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Ironman Cozumel 2017 (Nov 26th) – Seedings

IMCozLogoUpdate Nov 9th: Michelle Vesterby has stated that she’ll be racing IM Arizona.

Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2009 Rutger Beke (BEL) 08:18:40 Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) 09:06:58
2010 Andy Potts (USA) 08:15:57 Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) 09:07:08
2011 Michael Lovato (USA) 08:23:52 Simone Braendli (SUI) 09:14:08
2012 Ivan Rana (ESP) 08:15:07 Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 09:15:38
2013 Michael Weiss (AUT) 07:55:23 Rachel Joyce (GBR) 08:52:28
2014 Michael Weiss (AUT) 08:12:16 Nicola Spirig (SUI) 09:14:07
2015 Stefan Schmid (GER) 08:12:27 Corinne Abraham (GBR) 09:06:40
2016 Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 08:03:09 Michelle Vesterby (DEN) 09:08:06

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Frederik Van Lierde BEL 00:43:46 04:22:37 02:52:42 08:03:09
2 Matthew Russell USA 00:48:20 04:21:28 02:51:18 08:04:24
3 Chris Leiferman USA 00:48:28 04:21:09 02:55:58 08:09:11

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Michelle Vesterby DEN 00:50:30 04:54:14 03:19:18 09:08:06
2 Lauren Brandon USA 00:45:43 04:58:52 03:23:53 09:12:43
3 Camilla Pedersen DEN 00:50:26 04:54:16 03:25:34 09:14:11

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:03:09 Frederik Van Lierde 2016-11-27
Swim overall 00:41:48 John Kenny 2009-11-29
Bike overall 04:17:45 Michael Weiss 2016-11-27
Run overall 02:44:05 Ivan Rana 2012-11-25
Total female 09:06:40 Corinne Abraham 2015-11-29
Swim female 00:45:43 Lauren Brandon 2016-11-27
Bike female 04:45:20 Simone Braendli 2011-11-27
Run female 02:57:02 Kelly Williamson 2014-11-30

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Cozumel is 07:01.

Race Adjustments for IM Cozumel

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2009 11:20 07:57 02:18 01:13 31 of 34 11:20 07:57 02:18 01:13
2010 11:02 01:27 14:13 -04:40 35 of 42 11:11 04:42 08:16 -01:44
2011 13:11 02:02 14:29 00:47 46 11:51 03:49 10:20 -00:53
2012 05:01 -03:32 07:32 -00:03 61 10:09 01:59 09:38 -00:41
2014 -04:12 03:45 00:01 00:58 39 of 53 07:16 02:20 07:43 -00:21
2015 02:28 04:45 03:46 01:08 34 of 49 06:28 02:44 07:03 -00:06
2016 10:18 03:51 11:36 -00:02 45 of 53 07:01 02:54 07:42 -00:06

