Update June 25th: I’ve crossed out a few withdrawals, most notably Laura Philipp.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Normann Stadler (GER) | 08:20:50 | Lisa Bentley (CAN) | 09:15:31 |
| 2006 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 08:13:40 | Andrea Steinbecher (GER) | 09:16:17 |
| 2007 | Timo Bracht (GER) | 08:09:15 | Nicole Leder (GER) | 09:04:11 |
| 2008 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 07:59:55 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:51:24 |
| 2009 | Timo Bracht (GER) | 07:59:15 | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 08:58:08 |
| 2010 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 08:05:15 | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 09:04:27 |
| 2011 | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 08:13:50 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 09:12:13 |
| 2012 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:03:31 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 08:52:33 |
| 2013 | Eneko Llanos (ESP) | 07:59:58 | Camilla Pedersen (DEN) | 08:56:01 |
| 2014 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 07:55:14 | Corinne Abraham (GBR) | 08:52:40 |
| 2015 | Jan Frodeno (GER) | 07:49:48 | Daniela Ryf (SUI) | 08:51:00 |
| 2016 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 07:52:43 | Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) | 09:01:17 |
| 2017 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 07:41:42 | Sarah Crowley (AUS) | 08:47:58 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
For the full results from last year, please check out my post on “IM Germany 2017 – Analyzing Results“. Please note that the 2017 race had a shortened bike course and the times are therefore not eligible for course records.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:50:11 | 04:02:22 | 02:45:09 | 07:41:42 |
| 2 | Andi Boecherer | GER | 00:47:21 | 04:04:56 | 02:49:48 | 07:46:07 |
| 3 | Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:47:15 | 04:17:41 | 02:40:58 | 07:50:16 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:56:17 | 04:40:32 | 03:05:12 | 08:47:58 |
| 2 | Lucy Charles | GBR | 00:48:29 | 04:45:08 | 03:13:18 | 08:51:50 |
| 3 | Alexandra Tondeur | BEL | 00:59:25 | 04:49:48 | 03:04:47 | 08:59:55 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:49:48 | Jan Frodeno | 2015-07-05 |
| Swim | overall | 00:42:17 | Jan Sibbersen | 2004-07-12 |
| Bike | overall | 04:08:43 | Jan Frodeno | 2015-07-05 |
| Run | overall | 02:42:08 | Will Clarke | 2016-07-03 |
| Total | female | 08:51:00 | Daniela Ryf | 2015-07-05 |
| Swim | female | 00:45:04 | Amanda Stevens | 2012-07-08 |
| Bike | female | 04:44:25 | Natascha Badmann | 2014-07-06 |
| Run | female | 02:57:13 | Kristin Moeller | 2013-07-07 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Germany is 15:15.
Race Adjustments for IM Germany
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2005 | 06:40 | 01:17 | 07:25 | -04:44 | 21 | 06:40 | 01:17 | 07:25 | -04:44 |
| 2006 | 14:02 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 21 | 10:21 | 01:17 | 07:25 | -04:44 |
| 2007 | 27:36 | 02:16 | 16:42 | 06:14 | 35 | 16:06 | 01:47 | 12:03 | 00:45 |
| 2008 | 30:17 | 04:53 | 10:36 | 06:21 | 21 of 28 | 19:39 | 02:49 | 11:34 | 02:37 |
| 2009 | 22:50 | 03:30 | 15:52 | 00:10 | 19 of 25 | 20:17 | 02:59 | 12:39 | 02:00 |
| 2010 | 11:33 | 01:20 | 05:55 | 00:52 | 30 | 18:50 | 02:39 | 11:18 | 01:47 |
| 2011 | 10:37 | 01:54 | 06:10 | 00:20 | 41 | 17:39 | 02:32 | 10:27 | 01:32 |
| 2012 | 12:24 | 04:20 | 05:29 | 01:27 | 37 | 17:00 | 02:47 | 09:44 | 01:31 |
| 2013 | 18:03 | 02:45 | 10:25 | 03:40 | 69 | 17:07 | 02:47 | 09:49 | 01:48 |
| 2014 | 14:11 | 02:25 | 14:57 | 01:01 | 39 of 56 | 16:49 | 02:44 | 10:23 | 01:42 |
| 2015 | 05:18 | 00:00 | 08:30 | -03:44 | 32 of 44 | 15:47 | 02:28 | 10:12 | 01:10 |
| 2016 | 12:04 | -01:31 | 11:26 | 05:06 | 44 of 61 | 15:28 | 02:06 | 10:19 | 01:31 |
| 2017 | 18:40 | -00:05 | 19:31 | 02:42 | 49 of 68 | 15:15 | 01:55 | 11:05 | 01:37 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Germany is a P-4000 race. It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Race Coverage and Estimated Time Plan
The race will be broadcast live on German television (Hessen 3, their website and the critical parts on the ARD program as well) with Sebastian Kienle as the expert commentator and by Ironman on their “Ironman Now” page (a hosted show, probably with Michael Lovato, Greg Welch and Dede Griesbauer).
