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Update Feb 29th: There have been a few changes to the latest startlist: Per Bittner, Johan Borg and Mackenzie Madison won’t be racing.
Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2005 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:20:15 |
Joanna Lawn (NZL) |
09:30:14 |
2007 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:26:33 |
Joanna Lawn (NZL) |
09:20:02 |
2008 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:24:49 |
Joanna Lawn (NZL) |
09:16:00 |
2009 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:18:05 |
Gina Crawford (NZL) |
09:18:26 |
2010 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:21:52 |
Joanna Lawn (NZL) |
09:14:35 |
2011 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:31:07 |
Samantha Warriner (NZL) |
09:28:24 |
2013 |
Bevan Docherty (NZL) |
08:15:35 |
Meredith Kessler (USA) |
09:17:10 |
2014 |
Marko Albert (EST) |
08:17:33 |
Meredith Kessler (USA) |
09:08:46 |
2015 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:22:13 |
Meredith Kessler (USA) |
09:05:45 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Cameron Brown |
NZL |
00:50:02 |
04:37:39 |
02:49:08 |
08:22:13 |
2 |
Terenzo Bozzone |
NZL |
00:47:04 |
04:41:08 |
02:55:51 |
08:28:53 |
3 |
Dylan McNeice |
NZL |
00:44:26 |
04:53:27 |
02:54:24 |
08:38:05 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Meredith Kessler |
USA |
00:49:36 |
05:04:29 |
03:07:18 |
09:05:45 |
2 |
Gina Crawford |
NZL |
00:51:25 |
05:16:55 |
03:11:13 |
09:26:11 |
3 |
Melanie Burke |
NZL |
01:02:46 |
05:12:19 |
03:20:29 |
09:41:51 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
08:15:35 |
Bevan Docherty |
2013-03-02 |
Swim |
overall |
00:44:26 |
Dylan McNeice |
2015-03-07 |
Bike |
overall |
04:35:06 |
Bevan Docherty |
2013-03-02 |
Run |
overall |
02:43:10 |
Cameron Brown |
2009-03-07 |
Total |
female |
09:05:45 |
Meredith Kessler |
2015-03-07 |
Swim |
female |
00:46:30 |
Monica Byrn |
2005-05-03 |
Bike |
female |
05:01:17 |
Emi Shiono |
2008-03-01 |
Run |
female |
03:01:06 |
Mirinda Carfrae |
2011-03-05 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM New Zealand is 05:09.
Race Adjustments for IM New Zealand
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2007 |
08:39 |
00:56 |
-00:21 |
06:30 |
24 |
08:39 |
00:56 |
-00:21 |
06:30 |
2008 |
09:27 |
01:37 |
02:46 |
04:33 |
36 |
09:03 |
01:16 |
01:13 |
05:31 |
2009 |
08:06 |
-00:01 |
03:19 |
03:03 |
38 |
08:44 |
00:51 |
01:55 |
04:42 |
2010 |
06:18 |
01:04 |
04:33 |
03:28 |
22 |
08:07 |
00:54 |
02:34 |
04:23 |
2011 |
-02:24 |
00:31 |
00:28 |
-00:58 |
24 |
06:01 |
00:49 |
02:09 |
03:19 |
2013 |
00:41 |
00:44 |
04:11 |
01:23 |
24 |
05:08 |
00:49 |
02:29 |
03:00 |
2014 |
03:02 |
01:04 |
00:00 |
02:29 |
31 of 41 |
04:50 |
00:51 |
02:08 |
02:55 |
2015 |
07:25 |
01:11 |
04:04 |
05:10 |
22 of 27 |
05:09 |
00:53 |
02:23 |
03:12 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM New Zealand is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 75.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Exp. Swim |
Exp. Bike |
Exp. Run |
Overall |
1 |
1 |
Cameron Brown |
NZL |
08:24:03 |
08:35:34 |
00:49:51 |
04:39:23 |
02:49:50 |
33 |
2 |
9 |
Dougal Allan |
NZL |
08:26:33 |
08:35:30 |
00:58:20 |
04:27:54 |