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Cozumel is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 80.000 US$.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 18% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 1 Sebastian Kienle GER 07:59:59 08:05:31 00:48:32 04:15:13 05:08:45 02:51:14 99% +0% -1% (15) 2
2 3 Michael Weiss AUT 08:15:55 08:37:53 00:50:56 04:22:11 05:18:07 02:57:48 81% +3% -16% (20) 70
3 8 Ivan Rana ESP 08:16:56 08:27:20 00:45:24 04:36:34 05:26:57 02:49:59 75% +4% -21% (13) 28
4 2 Stefan Schmid * GER 08:19:02 08:32:44 00:49:35 04:29:10 05:23:46 02:55:16 54% +20% -26% (16) 50
5 5 Jeff Symonds * CAN 08:22:58 08:44:34 00:48:46 04:43:10 05:36:55 02:46:03 41% +0% -59% (11) (87)
6 13 Jens Petersen-Bach * DEN 08:26:16 08:36:02 00:47:54 04:40:13 05:33:07 02:53:09 41% +13% -46% (20) 65
7 17 Miquel Blanchart Tinto * ESP 08:26:59 08:34:19 00:46:17 04:42:20 05:33:36 02:53:23 85% +3% -12% (18) 60
8 9 Denis Chevrot FRA 08:28:31 08:34:07 00:45:12 04:38:19 05:28:31 03:00:00 77% +4% -19% (13) 59
9 10 Thiago Vinhal * BRA 08:29:40 08:45:36 00:46:24 04:42:02 05:33:26 02:56:14 47% +47% -6% (14) 89
10 4 Justin Daerr USA 08:32:06 08:42:04 00:50:20 04:38:34 05:33:54 02:58:12 70% +4% -26% (33) 81
11 6 Jeremy Jurkiewicz * FRA 08:32:20 08:39:45 00:46:10 04:41:28 05:32:37 02:59:43 83% +0% -17% (14) 74
12 11 Trevor Delsaut FRA 08:33:52 08:51:30 00:50:23 04:40:11 05:35:34 02:58:18 35% +5% -60% (28) 115
13 14 Jonathan Shearon * USA 08:37:06 08:50:19 00:51:12 04:35:23 05:31:35 03:05:31 61% +7% -32% (19) 107
14 24 Samuel Huerzeler SUI 08:38:01 08:52:20 00:50:48 04:41:19 05:37:08 03:00:53 43% +57% -0% (9) 120
15 20 Gregory Close * USA 08:43:18 08:57:14 00:54:25 04:40:54 05:40:19 03:02:59 25% +43% -32% (10) 140
16 7 Patrick Evoe USA 08:45:58 08:59:11 00:52:38 04:37:19 05:34:58 03:11:00 59% +2% -39% (28) 150
17 26 Sam Long * USA 08:48:51 08:58:24 00:54:11 04:38:29 05:37:40 03:11:11 100% +0% -0% (3) 146
18 27 Andrey Lyatskiy RUS 08:48:55 08:57:31 00:48:01 04:49:43 05:42:44 03:06:11 92% +2% -5% (31) 142
19 12 Jarrod Shoemaker USA 08:53:15 09:09:38 00:45:17 05:02:21 05:52:38 03:00:37 20% +50% -30% (4) 181
20 19 Alan Carrillo Avila MEX 08:59:14 09:21:29 00:52:13 04:51:36 05:48:50 03:10:24 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (221)
21 21 Martijn Dekker * NED 09:00:01 09:32:11 00:46:13 04:41:26 05:32:39 03:27:22 18% +0% -82% (4) (249)
22 18 Jordan Bryden CAN 09:01:59 09:26:17 00:47:38 04:49:48 05:42:26 03:19:33 30% +62% -8% (9) (234)
23 22 Frederic Garcia FRA 09:04:12 09:27:20 00:57:34 04:56:31 05:59:05 03:05:07 52% +0% -48% (4) (236)
24 23 Oliver Gonzalez Miranda MEX 09:16:25 09:33:57 00:47:59 05:12:29 06:05:28 03:10:57 100% +0% -0% (6) 256
25 29 Sebastian Pedraza * ITA 09:30:21 09:44:26 00:55:18 04:57:18 05:57:36 03:32:45 82% +1% -17% (17) 275
26 25 Peter Kotland CZE 09:36:57 09:51:47 00:57:19 05:03:02 06:05:20 03:31:37 80% +12% -8% (27) 282
27 16 Max Biessmann USA 10:06:25 10:29:52 00:50:04 04:56:03 05:51:07 04:15:18 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (308)
15 Victor Arroyo Bugallo ESP n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
28 Albert Moreno Molins ESP n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
30 Michael Poole NZL n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
31 Eduar Villalta VEN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no 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 24% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 41 Michelle Vesterby * DEN 09:10:51 09:25:37 00:50:06 04:58:44 05:53:50 03:17:01 75% +2% -23% (23) 25
