Course Conditions
This year had one of the fastest conditions ever in Kona: Relatively mild temperatures and almost no wind contributed to fast times and lots of course records. This year’s adjustment of 4:19 was about 12 minutes quicker than last year, and while the swim and run were pretty much comparable to typical Kona conditions, the bike had a “crazy fast” 15:37 adjustment, much faster than the typical 3:32 bike course rating for Kona.
Even with the quick conditions, the new course records that were set today broke the old records by a country mile. We’ve seen two new overall course records by the two winners, Dani improving on her 2016 time by 20 minutes and Patrick on last year’s time by nine minutes. There were also records on the swim by Lucy Charles and agegrouper Jan Sibbersen who swam a 46:30. We’ve also seen new bike course records by Dani improving on Karin Thürig’s 2011 time of 4:44 – an improvement of 18 minutes! – and by Cam Wurf who improved his bike split from last year by almost four minutes.
Male Race Results
For a detailed look at how the men’s race unfolded, check out this post.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Patrick Lange | GER | 00:50:37 | 04:16:04 | 02:41:31 | 07:52:39 | -08:47 | US$ 120,000 |
| 2 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:54:07 | 04:12:25 | 02:45:41 | 07:56:41 | -18:09 | US$ 60,000 |
| 3 | David McNamee | GBR | 00:49:31 | 04:21:18 | 02:46:03 | 08:01:09 | -20:07 | US$ 40,000 |
| 4 | Timothy O’Donnell | USA | 00:47:45 | 04:18:45 | 02:52:33 | 08:03:17 | -11:45 | US$ 22,500 |
| 5 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:49:28 | 04:17:17 | 02:53:38 | 08:04:41 | -15:03 | US$ 19,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Russell | USA | 00:54:02 | 04:12:58 | 02:52:56 | 08:04:45 | -18:35 | US$ 16,000 |
| 7 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:50:53 | 04:15:41 | 02:54:15 | 08:05:54 | -13:30 | US$ 14,000 |
| 8 | Andy Potts | USA | 00:49:33 | 04:18:51 | 02:56:27 | 08:09:34 | -04:48 | US$ 12,500 |
| 9 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:50:51 | 04:09:06 | 03:06:18 | 08:10:32 | -11:16 | US$ 11,000 |
| 10 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:54:14 | 04:11:27 | 03:00:02 | 08:11:04 | -07:22 | US$ 10,000 |
| 11 | Javier Gomez | ESP | 00:47:46 | 04:19:44 | 02:59:24 | 08:11:41 | 06:42 | |
| 12 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:50:39 | 04:27:47 | 02:50:36 | 08:13:47 | -04:24 | |
| 13 | Andreas Dreitz | GER | 00:50:56 | 04:15:17 | 03:02:50 | 08:14:02 | 07:54 | |
| 14 | Ruedi Wild | SUI | 00:50:48 | 04:19:48 | 02:58:04 | 08:14:31 | -04:48 | |
| 15 | Philipp Koutny | SUI | 00:50:39 | 04:19:58 | 03:00:17 | 08:15:58 | -18:07 | |
| 16 | Mike Phillips | NZL | 00:50:45 | 04:25:04 | 02:57:35 | 08:17:54 | -00:02 | |
| 17 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:50:41 | 04:21:02 | 03:02:00 | 08:18:18 | 03:11 | |
| 18 | Tim Reed | AUS | 00:50:45 | 04:19:56 | 03:03:47 | 08:19:13 | -07:33 | |
| 19 | Maurice Clavel | GER | 00:47:43 | 04:19:01 | 03:08:42 | 08:19:40 | 03:21 | |
| 20 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 00:47:51 | 04:18:38 | 03:10:07 | 08:21:52 | -05:44 | |
| 21 | David Plese | SLO | 00:54:02 | 04:12:27 | 03:11:28 | 08:23:33 | 00:30 | |