The following table shows the time plan for the race start and the estimated times for the first athlete in the transition zones or across the finish line. The estimates are based on the start time and my time estimates, these times can change based on how fast or slow the race ends up:
| What | Est. Racetime | Est. Local Time |
| Male Pro Start | 06:30 | |
| Female Pro Start | 06:32 | |
| Age Group Start |
06:40 to 07:00 |
|
| First Male in T1 | 00:44:38 | 07:14 |
| First Female in T1 | 00:49:50 | 07:21 |
| First Male in T2 | 05:02:08 | 11:32 |
| First Female in T2 | 05:36:15 | 12:08 |
| Male Winner | 07:47:51 | 14:17 |
| Female Winner | 08:34:05 | 15:06 |
Frankfurt is on Central European Summer Time, 2 hours behind UTC. Here are conversions to a few other time zones:
- +8 hours: Melbourne (AEST), race starts at 2:30 pm
- -1 hour: United Kingdom (BST), race starts at 5:30 am
- -6 hours: US East Coast (EDT), race starts at 0:30 am
- -9 hours: US West Coast (PDT), race starts at 9:30 pm on Saturday evening
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 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 07:49:51 | 08:08:38 | 00:44:40 | 04:14:27 | 05:04:08 | 02:45:43 | 60% +19% -22% (9) | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | Andi Boecherer | GER | 07:51:18 | 08:12:34 | 00:45:17 | 04:11:32 | 05:01:49 | 02:49:29 | 56% +43% -2% (15) | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Patrick Lange | GER | 07:51:35 | 07:57:26 | 00:45:17 | 04:18:03 | 05:08:21 | 02:43:14 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 07:54:57 | 08:11:15 | 00:45:36 | 04:22:06 | 05:12:42 | 02:42:15 | 47% +37% -16% (9) | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Nick Kastelein | AUS | 08:07:15 | 08:29:30 | 00:45:58 | 04:24:43 | 05:15:41 | 02:51:34 | 67% +0% -33% (4) | 44 |
| 7 | 45 | Joe Skipper * | GBR | 08:09:19 | 08:25:41 | 00:51:12 | 04:23:20 | 05:19:32 | 02:49:47 | 62% +13% -25% (20) | 28 |
| 8 | 8 | Michael Weiss * | AUT | 08:10:55 | 08:30:19 | 00:52:50 | 04:19:11 | 05:17:01 | 02:53:54 | 83% +3% -14% (21) | 48 |
| 9 | 5 | Josh Amberger | AUS | 08:11:50 | 08:30:42 | 00:44:38 | 04:21:45 | 05:11:23 | 03:00:27 | 70% +19% -11% (5) | 52 |
| 10 | 40 | Cameron Wurf * | AUS | 08:14:03 | 08:29:21 | 00:48:30 | 04:12:43 | 05:06:14 | 03:07:49 | 60% +31% -9% (11) | 43 |
| 11 | 18 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 08:14:16 | 08:44:19 | 00:46:43 | 04:21:57 | 05:13:39 | 03:00:37 | 25% +22% -53% (16) | 89 |
| 12 | 34 | David Plese * | SLO | 08:17:20 | 08:30:14 | 00:51:13 | 04:28:59 | 05:25:12 | 02:52:08 | 82% +6% -12% (25) | 47 |
| 13 | 22 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 08:18:53 | 08:34:05 | 00:49:14 | 04:30:36 | 05:24:50 | 02:54:03 | 89% +0% -11% (11) | 65 |
| 14 | 16 | Mark Bowstead | NZL | 08:19:09 | 08:36:26 | 00:46:44 | 04:26:18 | 05:18:01 | 03:01:08 | 79% +0% -21% (5) | 72 |
