Race Conditions
This year was very fast for Cozumel – with a new course rating of 9:07 the 2017 adjustment was 23:47, meaning that the race was in the order of 15 minutes quicker than normal. This was caused by a fast swim (there was no talk about a shortened swim, so it was either misplaced buoys or currents aiding the swim) but also a quick bike (based on the numbers roughly 8 to 10 minutes quicker than normal) and a not quite-as-hard-as-normal run.
The fast conditions helped the winners race extremely fast and post new course records. Discarding the shortened 2013 race, Lisa Roberts is the first woman to go sub-9 (she broke Corinne Abraham’s 2015 time of 9:06:40 with a 8:54), and Sebastian Kienle is the first athlete to go sub-8 in Cozumel (his 7:48 broke Frederik Van Lierde’s 2016 record of 8:03:09). Sebi also posted a new bike course record, while Jarrod Shoemaker set a new swim course record and Ivan Rana improved his own run course record. On the female side, Alicia Kaye posted a new swim course record and Rachel McBride set a new bike course record.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:41:36 | 04:10:48 | 02:51:42 | 07:48:11 | 03:17 | US$ 15,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:44:56 | 04:12:45 | 02:50:47 | 07:53:27 | -13:23 | US$ 7,500 | 1600 |
| 3 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:39:19 | 04:31:26 | 02:43:41 | 07:58:39 | -07:36 | US$ 5,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | Stefan Schmid | GER | 00:41:33 | 04:25:31 | 02:47:53 | 07:59:44 | -11:52 | US$ 3,250 | 960 |
| 5 | Trevor Delsaut | FRA | 00:41:47 | 04:28:55 | 02:52:16 | 08:07:10 | -17:37 | US$ 2,750 | 720 |
| 6 | Samuel Huerzeler | SUI | 00:41:38 | 04:33:07 | 02:52:53 | 08:12:23 | -13:00 | US$ 2,000 | 540 |
| 7 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | ESP | 00:45:59 | 04:35:51 | 02:52:38 | 08:18:15 | n/a | US$ 1,500 | 405 |
| 8 | Justin Daerr | USA | 00:41:39 | 04:27:42 | 03:05:54 | 08:19:28 | -00:36 | US$ 1,250 | 305 |
| 9 | Alan Carrillo Avila | MEX | 00:41:37 | 04:28:52 | 03:06:33 | 08:21:14 | -21:39 | US$ 1,000 | 230 |
| 10 | Andrey Lyatskiy | RUS | 00:41:31 | 04:42:55 | 03:01:49 | 08:30:52 | -04:09 | US$ 750 | 170 |
| 11 | Albert Moreno Molins | ESP | 00:41:36 | 04:36:51 | 03:07:51 | 08:32:19 | n/a | 120 | |
| 12 | Raymond Botelho | USA | 00:45:52 | 04:30:14 | 03:34:38 | 08:55:31 | -02:41 | 85 | |
| 13 | Oliver Gonzalez Miranda | MEX | 00:41:34 | 04:58:33 | 03:11:36 | 08:56:20 | -08:19 | 60 | |
| 14 | Jarrod Shoemaker | USA | 00:39:17 | 04:58:00 | 03:15:00 | 08:56:38 | 21:28 | 40 | |
| 15 | Michael Poole | NZL | 00:41:32 | 04:35:23 | 03:36:56 | 08:58:06 | n/a | 30 | |
| 16 | Eduar Villalta | VEN | 00:49:16 | 04:42:08 | 04:34:35 | 10:10:57 | n/a | 20 | |
| Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:40:30 | 04:26:34 | DNF | |||||
| Sam Long | USA | 00:46:02 | 04:35:06 | DNF | |||||
| Max Biessmann | USA | 00:43:33 | 04:59:50 | DNF | |||||
| Jordan Bryden | CAN | 00:41:39 | DNF | ||||||
| Gregory Close | USA | 00:45:57 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 00:49:16 | 04:59:57 | 02:59:19 | 08:54:00 | -05:49 | US$ 15,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Kirsty Jahn | CAN | 00:44:53 | 04:56:31 | 03:11:54 | 08:58:27 | -16:33 | US$ 7,500 | 1600 |
| 3 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 00:51:07 | 05:02:16 | 03:02:01 | 09:00:53 | -05:07 | US$ 5,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | Anja Beranek | GER | 00:41:50 | 04:48:50 | 03:28:12 | 09:03:41 | 05:32 | US$ 3,250 | 960 |
| 5 | Sue Huse | CAN | 03:13:51 | 09:13:18 | n/a | US$ 2,750 | 720 | ||
| 6 | Jessie Donavan | USA | 00:54:40 | 04:53:11 | 03:22:08 | 09:14:49 | -00:39 | US$ 2,000 | 540 |
| 7 | Rachel McBride | CAN | 00:41:52 | 04:42:35 | 03:47:49 | 09:16:27 | 07:48 | US$ 1,500 | 405 |
| 8 | Ashley Paulson | USA | 00:58:42 | 05:09:02 | 03:06:33 | 09:18:48 | -20:57 | US$ 1,250 | 305 |
| 9 | Nicole Valentine | USA | 00:50:28 | 05:06:40 | 03:18:21 | 09:20:18 | -15:41 | US$ 1,000 | 230 |
| 10 | Christine Hammond | USA | 00:44:49 | 05:18:08 | 03:21:12 | 09:28:47 | -04:01 | US$ 750 | 170 |
| 11 | Steph Corker | CAN | 00:44:58 | 05:16:08 | 03:23:14 | 09:29:25 | -27:07 | 120 | |
| 12 | Alicia Kaye | USA | 00:41:49 | 05:05:55 | 03:46:02 | 09:38:11 | 26:14 | 85 | |
| 13 | Anne Basso | FRA | 00:45:05 | 05:16:01 | 03:34:12 | 09:41:21 | -01:40 | 60 | |
| 14 | Palmira Alvarez | MEX | 00:53:08 | 05:07:50 | 03:40:11 | 09:45:56 | -08:38 | 40 | |
| 15 | Kendra Goffredo | USA | 00:57:27 | 05:20:36 | 04:08:45 | 10:32:24 | n/a | 30 | |
| Ewa Bugdol | POL | 00:44:51 | DNF |
Kona Qualifying Implications
It’s still early in the season, but a number of athletes have raced Cozumel with an eye towards Kona 2018:
- Sebastian Kienle validated his Automatic Qualifier slot.
- Ivan Rana scored enough points to be safe for a July slot.
- Lisa Roberts has won two IMs, but she’ll need a few more points for a slot – for now she’s “in the bubble”. However, she should be able to secure her slot just by racing 70.3s in spring 2018.