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Uli Bromme | USA | 01:03:02 | 05:13:51 | 03:06:53 | 09:28:13 |
| 2 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 01:03:04 | 05:22:10 | 03:08:53 | 09:38:34 |
| 3 | Gillian Moody | CAN | 00:56:51 | 05:29:16 | 03:18:39 | 09:49:09 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:39:33 | Trevor Wurtele | 2013-08-25 |
| Swim | overall | 00:48:45 | Bryan Rhodes | 2013-08-25 |
| Bike | overall | 04:42:53 | Matthew Russell | 2013-08-25 |
| Run | overall | 02:52:44 | Mike Schifferle | 2013-08-25 |
| Total | female | 09:28:13 | Uli Bromme | 2013-08-25 |
| Swim | female | 00:55:13 | Christine Hammond | 2013-08-25 |
| Bike | female | 05:13:51 | Uli Bromme | 2013-08-25 |
| Run | female | 03:06:53 | Uli Bromme | 2013-08-25 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Canada is 03:14.
Race Adjustments for IM Canada
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2013 | 03:14 | -00:01 | -01:14 | 03:20 | 19 | 03:14 | -00:01 | -01:14 | 03:20 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Canada has 2000 KPR points for the winner. It has a total prize purse of 75k$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
| 1 | 2 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 08:21:54 | 08:24:55 | 00:48:33 | 04:32:01 | 02:59:04 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | Jeff Symonds | CAN | 08:40:22 | 08:43:30 | 00:51:04 | 04:41:47 | 02:55:07 | (54) |
| 3 | Paul Ambrose | GBR | 08:43:28 | 08:46:37 | 00:48:21 | 04:40:06 | 03:13:39 | 59 | |
| 4 | 3 | Matthew Russell | USA | 08:49:32 | 08:52:43 | 01:00:20 | 04:46:21 | 02:58:38 | 90 |
| 5 | 1 | Trevor Wurtele | CAN | 08:54:08 | 08:57:21 | 00:54:02 | 04:47:54 | 03:09:44 | 111 |
| 6 | 5 | Matt Lieto | USA | 09:12:56 | 09:16:16 | 00:52:23 | 04:49:55 | 03:26:40 | 194 |
| 7 | 10 | Anthony Toth | CAN | 09:22:27 | 09:25:50 | 00:57:34 | 05:00:34 | 03:18:10 | 224 |
| 8 | 6 | Stephen Kilshaw | CAN | 09:25:41 | 09:29:06 | 00:55:14 | 05:02:15 | 03:26:18 | 243 |
| 7 | Andrew Drobeck | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating | Rank |
| 1 | 21 | Bree Wee | USA | 09:43:13 | 09:46:44 | 00:54:01 | 05:19:07 | 03:26:30 | 57 |
| 2 | 25 | Mackenzie Madison | USA | 09:45:45 | 09:49:17 | 01:02:36 | 05:22:51 | 03:15:35 | 65 |
| 3 | 20 | Jackie Arendt | USA | 09:48:15 | 09:51:48 | 00:55:05 | 05:28:03 | 03:21:05 | 71 |
| 5 | 23 | Karen Thibodeau | CAN | 10:06:23 | 10:10:02 | 00:55:00 | 05:27:50 | 03:25:48 | (106) |
| 6 | 26 | Christine Fletcher | CAN | 10:13:46 | 10:17:28 | 00:59:15 | 05:27:32 | 03:43:16 | 125 |
| 7 | 27 | Jenni Plane | USA | 12:47:35 | 12:52:13 | 01:02:32 | 06:25:46 | 04:45:10 | (162) |
| 24 | Anna Cleaver | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Trevor Wurtele is the defending champion, but it won’t be easy to repeat. My favorite is Marino Vanhoenacker who seems to be finding his way back to his great form from the 2012 season. In addition, Trevor faces Matthew Russell (who battled with him for most of he 2013 race) and Jeff Symonds who’d love to follow his win on the old course (now Challenge Penticton) with a win on the new Ironman Canada course.
- Marino Vanhoenacker: 55% (1-1)
- Trevor Wurtele: 20% (4-1)
- Jeff Symonds: 11% (8-1)
- Matthew Russell: 8% (12-1)
Female Race Participants
This race promises to be an interesting race for the final KPR July slots: Bree Wee and Jackie Arendt are not too far off the mark, and a win will probably give them enough points for a Kona slot. Bree Wee is my pre-race favorite – she will race from the front and give everything she has. Jackie Arendt is strong enough to battle it out with Bree. If Mackenzie finds her great 2011 form, she might offer a surprise.
- Bree Wee: 35% (2-1)
- Mackenzie Madison: 25% (3-1)
- Jackie Arendt: 24% (3-1)
- Karen Thibodeau: 4% (25-1)
KPR Situation
Men
There are three athletes that are in still in the race for KPR points: Matthew Russell (3.615 points) should already have enough points to qualify – he can further improve his total by finishing at least 8th. Marino Vanhoenacker is currently at 2.920 points, he needs about 600 points to get to my projected cutoff at 3.500 points. This means that he has to aim to finish 5th or higher. Paul Ambrose is a late entry tp Canada, he’s currently at 2.055 points and would able to qualify with a second place. Last year’S winner Trevor Wurtele with 1.965 points is also able to score enough points for a slot, but he has already indicated that he is not interested in racing Kona this year.
Women
My projected cutoff for the women is at 4.900 points which makes it quite hard for the participants to reach this number. Heather Jackson (4.260 points) would have had the best chances – but she is missing from the latest start list. Bree Wee (3.250 points) and Jackie Arendt (2.925) might be able to qualify with a win, but as they already have five results (and their worst result would get bumped from their total score) qualifying will be very close even with a win.