| 15 | 11 | Peru Alfaro | ESP | 08:21:29 | 08:45:05 | 00:46:01 | 04:33:35 | 05:24:36 | 02:56:53 | 59% +0% -41% (5) | 91 |
| 16 | 27 | Philipp Koutny | SUI | 08:23:10 | 08:47:47 | 00:48:36 | 04:26:13 | 05:19:48 | 03:03:22 | 56% +0% -44% (8) | 102 |
| 17 | 17 | Christian Brader | GER | 08:30:44 | 08:46:50 | 00:52:38 | 04:37:39 | 05:35:18 | 02:55:26 | 80% +2% -18% (40) | 98 |
| 18 | 20 | Gregory Close | USA | 08:34:17 | 09:02:36 | 00:55:13 | 04:34:22 | 05:34:34 | 02:59:43 | 20% +35% -45% (11) | 163 |
| 19 | 28 | Markus Liebelt * | GER | 08:40:31 | 09:20:09 | 00:53:12 | 04:31:56 | 05:30:08 | 03:10:23 | 23% +0% -77% (3) | (213) |
| 20 | 29 | Andrey Lyatskiy * | RUS | 08:40:44 | 08:55:49 | 00:49:15 | 04:44:08 | 05:38:24 | 03:02:20 | 94% +2% -4% (33) | 137 |
| 21 | 37 | Simon Schwarz * | GER | 08:42:50 | 09:11:34 | 00:51:54 | 04:42:14 | 05:39:08 | 03:03:42 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (194) |
| 22 | 10 | Andreas Niedrig * | GER | 08:45:16 | 09:10:05 | 00:46:13 | 04:29:44 | 05:20:57 | 03:24:19 | 44% +30% -26% (14) | (186) |
| 23 | 19 | Alexander Chikin | RUS | 08:45:16 | 09:10:35 | 00:53:13 | 04:38:55 | 05:37:07 | 03:08:09 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (190) |
| 24 | 14 | Lucas Amirault | FRA | 08:49:16 | 09:10:51 | 00:49:49 | 04:41:04 | 05:35:53 | 03:13:23 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (193) |
| 25 | 46 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 08:49:38 | 09:05:10 | 00:46:13 | 04:48:32 | 05:39:45 | 03:09:53 | 41% +6% -53% (30) | 169 |
| 26 | 38 | Pavel Simko * | SVK | 08:50:40 | 09:10:50 | 00:49:32 | 04:41:06 | 05:35:39 | 03:15:01 | 80% +0% -20% (4) | 192 |
| 27 | 44 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 08:52:53 | 09:14:14 | 00:58:29 | 04:41:44 | 05:45:13 | 03:07:40 | 83% +6% -11% (73) | 199 |
| 28 | 32 | Urs Mueller | SUI | 08:52:54 | 09:16:04 | 00:51:08 | 04:37:01 | 05:33:09 | 03:19:45 | 51% +22% -27% (7) | 204 |
| 29 | 30 | Philipp Mock | GER | 08:54:10 | 09:23:31 | 00:55:44 | 04:30:55 | 05:31:39 | 03:22:31 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (228) |
| 30 | 31 | Wouter Monchy | BEL | 08:57:08 | 09:16:37 | 00:49:11 | 04:50:03 | 05:44:14 | 03:12:54 | 61% +24% -15% (6) | 206 |
| 31 | 9 | Frederic Limousin | FRA | 09:02:07 | 09:27:44 | 00:51:42 | 04:46:10 | 05:42:52 | 03:19:15 | 90% +10% -0% (6) | 235 |
| 32 | 23 | Olivier Esser | BEL | 09:08:45 | 09:27:53 | 00:52:25 | 04:51:53 | 05:49:18 | 03:19:27 | 75% +0% -25% (4) | 236 |
| 33 | 15 | David Berthou | FRA | 09:11:26 | 09:41:45 | 00:52:47 | 04:51:59 | 05:49:46 | 03:21:40 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (261) |
| 34 | 35 | Lukas Polan * | CZE | 09:20:09 | 09:54:18 | 01:00:11 | 04:58:16 | 06:03:27 | 03:16:42 | 41% +16% -43% (16) | 274 |
| 35 | 21 | Zsombor Deak * | ROM | 09:36:17 | 10:00:22 | 00:56:59 | 05:10:23 | 06:12:22 | 03:23:55 | 71% +0% -29% (4) | 280 |