02:55:19 |
32 |
3 |
4 |
Cyril Viennot |
FRA |
08:27:19 |
08:33:47 |
00:49:36 |
04:38:58 |
02:53:46 |
26 |
4 |
2 |
Terenzo Bozzone |
NZL |
08:29:35 |
08:34:44 |
00:46:52 |
04:41:53 |
02:55:50 |
29 |
5 |
7 |
Paul Matthews |
AUS |
08:30:01 |
08:38:31 |
00:46:04 |
04:40:03 |
02:58:54 |
45 |
6 |
21 |
Callum Millward |
NZL |
08:30:28 |
08:45:56 |
00:47:47 |
04:43:17 |
02:54:24 |
(69) |
7 |
29 |
Joe Skipper |
GBR |
08:32:45 |
08:41:33 |
00:53:12 |
04:37:33 |
02:56:59 |
54 |
8 |
5 |
Matt Hanson |
USA |
08:33:21 |
08:43:16 |
00:53:17 |
04:46:54 |
02:48:09 |
59 |
9 |
18 |
Clayton Fettell |
AUS |
08:34:27 |
08:50:43 |
00:44:51 |
04:38:18 |
03:06:17 |
(86) |
10 |
6 |
Per Bittner |
GER |
08:36:59 |
08:42:16 |
00:48:53 |
04:42:03 |
03:01:03 |
56 |
11 |
26 |
Matthew Russell |
USA |
08:38:32 |
08:47:17 |
00:56:25 |
04:41:41 |
02:55:26 |
74 |
12 |
3 |
Dylan McNeice |
NZL |
08:41:49 |
08:50:22 |
00:44:50 |
04:49:25 |
03:02:33 |
84 |
13 |
8 |
Alex Reithmeier |
AUS |
08:44:01 |
08:58:17 |
00:50:06 |
04:45:48 |
03:03:07 |
(115) |
14 |
11 |
Simon Billeau |
FRA |
08:50:51 |
09:04:36 |
00:53:47 |
04:41:29 |
03:10:34 |
145 |
15 |
30 |
Swen Sundberg |
GER |
08:52:32 |
08:53:36 |
00:52:20 |
04:47:44 |
03:07:29 |
98 |
16 |
22 |
David Naesvik |
SWE |
08:53:21 |
09:02:17 |
00:54:36 |
04:44:53 |
03:08:51 |
132 |
17 |
31 |
Tohara Kaito |
JPN |
08:55:54 |
09:15:40 |
00:52:44 |
04:58:59 |
02:59:11 |
194 |
18 |
16 |
Simon Cochrane |
NZL |
08:56:16 |
09:08:48 |
00:50:38 |
04:55:54 |
03:04:43 |
162 |
19 |
17 |
Guy Crawford |
NZL |
08:57:05 |
09:17:44 |
00:48:23 |
04:43:03 |
03:20:39 |
206 |
20 |
27 |
Chris Sanson |
NZL |
08:59:02 |
09:12:38 |
00:56:00 |
04:54:56 |
03:03:06 |
180 |
21 |
20 |
Cedric Lassonde |
FRA |
09:05:01 |
09:11:20 |
00:55:03 |
04:52:39 |
03:12:19 |
174 |
22 |
12 |
Johan Borg |
AUS |
09:06:44 |
09:29:12 |
00:55:30 |
04:56:33 |
03:09:40 |
244 |
23 |
15 |
Sam Clark |
NZL |
09:11:20 |
09:27:50 |
00:56:40 |
05:00:24 |
03:09:15 |
(242) |
24 |
19 |
Darren Jenkins |
AUS |
09:13:59 |
09:19:11 |
01:04:37 |
05:01:41 |
03:02:40 |
210 |
25 |
32 |
Brad Williams |
USA |
09:25:25 |
09:44:49 |
00:56:09 |
05:01:26 |
03:22:50 |
307 |
26 |
25 |
Matt Randall |
NZL |
09:50:23 |
10:07:55 |
00:58:41 |
04:58:33 |
03:48:09 |
(389) |
27 |
23 |
Young Hwan Oh |
KOR |
10:39:31 |
11:05:14 |
01:01:59 |
05:24:08 |
04:08:24 |
(478) |
28 |
14 |
Daniel Brown |
AUS |
10:50:23 |
11:30:56 |
01:03:42 |
05:36:34 |
04:05:07 |
(483) |
|
10 |
Antony Costes |
FRA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
13 |
Mark Bowstead |
NZL |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
24 |
Michael Poole |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
Female Race Participants
Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Nation |
Exp. Time |
Rating |
Exp. Swim |
Exp. Bike |
Exp. Run |
Overall |
1 |
40 |
Meredith Kessler |
USA |
09:06:48 |
09:19:19 |
00:48:32 |
05:03:07 |
03:10:09 |
14 |
2 |
41 |
Gina Crawford |
NZL |
09:16:48 |
09:35:11 |
00:51:15 |
05:11:16 |
03:09:17 |
37 |
3 |
47 |
Lucy Gossage |
GBR |
09:17:24 |
09:18:22 |
00:57:54 |
05:07:08 |
03:07:22 |
12 |
4 |
46 |
Carrie Lester |
AUS |
09:21:50 |
09:31:25 |
00:53:32 |
05:09:30 |
03:13:47 |
26 |
5 |
43 |
Amanda Stevens |
USA |
09:25:12 |
09:31:17 |
00:50:34 |
05:13:43 |
03:15:55 |
25 |
6 |
54 |
