Course Conditions
This year’s race in Italy was fast (adjustment of 22:26) compared to the two years before (average of 7:56, so about 14:30 quicker). As usual the majority of this “fastness” comes from the bike (close to 9 minutes) but also on the run (about 6 minutes). Just for a fun comparison, the run was about 9 minutes quicker than the average Kona marathon …
The winners posted fast times (the first sub-8 and sub-9 finishes) and a few new course records: Carolin Lehrieder set a new bike course and overall course record, improving last year’s times by Daniela Bleymehl. Cam Wurf not only posted new bike and overall records (previously held by 2017 winner Andi Dreitz and 2018 winner Andi Boecherer) but also a new run course record (his 2:45 improved on the 2017 time by Jens Petersen-Bach). Apparently, an age grouper ran even faster: Mikael Gaudin ran a 2:43:37 to finish in 8:43:05 to win the M35. In addition, Joanna Ryter ran the first sub-3 marathon and set a new run course record.
Cam’s 7:46:45 is the fastest IM finish in 2019 and also a new Australian national and Oceania continental record.
Kona Qualifying
IM Italy had one male and one female Kona slots, these go to the winners
- Carolin Lehrieder
and - Cameron Wurf.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:46:39 | 04:09:03 | 02:45:02 | 07:46:54 | -14:10 | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 00:47:10 | 04:22:30 | 02:46:48 | 08:03:11 | -00:17 | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 00:46:38 | 04:17:20 | 02:58:22 | 08:08:09 | -07:02 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Lukasz Wojt | GER | 00:44:30 | 04:22:08 | 02:56:08 | 08:08:52 | -04:51 | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Mattia Ceccarelli | ITA | 00:46:35 | 04:22:00 | 03:04:04 | 08:19:59 | -07:42 | US$ 1,500 |
| 6 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:47:06 | 04:26:04 | 03:02:18 | 08:21:48 | 15:52 | US$ 1,000 |
| 7 | Ivan Risti | ITA | 00:46:40 | 04:40:52 | 02:49:19 | 08:22:46 | -09:14 | |
| 8 | Christian Birngruber | AUT | 00:52:45 | 04:29:37 | 02:56:34 | 08:25:51 | -06:23 | |
| 9 | Ivan Kalashnikov | RUS | 00:46:46 | 04:35:02 | 03:01:55 | 08:29:54 | n/a | |
| 10 | Benjamin Dicke | GER | 01:01:22 | 04:25:47 | 02:58:30 | 08:32:45 | 04:52 | |
| 11 | Patrick Jaberg | SUI | 00:52:55 | 04:34:10 | 03:03:39 | 08:37:44 | 10:32 | |
| 12 | Andrea Recagno | ITA | 00:52:41 | 04:40:44 | 03:00:00 | 08:40:11 | n/a | |
| 13 | Grigorii Navrotskii | RUS | 00:50:48 | 04:52:37 | 02:51:02 | 08:40:46 | -20:10 | |
| 14 | Steeve Brugiere | FRA | 00:59:25 | 04:44:49 | 03:00:01 | 08:51:15 | n/a | |
| 15 | Patrick Dirksmeier | GER | 00:46:47 | 04:21:14 | 03:41:40 | 08:56:07 | 58:11 | |
| 16 | Ilkka Utriainen | FIN | 00:56:27 | 04:42:56 | 03:12:24 | 08:59:32 | -08:15 | |
| 17 | Hubert Hammerl | AUT | 00:53:10 | 04:49:39 | 03:13:55 | 09:05:57 | 02:23 | |
| 18 | Markus Mlinar | AUT | 01:01:21 | 04:47:40 | 03:56:51 | 09:53:45 | 08:26 | |
| Kristian Hindkjaer | DEN | 00:50:48 | 04:24:49 | DNF | ||||
| Ivan Tutukin | RUS | 00:46:37 | 04:29:34 | DNF | ||||
| Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 00:53:08 | 04:26:59 | DNF | ||||
| Matteo Fontana | ITA | 00:55:56 | 04:24:14 | DNF | ||||
| Robert Brundish | GBR | 00:52:46 | 04:29:31 | DNF | ||||
| Felix Hentschel | GER | 00:54:56 | 04:32:27 | DNF | ||||
| Michael Ruenz | GER | 00:52:49 | 04:40:08 | DNF | ||||
| Davide Rossetti | ITA | 00:59:12 | 04:43:53 | DNF | ||||
| Fabrizio Baralla | ITA | 00:50:53 | 04:52:36 | DNF | ||||
| Tim Don | GBR | 00:46:36 | DNF | |||||
| Daniel Fontana | ITA | 00:46:42 | DNF | |||||
| Joao Ferreira | POR | 00:50:49 | DNF | |||||
| Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:50:55 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Carolin Lehrieder | GER | 00:54:25 | 04:40:42 | 03:06:38 | 08:48:23 | -16:16 | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Jenny Schulz | GER | 01:01:38 | 04:47:59 | 02:59:32 | 08:56:39 | -24:17 | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 00:56:49 | 04:45:59 | 03:12:09 | 09:02:12 | -00:42 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:54:14 | 04:49:13 | 03:14:00 | 09:04:40 | 04:17 | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Joanna Ryter | SUI | 01:05:52 | 04:54:17 | 02:58:19 | 09:05:18 | n/a | US$ 1,500 |
| 6 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 01:08:52 | 04:49:43 | 03:02:45 | 09:08:16 | -21:56 | US$ 1,000 |
| 7 | Katharina Wolff | GER | 00:59:11 | 05:01:21 | 03:16:42 | 09:24:03 | n/a | |
| 8 | Annika Timm | GER | 01:09:27 | 04:54:05 | 03:38:31 | 09:50:06 | n/a | |
| Federica De Nicola | ITA | 00:59:09 | 04:52:49 | DNF | ||||
| Marta Bernardi | ITA | 00:56:47 | 05:02:58 | DNF |