| 36 | 39 | Dominique Wymmersch Gallego | ESP | 09:53:04 | 10:25:40 | 00:56:58 | 05:00:11 | 06:02:09 | 03:50:55 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (291) |
| 37 | 25 | Michal Ivanco * | SVK | 09:53:47 | 10:16:14 | 01:17:48 | 05:04:58 | 06:27:46 | 03:26:01 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 287 |
| 38 | 26 | Aleksander Kochetkov * | LTU | 10:36:57 | 11:11:58 | 01:06:35 | 05:30:22 | 06:41:57 | 03:55:00 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (303) |
| 39 | 33 | Marek Nemcik * | SVK | 10:56:06 | 11:56:30 | 01:10:17 | 05:22:56 | 06:38:14 | 04:17:52 | 32% +24% -44% (45) | 307 |
| 24 | Felix Hentschel | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 36 | Imanol Sagarzazu | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 43 | Damien Collins | AUS | 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 29% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 08:34:05 | 08:40:07 | 00:49:50 | 04:41:25 | 05:36:15 | 02:57:50 | 91% +0% -9% (12) | 1 |
| 2 | 101 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 08:52:03 | 09:17:13 | 00:53:04 | 04:48:41 | 05:46:45 | 03:05:18 | 35% +65% -0% (6) | 9 |
| 3 | 107 | Eva Wutti * | AUT | 09:03:32 | 09:21:24 | 00:55:50 | 04:59:50 | 06:00:40 | 03:02:52 | 90% +0% -10% (10) | 19 |
| 4 | 124 | Sara Svensk * | SWE | 09:06:57 | 09:35:42 | 00:56:21 | 04:55:20 | 05:56:40 | 03:10:17 | 20% +46% -34% (3) | (44) |
| 5 | 116 | Mareen Hufe * | GER | 09:09:25 | 09:26:10 | 00:57:08 | 04:51:54 | 05:54:03 | 03:15:22 | 84% +10% -6% (26) | 30 |
| 6 | 105 | Katja Konschak | GER | 09:15:16 | 09:44:21 | 00:52:00 | 05:10:52 | 06:07:52 | 03:07:24 | 45% +25% -30% (22) | 60 |
| 7 | 119 | Rachel McBride | CAN | 09:15:51 | 09:37:42 | 00:51:03 | 04:53:16 | 05:49:20 | 03:26:31 | 100% +0% -0% (4) | 51 |
| 8 | 113 | Dimity-Lee Duke | AUS | 09:19:01 | 09:38:53 | 00:57:13 | 04:59:30 | 06:01:43 | 03:17:18 | 70% +7% -23% (16) | 53 |
| 9 | 109 | Marta Bernardi | ITA | 09:19:23 | 09:44:25 | 00:55:59 | 05:07:27 | 06:08:26 | 03:10:57 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (61) |
| 11 | 118 | Bruna Mahn | BRA | 09:22:40 | 09:54:36 | 00:54:59 | 05:10:09 | 06:10:08 | 03:12:32 | 30% +70% -0% (5) | 83 |
| 12 | 111 | Saleta Castro Nogueira | ESP | 09:25:04 | 09:45:45 | 00:53:36 | 05:15:46 | 06:14:23 | 03:10:41 | 66% +28% -5% (17) | 63 |
| 13 | 110 | Ewa Bugdol | POL | 09:27:51 | 09:53:26 | 00:52:22 | 05:11:38 | 06:09:00 | 03:18:51 | 56% +0% -44% (4) | (78) |
| 14 | 114 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 09:30:49 | 09:49:51 | 01:08:09 | 05:04:26 | 06:17:35 | 03:13:14 | 81% +19% -0% (18) | 74 |
| 15 | 120 | Skye Moench | USA | 09:48:19 | 10:38:25 | 00:57:51 | 05:07:15 | 06:10:06 | 03:38:13 | 39% +0% -61% (2) | (144) |
| 16 | 112 | Steph Corker * | CAN | 09:53:10 | 10:20:18 | 00:55:13 | 05:24:02 | 06:24:14 | 03:28:56 | 70% +30% -0% (4) | 123 |