Candice Hammond |
NZL |
09:28:16 |
09:42:57 |
01:00:27 |
05:12:06 |
03:10:43 |
(49) |
7 |
45 |
Mareen Hufe |
GER |
09:30:26 |
09:36:30 |
00:59:44 |
05:04:32 |
03:21:10 |
39 |
8 |
62 |
Laura Siddall |
GBR |
09:30:37 |
09:49:44 |
00:56:47 |
05:07:04 |
03:21:46 |
63 |
9 |
55 |
Jennie Hansen |
USA |
09:36:33 |
09:45:53 |
01:03:08 |
05:19:01 |
03:09:24 |
(52) |
10 |
44 |
Michelle Bremer |
NZL |
09:38:56 |
09:47:26 |
00:57:11 |
05:15:41 |
03:21:04 |
57 |
11 |
57 |
Lisa Marangon |
AUS |
09:41:07 |
10:02:39 |
00:53:23 |
05:11:51 |
03:30:53 |
(90) |
12 |
48 |
Mackenzie Madison |
USA |
09:41:10 |
09:49:27 |
00:57:50 |
05:18:16 |
03:20:04 |
61 |
13 |
42 |
Melanie Burke |
NZL |
09:42:07 |
09:49:31 |
01:04:39 |
05:13:55 |
03:18:33 |
62 |
14 |
49 |
Kate Bevilaqua |
AUS |
09:45:17 |
09:58:50 |
00:54:49 |
05:19:49 |
03:25:39 |
85 |
15 |
63 |
Keiko Tanaka |
JPN |
09:55:03 |
10:06:12 |
00:54:34 |
05:29:32 |
03:25:57 |
99 |
16 |
59 |
Jocelyn Mccauley |
USA |
09:55:34 |
10:16:37 |
00:58:50 |
05:30:45 |
03:21:00 |
(121) |
17 |
51 |
Anna Cleaver |
NZL |
09:58:43 |
10:22:15 |
00:52:37 |
05:26:00 |
03:35:06 |
138 |
18 |
58 |
Caroline Martineau |
CAN |
10:09:37 |
10:23:21 |
01:02:17 |
05:31:17 |
03:31:03 |
143 |
19 |
56 |
Marina Jurjevic |
AUS |
10:09:57 |
10:21:59 |
01:05:30 |
05:21:37 |
03:37:50 |
(136) |
20 |
53 |
Kristy Hallett |
AUS |
10:12:28 |
10:27:15 |
01:02:03 |
05:24:26 |
03:40:59 |
158 |
|
50 |
Lauren Brandon |
USA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
52 |
Larisa Cochrane |
NZL |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
60 |
Tracy Morrison |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
61 |
Vanessa Murray |
NZL |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
If there is a favorite among the strong field, it has to be Cameron Brown who has won this race 11(!) times. It is hard to choose a second tier, based on the previous results my picks are Cyril Viennot (5th and 6th in Kona), Matt Hanson (winner of IM Texas but crashed in Kona) and Dougal Allen (recent winner of Challenge Wanaka). Paul Matthews has been struggling a bit in his last races and will be looking for a good start to 2016 racing. Even the athletes with comparatively small statistical odds are very good athletes: Matthew Russell (always with a strong run split), Joe Skipper and Dylan McNeice (looking for a good result after Wanaka), or Terenzo Bozzone (always about to break through over the IM distance).
- Cameron Brown: 21% (4-1)
- Cyril Viennot: 19% (4-1)
- Matt Hanson: 15% (5-1)
- Dougal Allan: 15% (6-1)
- Paul Matthews: 9% (11-1)
- Matthew Russell: 5% (17-1)
- Joe Skipper: 5% (21-1)
- Dylan McNeice: 3% (31-1)
- Terenzo Bozzone: 3% (33-1)
Female Race Participants
3-time defending Champion Meredith Kessler is the clear favorite on the female side, but with competition such as Carrie Lester (winner of Chattanooga), Gina Crawford (another athlete looking for redemption after a DNF in Wanaka) or Lucy Gossage (winner of IM UK and 10th in Kona) Meredith’s top spot is far from assured.
- Meredith Kessler: 59% (1-1)
- Carrie Lester: 14% (6-1)
- Gina Crawford: 10% (9-1)
- Lucy Gossage: 8% (11-1)
Lauren Brandon could be an interesting IM rookie, with her strong swim and bike she’ll be near the front at least until the early parts of the run.