| 22 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:54:16 | 04:28:56 | 02:55:34 | 08:25:30 | -00:52 | |
| 23 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:50:44 | 04:20:17 | 03:10:14 | 08:26:01 | 02:03 | |
| 24 | Jan van Berkel | SUI | 00:50:32 | 04:30:49 | 03:01:21 | 08:27:03 | 06:04 | |
| 25 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:48:21 | 04:32:26 | 03:02:39 | 08:27:52 | 06:13 | |
| 26 | Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:47:41 | 04:37:58 | 02:59:03 | 08:29:56 | 02:23 | |
| 27 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 00:50:46 | 04:27:26 | 03:07:29 | 08:30:32 | 06:30 | |
| 28 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 00:53:59 | 04:16:58 | 03:15:26 | 08:30:34 | 18:45 | |
| 29 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:50:42 | 04:31:26 | 03:03:58 | 08:30:38 | -01:33 | |
| 30 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 00:47:54 | 04:18:33 | 03:22:48 | 08:34:21 | 06:53 | |
| 31 | Antony Costes | FRA | 00:47:49 | 04:18:53 | 03:24:43 | 08:36:04 | -07:55 | |
| 32 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:50:30 | 04:26:48 | 03:16:57 | 08:38:48 | 23:31 | |
| 33 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:54:26 | 04:29:11 | 03:10:34 | 08:39:58 | 20:29 | |
| 34 | Jens Petersen-Bach | DEN | 00:54:11 | 04:40:51 | 03:00:16 | 08:40:08 | 08:44 | |
| 35 | Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:50:43 | 04:23:23 | 03:24:51 | 08:44:12 | 20:20 | |
| 36 | Tim Don | GBR | 00:50:34 | 04:19:11 | 03:29:55 | 08:45:17 | 30:47 | |
| 37 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 00:50:38 | 04:27:18 | 03:24:16 | 08:48:08 | 17:20 | |
| 38 | Nick Baldwin | SEY | 00:54:04 | 04:34:47 | 03:14:44 | 08:50:16 | 00:27 | |
| 39 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 00:52:27 | 04:37:17 | 03:16:27 | 08:50:54 | 05:54 | |
| 40 | Andrew Starykowicz | USA | 00:49:34 | 04:12:18 | 03:44:48 | 08:52:41 | 28:14 | |
| 41 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 00:50:32 | 04:56:53 | 02:59:15 | 08:52:56 | 19:07 | |
| 42 | Will Clarke | GBR | 00:50:39 | 04:22:21 | 03:35:16 | 08:53:03 | 31:42 | |
| 43 | Matt Chrabot | USA | 00:47:58 | 04:50:46 | 03:19:32 | 09:03:26 | 36:09 | |
| 44 | Callum Millward | NZL | 00:50:57 | 04:32:08 | 03:37:45 | 09:06:25 | 36:11 | |
| Josh Amberger | AUS | 00:47:39 | 04:18:42 | DNF | ||||
| Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:50:42 | 04:20:07 | DNF | ||||
| Brent McMahon | CAN | 00:50:30 | 04:29:49 | DNF | ||||
| Ivan Tutukin | RUS | 00:50:48 | 04:30:28 | DNF | ||||
| Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 00:54:08 | 04:29:05 | DNF | ||||
| Kevin Collington | USA | 00:48:25 | 05:13:00 | DNF | ||||
| Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:50:46 | DNF | |||||
| Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:54:12 | DNF | |||||
| Marc Duelsen | GER | 00:54:13 | DNF |
Female Race Results
For a detailed look at how the women’s race unfolded, check out this post.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:57:27 | 04:26:07 | 02:57:05 | 08:26:18 | -17:26 | US$ 120,000 |
| 2 | Lucy Charles | GBR | 00:48:14 | 04:38:10 | 03:05:50 | 08:36:34 | -25:35 | US$ 60,000 |
| 3 | Anne Haug | GER | 00:54:21 | 04:47:45 | 02:55:20 | 08:41:58 | -30:22 | US$ 40,000 |
