Race Conditions
As expected, the swim this year was as quick as in 2016 – an adjustment of -1:04 was almost the same as -1:01 as last year and an indication that the fast swim times from last year weren’t just a fluke. Josh Amberger was pretty close to breaking the 1998 swim record (his 47:09 was 28 seconds off Lars Jorgensen’s time), and Lucy Charles was even closer: She needed another five seconds to equal the 1999 time by Jodi Jackson.
The bike was really fast – the adjustment of 5:16 is one of the quickest ever in Kona and roughly three minutes quicker than the average in Kona. Cameron Wurf was able to set a new bike course record, his 4:12:54 finally broke the 2006 4:18 by Normann Stadler. Lionel Sanders and Sebastian Kienle were also under the old record.
Run conditions were pretty normal for Kona, still Patrick Lange was able to get very close to his own run course record, he missed it by 14 seconds. Patrick also set a new overall course record, his winning time of 8:01:40 was better than 2:16 than Crowie’s time from 2011.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Patrick Lange | GER | 00:48:45 | 04:28:53 | 02:39:59 | 08:01:40 | -09:05 | US$ 120,000 | 8000 |
| 2 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 00:53:41 | 04:14:19 | 02:51:53 | 08:04:07 | -29:28 | US$ 60,000 | 7200 |
| 3 | David McNamee | GBR | 00:48:40 | 04:28:55 | 02:45:30 | 08:07:11 | -22:36 | US$ 40,000 | 6480 |
| 4 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:53:44 | 04:14:57 | 02:57:11 | 08:09:59 | -03:15 | US$ 22,500 | 5835 |
| 5 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:49:09 | 04:21:02 | 02:56:46 | 08:11:24 | -19:53 | US$ 19,000 | 5250 |
| 6 | Terenzo Bozzone | NZL | 00:48:41 | 04:26:20 | 02:53:47 | 08:13:06 | -18:35 | US$ 16,000 | 4725 |
| 7 | Andy Potts | USA | 00:49:01 | 04:31:02 | 02:50:26 | 08:14:43 | -12:23 | US$ 14,000 | 4250 |
| 8 | Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:48:34 | 04:29:02 | 02:55:51 | 08:18:21 | 00:19 | US$ 12,500 | 3825 |
| 9 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 00:48:52 | 04:22:00 | 03:04:16 | 08:19:26 | -08:50 | US$ 11,000 | 3445 |
| 10 | Boris Stein | GER | 00:53:48 | 04:23:59 | 03:00:42 | 08:22:24 | -09:11 | US$ 10,000 | 3100 |
| 11 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:48:41 | 04:39:15 | 02:52:35 | 08:24:53 | -12:22 | 2635 | |
| 12 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:56:19 | 05:28:53 | 02:52:57 | 08:26:28 | 00:49 | 2240 | |
| 13 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 00:49:00 | 04:37:00 | 02:55:58 | 08:27:24 | -31:31 | 1900 | |
| 14 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 00:48:38 | 04:25:16 | 03:08:27 | 08:27:26 | -16:17 | 1620 | |
| 15 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:51:23 | 04:37:24 | 02:55:07 | 08:28:05 | -02:12 | 1375 | |
| 16 | Ruedi Wild | SUI | 00:51:27 | 04:37:30 | 02:54:47 | 08:28:27 | -06:01 | 1100 | |
| 17 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:53:49 | 04:12:54 | 03:19:28 | 08:30:29 | -10:26 | 880 | |
| 18 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 00:51:30 | 04:39:00 | 02:58:50 | 08:33:20 | -09:53 | 705 | |
| 19 | Timothy O’Donnell | USA | 00:48:38 | 04:25:10 | 03:15:55 | 08:33:53 | 07:05 | 565 | |
| 20 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:53:44 | 04:40:14 | 02:56:43 | 08:35:25 | 00:25 | 450 | |
| 21 | Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 00:48:32 | 04:40:33 | 03:02:44 | 08:35:41 | -22:02 | 340 | |
