Course Conditions
Once again, IM Hamburg was a fast race. Conditions were perfect for racing – almost no wind and sunny weather. Laura Philipp took full advantage, posting a new bike, run and overall course record. She also set a new fastest German time (improving on Anne Haug’s time from Copenhagen 2018). She missed Chrissie Wellington’s fastest Iron-distance time (set at Challenge Roth in 2011) by only 7 seconds! I will have to do a bit of updating to my IM Records page soon!
Kona Qualifying
As the European Regional Championships, IM Hamburg offered the female Kona slots.
These will go to:
- Chelsea Sodaro
- Manon Genet
and - Heini Hartikainen
Race winner Laura Philipp was already qualified. You can find all Kona qualifiers here.
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Laura Philipp | GER | 00:54:38 | 04:31:14 | 02:45:38 | 08:18:20 | -09:18 | US$ 25,000 |
| 2 | Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 00:54:38 | 04:35:09 | 03:00:20 | 08:36:41 | n/a | US$ 15,000 |
| 3 | Manon Genet | FRA | 00:54:40 | 04:47:52 | 03:02:43 | 08:52:01 | -13:52 | US$ 9,000 |
| 4 | Heini Hartikainen | FIN | 01:02:14 | 04:44:35 | 03:02:01 | 08:56:31 | -15:29 | US$ 7,500 |
| 5 | Chantal Sainter | GBR | 00:54:40 | 04:49:56 | 03:10:42 | 09:01:49 | -14:18 | US$ 5,500 |
| 6 | Verena Walter | GER | 01:02:14 | 04:51:08 | 03:31:24 | 09:33:08 | 15:38 | US$ 4,000 |
| 7 | Jenny Nae | SWE | 01:04:26 | 05:12:15 | 03:08:49 | 09:34:11 | 03:40 | US$ 3,000 |
| 8 | Janien Lubben | NED | 01:09:49 | 05:05:45 | 03:16:57 | 09:41:11 | -16:29 | US$ 2,500 |
| 9 | Karina Gosvig | DEN | 00:58:45 | 05:04:47 | 03:33:54 | 09:45:50 | n/a | US$ 2,000 |
| 10 | Annika Timm | GER | 01:11:02 | 05:04:01 | 03:58:16 | 10:21:26 | 23:17 | US$ 1,500 |
| Renee Kiley | AUS | 00:58:47 | DNF | |||||
| Vanessa Pereira | POR | 01:04:30 | DNF |