| 17 | 117 | Kristin Lie | NOR | 10:01:30 | 10:26:29 | 01:08:48 | 05:13:39 | 06:27:26 | 03:34:04 | 93% +1% -6% (16) | 132 |
| 18 | 115 | Helena Herrero Gomez * | ESP | 10:07:34 | 10:39:45 | 00:58:12 | 05:38:27 | 06:41:39 | 03:25:55 | 34% +0% -66% (11) | 145 |
| 104 | Anne Haug | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 106 | Sarah True | 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. Most of them are on the start list as a backup for Austria, but at least Eva Wutti is considered to do a “double IM” in Klagenfurt and Frankfurt to secure enough KPR points for a July slot.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
This year’s IM Frankfurt will be a big “German showdown”. It’s hard to pick a front-runner as everyone has a lot going for them: Andi has always been racing well in Frankfurt (a number of close second places when Sebi Kienle was winning the race), Frodo holds the course record and Patrick is the current Kona champion. But all of them have “little question marks” as well: Andi has been injured and was forced to skip Kona, Frodo had a bad race in Kona, and Patrick didn’t do too well in Frankfurt last year when he was still dealing with the aftermath of an injury.
- Andi Boecherer: 32% (2-1)
- Jan Frodeno: 30% (2-1)
- Patrick Lange: 28% (3-1)
- Patrik Nilsson: 10% (9-1)
Female Race Participants
The situation is much more clear on the female side: Even though Sarah Crowley won the race last year, Daniela has been pretty much unbeatable on the Ironman distance. Her only “bad race” was a DNF in Frankfurt 2o16 …
- Daniela Ryf: 67% (1-1)
- Sarah Crowley: 21% (4-1)
- Eva Wutti: 6% (17-1)
- Mareen Hufe: 3% (35-1)
- Sara Svensk: 2% (60-1)
Kona Qualifying
IM Germany is the last of the Regional Championships, and a lot of athletes are looking for a good result and a large number of KPR points to secure their Kona slots. As there are Automatic Qualifier slots for the winners, everyone in the field has a chance to get a Kona slot in Frankfurt, but most of them are probably calculating with a more realistic result.
Male Athletes
Here’s what athletes in the male field are looking for in order to get a Kona slot:
- Just finish: Jan Frodeno, Patrick Lange, Patrik Nilsson
- 12th (385): Michael Weiss
- 6th (1.670): Joe Skipper (but likely to race Roth)
- 5th (2.090): Tyler Butterfield, Philip Koutny
- 4th (2.455): David Plese, Andi Boecherer, Mark Bowstead
- 3rd (2.890): Marc Duelsen, Nick Kastelein, Balazs Csoke
Female Athletes
Here’s what the females are looking for in order to get a Kona slot:
- Just finish: Daniela Ryf, Sarah Crowley
- 8th (1.070): Sara Svensk
- 7th (1.335): Rachel McBride, Sarah True, Laura Philipp
- 5th (2.090): Marta Bernardi
- 4th (2.455): Dimity-Lee Duke, Bruna Mahn, Saleta Castro, Anne Haug, Katharina Grohmann
- 3rd (2.890): Katja Koschak, Eva Wutti (but probably also racing IM Austria)