| 22 | Jan Van Berkel | SUI | 00:50:14 | 04:38:33 | 03:05:48 | 08:38:48 | -05:18 | 340 | |
| 23 | Tim Reed | AUS | 00:49:02 | 04:39:38 | 03:06:54 | 08:40:11 | 03:05 | 340 | |
| 24 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 00:49:12 | 04:36:22 | 03:10:30 | 08:40:52 | 06:17 | 340 | |
| 25 | Marko Albert | EST | 00:48:30 | 04:36:15 | 03:12:43 | 08:41:28 | 06:54 | 340 | |
| 26 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:53:09 | 04:50:12 | 02:56:15 | 08:44:09 | 04:37 | 340 | |
| 27 | Jesse Thomas | USA | 00:53:45 | 04:33:15 | 03:12:34 | 08:44:40 | 13:41 | 340 | |
| 28 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 00:48:47 | 04:36:51 | 03:15:48 | 08:46:38 | 12:24 | 340 | |
| 29 | Josh Amberger | AUS | 00:47:09 | 04:30:39 | 03:25:55 | 08:48:13 | 08:20 | 340 | |
| 30 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:48:41 | 04:41:29 | 03:15:19 | 08:50:05 | 18:42 | 340 | |
| 31 | Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 00:53:47 | 04:36:28 | 03:15:47 | 08:50:30 | 18:01 | 235 | |
| 32 | Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:48:48 | 04:36:48 | 03:22:33 | 08:52:40 | 13:27 | 235 | |
| 33 | Michael Fox | AUS | 00:48:42 | 04:53:39 | 03:11:40 | 08:57:50 | 16:44 | 235 | |
| 34 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:51:22 | 04:40:45 | 03:23:58 | 09:02:04 | 26:54 | 235 | |
| 35 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 00:48:27 | 04:20:59 | 04:01:57 | 09:15:44 | 1:02:53 | 235 | |
| 36 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:48:54 | 04:35:10 | 03:56:18 | 09:27:22 | 48:00 | 235 | |
| 37 | Chris McDonald | AUS | 00:55:43 | 04:47:02 | 03:39:35 | 09:27:22 | 35:31 | 235 | |
| 38 | Reinaldo Colucci | BRA | 00:48:45 | 04:41:07 | 04:03:42 | 09:38:30 | 55:02 | 235 | |
| 39 | Patrick Evoe | USA | 00:56:29 | 04:36:59 | 04:00:01 | 09:38:51 | 37:22 | 235 | |
| 40 | Markus Fachbach | GER | 00:52:03 | 04:53:22 | 04:22:25 | 10:14:34 | 1:32:01 | 235 | |
| 41 | Kaito Tohara | JPN | 01:19:49 | 06:16:51 | 04:42:39 | 12:30:16 | 3:27:24 | 155 | |
| Nils Frommhold | GER | 00:48:56 | 04:21:46 | DNF | |||||
| Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:48:52 | 04:29:56 | DNF | |||||
| Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:58:19 | 04:31:18 | DNF | |||||
| Ivan Tutukin | RUS | 00:48:45 | 04:50:32 | DNF | |||||
| David Plese | SLO | 00:56:26 | 04:47:06 | DNF | |||||
| Nick Kastelein | AUS | 00:48:29 | DNF | ||||||
| Pete Jacobs | AUS | 00:48:39 | DNF | ||||||
| Brent McMahon | CAN | 00:48:43 | DNF | ||||||
| Joe Gambles | AUS | 00:48:57 | DNF | ||||||
| David Dellow | AUS | 00:48:58 | DNF | ||||||
| Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:49:08 | DNF | ||||||
| Matthew Russell | USA | 00:53:44 | DNF | ||||||
| Kirill Kotshegarov | EST | 00:56:32 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:53:10 | 04:53:10 | 03:00:02 | 08:50:47 | -07:01 | US$ 120,000 | 8000 |
| 2 | Lucy Charles | GBR | 00:48:48 | 04:58:19 | 03:08:09 | 08:59:38 | -25:22 | US$ 60,000 | 7200 |
| 3 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:53:07 | 04:57:51 | 03:05:36 | 09:01:38 | -27:23 | US$ 40,000 | 6480 |
| 4 | Heather Jackson | USA | 00:57:58 | 04:53:54 | 03:06:19 | 09:02:29 | -17:13 | US$ 22,500 | 5835 |
| 5 | Kaisa Sali | FIN | 00:57:53 | 04:59:50 | 03:01:33 | 09:04:40 | -12:11 | US$ 19,000 | 5250 |
| 6 | Susie Cheetham | GBR | 00:57:54 | 05:03:27 | 03:09:25 | 09:16:00 | -06:53 | US$ 16,000 | 4725 |