2 43 Anja Beranek GER 09:14:26 09:27:43 00:49:50 04:55:54 05:50:44 03:23:42 46% +4% -49% (12) 32
3 50 Lisa Roberts USA 09:16:34 09:23:20 01:00:56 05:07:44 06:13:40 03:02:54 72% +18% -10% (20) 20
4 52 Sonja Tajsich GER 09:20:13 09:29:49 00:59:41 05:04:23 06:09:04 03:11:09 87% +2% -10% (25) 34
5 42 Kelly Williamson * USA 09:25:09 09:36:45 00:50:58 05:26:39 06:22:36 03:02:33 92% +4% -4% (16) 42
6 55 Jennie Hansen USA 09:26:52 09:35:12 01:00:05 05:11:05 06:16:10 03:10:42 82% +0% -18% (11) 40
7 47 Alicia Kaye USA 09:27:53 09:43:11 00:49:35 05:10:18 06:04:53 03:23:00 39% +27% -34% (4) 57
8 53 Alexandra Tondeur * BEL 09:28:23 09:38:54 00:56:54 05:10:30 06:12:24 03:15:59 45% +18% -37% (7) 48
9 56 Rachel McBride CAN 09:29:34 09:44:42 00:52:28 05:01:33 05:59:01 03:30:33 100% +0% -0% (2) (59)
10 51 Celine Schaerer SUI 09:30:19 09:37:12 00:49:02 05:14:10 06:08:12 03:22:07 80% +0% -20% (11) 45
11 45 Jessie Donavan * USA 09:32:26 09:39:54 01:02:53 05:02:19 06:10:12 03:22:14 97% +3% -0% (16) 52
12 59 Ewa Bugdol POL 09:33:27 09:55:38 00:51:09 05:15:24 06:11:32 03:21:55 63% +0% -37% (2) (79)
13 49 Kirsty Jahn CAN 09:34:03 10:02:13 00:56:27 05:20:50 06:22:17 03:11:46 32% +0% -68% (2) (90)
14 44 Dede Griesbauer * USA 09:37:44 09:57:38 00:50:39 05:08:06 06:03:46 03:33:58 28% +17% -55% (27) (79)
15 61 Camille Deligny FRA 09:45:41 10:02:47 01:00:12 05:04:02 06:09:14 03:36:27 51% +0% -49% (5) 92
16 67 Nicole Valentine USA 09:48:04 10:06:41 00:59:26 05:24:25 06:28:51 03:19:13 58% +42% -0% (5) 99
17 65 Christine Hammond USA 09:51:40 10:03:50 00:52:38 05:21:57 06:19:34 03:32:06 100% +0% -0% (8) (94)
18 66 Ashley Paulson USA 09:58:01 10:10:24 01:09:47 05:30:08 06:44:55 03:13:06 86% +0% -14% (7) 108
19 58 Anne Basso FRA 10:00:02 10:14:42 00:55:42 05:20:28 06:21:09 03:38:53 52% +7% -41% (18) (116)
20 63 Caroline Gregory * USA 10:03:14 10:36:38 00:53:37 05:32:28 06:31:05 03:32:09 35% +5% -60% (14) 151
21 57 Palmira Alvarez MEX 10:04:56 10:26:35 01:04:09 05:21:33 06:30:41 03:34:15 68% +32% -0% (4) 133
22 60 Steph Corker CAN 10:15:21 10:27:50 00:56:30 05:35:15 06:36:45 03:38:36 100% +0% -0% (3) 136
23 64 Rachel Hallam GBR 11:01:31 11:27:06 00:54:50 05:20:07 06:19:57 04:41:34 51% +0% -49% (2) (163)
46 Helle Frederiksen * DEN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
48 Sue Huse CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
54 Kelsey Withrow USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
62 Kendra Goffredo USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

Sebastian Kienle has changed his season plan a bit, this year he’ll be trying to do an early validation of his Kona slot and of course he is the clear favorite for Cozumel. Of course there will be a slight question mark how fresh he is going to be just six weeks after Kona, but that applies to most of his competition as well.

  • Sebastian Kienle: 79% (1-1)
  • Michael Weiss: 7% (12-1)
  • Ivan Rana: 6% (17-1)
  • Stefan Schmid: 3% (30-1)

Female Race Participants

The female race also features a number of athletes that have raced Kona, but Michelle, Anja, and Sonja haven’t quite had the race they were looking for. Lisa Roberts will be on the start line coming off a win at IM Louisville one day after Kona.

  • Michelle Vesterby: 51% (1-1)
  • Lisa Roberts: 23% (3-1)
  • Anja Beranek: 11% (8-1)
  • Sonja Tajsich: 6% (17-1)

In addition to the athletes who already have a lot of experience on the IM distance, Helle Frederiksen is also on the start list (though it’s not clear if she’ll race here or in Arizona a week before) and will be looking to mix things up.

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