| 4 | Sarah True | USA | 00:52:06 | 04:49:19 | 02:57:38 | 08:43:43 | -19:47 | US$ 22,500 |
| 5 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 00:58:18 | 04:46:05 | 03:01:41 | 08:50:45 | -10:54 | US$ 19,000 |
| 6 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:54:19 | 04:43:09 | 03:10:29 | 08:52:30 | -18:51 | US$ 16,000 |
| 7 | Kaisa Sali | FIN | 00:58:23 | 04:44:31 | 03:06:04 | 08:54:28 | -06:45 | US$ 14,000 |
| 8 | Angela Naeth | CAN | 00:58:28 | 04:42:25 | 03:11:11 | 08:57:36 | -35:49 | US$ 12,500 |
| 9 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 00:58:44 | 04:38:16 | 03:16:26 | 08:57:55 | -12:46 | US$ 11,000 |
| 10 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 00:58:24 | 04:48:29 | 03:07:15 | 08:58:58 | -13:13 | US$ 10,000 |
| 11 | Sarah Piampiano | USA | 01:05:04 | 04:52:01 | 02:59:26 | 09:01:57 | -15:56 | |
| 12 | Liz Blatchford | AUS | 00:52:09 | 04:53:32 | 03:15:17 | 09:06:20 | -05:09 | |
| 13 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 00:58:34 | 04:43:50 | 03:18:40 | 09:06:35 | -11:50 | |
| 14 | Heather Jackson | USA | 00:58:18 | 04:44:45 | 03:21:56 | 09:09:16 | 06:32 | |
| 15 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 00:58:26 | 04:59:54 | 03:06:59 | 09:10:23 | -13:15 | |
| 16 | Helle Frederiksen | DEN | 00:52:02 | 04:54:05 | 03:21:00 | 09:11:52 | 08:27 | |
| 17 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:58:39 | 04:54:41 | 03:14:12 | 09:12:09 | 01:29 | |
| 18 | Teresa Adam | NZL | 00:52:00 | 04:52:24 | 03:22:13 | 09:12:53 | 06:15 | |
| 19 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 01:04:46 | 04:50:57 | 03:15:31 | 09:16:31 | -03:59 | |
| 20 | Jodie Robertson | USA | 01:05:45 | 04:58:21 | 03:06:34 | 09:16:36 | -04:50 | |
| 21 | Tine Deckers | BEL | 00:58:29 | 04:49:22 | 03:24:27 | 09:17:23 | -03:51 | |
| 22 | Beth McKenzie | USA | 01:04:07 | 05:04:10 | 03:04:48 | 09:18:09 | -01:35 | |
| 23 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 01:14:02 | 04:45:28 | 03:20:15 | 09:25:02 | -12:08 | |
| 24 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 01:05:03 | 05:08:41 | 03:07:16 | 09:26:19 | -06:27 | |
| 25 | Jen Annett | CAN | 00:58:47 | 04:51:37 | 03:31:59 | 09:27:06 | 04:23 | |
| 26 | Susie Cheetham | GBR | 00:58:19 | 04:50:39 | 03:34:05 | 09:27:57 | 20:05 | |
| 27 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:54:18 | 04:56:44 | 03:31:56 | 09:27:57 | 13:00 | |
| 28 | Rachel McBride | CAN | 00:54:05 | 04:48:15 | 03:46:31 | 09:34:09 | 03:55 | |
| 29 | Lisa Huetthaler | AUT | 00:58:33 | 04:44:59 | 03:58:25 | 09:46:50 | 39:47 | |
| 30 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:54:12 | 04:53:01 | 03:56:29 | 09:49:08 | 28:35 | |
| 31 | Manon Genet | FRA | 00:58:28 | 04:51:37 | 03:59:12 | 09:54:25 | 25:09 | |
| 32 | Katja Konschak | GER | 00:54:40 | 05:20:15 | 04:33:56 | 10:55:27 | 1:19:10 | |
| Carrie Lester | AUS | 00:56:45 | 04:46:02 | DNF | ||||
| Kirsty Jahn | CAN | 00:58:21 | 04:53:31 | DNF | ||||
| Emma Pallant | GBR | 00:58:24 | 04:53:54 | DNF | ||||
| Lesley Smith | USA | 00:58:30 | 05:07:10 | DNF | ||||
| Lauren Brandon | USA | 00:51:06 | 05:17:07 | DNF | ||||
| Meredith Kessler | USA | 00:54:13 | DNF | |||||
| Sara Svensk | SWE | 00:58:27 | DNF |
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