| 7 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 00:57:51 | 05:00:31 | 03:16:35 | 09:19:49 | -05:33 | US$ 14,000 | 4250 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Lyles | USA | 01:00:08 | 05:04:10 | 03:11:21 | 09:20:31 | -10:48 | US$ 12,500 | 3825 |
| 9 | Annabel Luxford | AUS | 00:53:02 | 04:59:15 | 03:24:06 | 09:20:58 | -15:10 | US$ 11,000 | 3445 |
| 10 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:54:31 | 05:04:34 | 03:16:41 | 09:21:08 | -20:02 | US$ 10,000 | 3100 |
| 11 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 00:59:04 | 04:58:06 | 03:21:17 | 09:23:11 | -14:12 | 2635 | |
| 12 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 01:00:10 | 05:08:10 | 03:12:51 | 09:25:38 | -07:20 | 2240 | |
| 13 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 01:00:07 | 05:07:38 | 03:13:10 | 09:26:12 | -02:21 | 1900 | |
| 14 | Melissa Hauschildt | AUS | 00:58:45 | 05:07:29 | 03:16:51 | 09:28:40 | 04:49 | 1620 | |
| 15 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:57:55 | 05:02:57 | 03:24:17 | 09:29:51 | -00:55 | 1375 | |
| 16 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 01:04:09 | 05:05:31 | 03:16:50 | 09:30:37 | 01:18 | 1100 | |
| 17 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 01:04:54 | 05:02:35 | 03:22:32 | 09:34:37 | 00:37 | 880 | |
| 18 | Haley Chura | USA | 00:52:03 | 05:10:47 | 03:29:21 | 09:37:31 | 02:15 | 705 | |
| 19 | Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 00:57:56 | 05:12:21 | 03:25:34 | 09:40:46 | 06:56 | 565 | |
| 20 | Rachel Joyce | GBR | 00:53:15 | 05:07:46 | 03:36:14 | 09:42:12 | 16:26 | 450 | |
| 21 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 01:05:00 | 05:17:47 | 03:14:50 | 09:43:26 | 09:15 | 340 | |
| 22 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 01:04:58 | 05:19:03 | 03:15:57 | 09:45:51 | -02:06 | 340 | |
| 23 | Celine Schaerer | SUI | 00:53:01 | 05:20:48 | 03:29:42 | 09:48:45 | 03:56 | 340 | |
| 24 | Astrid Stienen | GER | 01:00:10 | 05:16:59 | 03:31:48 | 09:53:58 | 17:50 | 340 | |
| 25 | Dimity-Lee Duke | AUS | 01:00:18 | 05:12:28 | 03:36:41 | 09:54:20 | 06:48 | 340 | |
| 26 | Lauren Brandon | USA | 00:48:53 | 04:58:53 | 04:03:26 | 09:56:03 | 20:42 | 340 | |
| 27 | Alexandra Tondeur | BEL | 01:00:17 | 05:18:31 | 03:40:39 | 10:04:47 | 23:23 | 340 | |
| 28 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 01:13:50 | 05:06:49 | 03:53:55 | 10:19:03 | 18:45 | 340 | |
| Anja Beranek | GER | 00:57:00 | 05:04:36 | DNF | |||||
| Leanda Cave | GBR | 00:53:18 | 05:19:39 | DNF | |||||
| Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 00:58:03 | 05:17:40 | DNF | |||||
| Sarah Piampiano | USA | 01:04:57 | 05:13:20 | DNF | |||||
| Alicia Kaye | USA | 00:53:04 | 05:28:06 | DNF | |||||
| Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:57:01 | 05:24:14 | DNF | |||||
| Jodie Robertson | USA | 01:04:56 | 05:19:24 | DNF | |||||
| Jeanne Collonge | FRA | 01:05:05 | 05:26:52 | DNF | |||||
| Diana Riesler | GER | 01:03:25 | 05:30:10 | DNF | |||||
| Camilla Pedersen | DEN | 00:53:13 | DNF |
Did David Dellow and Kristin Moeller not start the race? DD was definitely in Kona
I’ve added in David Dellow, he was a DNF on the bike (not sure why I missed him in my initial post). Kristin Möller didn’t start, she withdrew even after dropping off her bike for “health reasons” as per her Instagram post.
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