Course Conditions
Based on the numbers, conditions in Taupo have been normal – the adjustment of 5:46 was almost exactly the pre-race course rating of 6:19. This was a little bit different for the individual legs where the swim was four minutes slower than in the past, with a faster bike leg making up most of the time “lost” in the swim.
This year’s performance highlight was Chelsea Sodaro running a sub-2:50 marathon, improving Kristin Liepold’s run course record from 2019 by more than five minutes. This also allowed Chelsea to set a new course record, improving the 2020 time by Teresa Adam by 22 seconds.
Nice and Kona Qualifying
IM New Zealand offered three slots each, these will be offered to:
- Els Visser, Regan Hollioake, and Amelia Watkinson for the women (Nice)
and - Steven McKenna, Niek Heldoorn and Ben Hamilton for men (Kona).
In addition, Chelsea Sodaro validated her AQ slot. The list above assumes that Jocelyn McCauley will turn down her slot for Nice as she has posted before the race (and already done at IM Florida).
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Steven McKenna | AUS | 00:52:09 (3) | 04:20:40 (2) | 02:43:31 (1) | 08:01:13 | -07:05 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Niek Heldoorn | NED | 00:52:09 (3) | 04:20:41 (3) | 02:46:02 (2) | 08:03:46 | -02:16 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Ben Hamilton | NZL | 00:54:26 (5) | 04:21:34 (5) | 02:47:00 (3) | 08:08:13 | -32:09 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | Mike Phillips | NZL | 00:54:31 (7) | 04:15:53 (1) | 02:55:41 (5) | 08:10:58 | 00:23 | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | Colin Szuch | USA | 00:58:02 (10) | 04:25:51 (6) | 02:49:13 (4) | 08:18:40 | n/a | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Matt Kerr | NZL | 00:55:50 (9) | 04:31:38 (8) | 02:56:23 (6) | 08:30:04 | -03:52 | US$ 3,000 |
| 7 | Scott Harpham | NZL | 01:00:57 (15) | 04:28:13 (7) | 02:57:48 (8) | 08:33:32 | -50:13 | US$ 2,500 |
| 8 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 00:54:35 (8) | 04:42:16 (9) | 02:57:01 (7) | 08:39:11 | 02:56 | US$ 2,000 |
| 9 | Mike Tong | NZL | 01:00:23 (14) | 04:42:48 (10) | 03:05:28 (10) | 08:53:22 | -19:07 | US$ 1,500 |
| 10 | Justin Metzler | USA | 00:52:07 (1) | 04:21:27 (4) | 03:44:30 (12) | 09:02:49 | 34:42 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Michael Boult | AUS | 00:52:07 (1) | 05:09:34 (14) | 03:05:10 (9) | 09:11:50 | n/a | |
| 12 | James Hayes | USA | 00:54:29 (6) | 04:44:31 (12) | 03:39:54 (11) | 09:24:58 | -03:13 | |
| 13 | Jesper Nybo Riis | DEN | 01:09:37 (16) | 04:44:02 (11) | 04:38:16 (13) | 10:38:30 | 1:54:52 | |
| Albert Askengren | SWE | 00:58:04 (11) | 04:58:21 (13) | DNF | ||||
| Levi Hauwert | AUS | 00:58:11 (12) | 05:19:37 (15) | DNF | ||||
| Mark Radziejewski | AUS | 01:00:13 (13) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 00:55:55 (4) | 04:48:54 (3) | 02:49:59 (1) | 08:40:07 | -01:51 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Els Visser | NED | 01:01:11 (7) | 04:47:46 (2) | 03:03:29 (3) | 08:57:34 | -09:59 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:55:51 (1) | 04:46:04 (1) | 03:11:10 (6) | 08:58:23 | -00:55 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | Regan Hollioake | AUS | 00:55:53 (2) | 04:52:42 (4) | 03:05:03 (4) | 08:59:19 | n/a | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | Amelia Watkinson | NZL | 01:01:08 (6) | 04:54:57 (5) | 03:11:53 (7) | 09:14:02 | -02:39 | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 00:55:54 (3) | 04:58:01 (7) | 03:23:10 (10) | 09:22:44 | -00:23 | US$ 3,000 |
| 7 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 01:06:09 (10) | 05:00:57 (8) | 03:09:42 (5) | 09:23:07 | 16:27 | US$ 2,500 |
| 8 | Kate Gillespie-Jones | AUS | 01:06:07 (9) | 04:56:26 (6) | 03:17:50 (9) | 09:27:21 | -11:22 | US$ 2,000 |
| 9 | Barbara Riveros | CHI | 00:55:58 (5) | 05:11:46 (9) | 03:14:19 (8) | 09:27:38 | 27:17 | US$ 1,500 |
| 10 | Ai Ueda | JPN | 01:07:58 (11) | 05:29:57 (11) | 02:58:58 (2) | 09:44:07 | 07:41 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Kate Bevilaqua | AUS | 01:03:29 (8) | 05:21:09 (10) | 03:40:27 (12) | 10:12:07 | 03:39 | |
| 12 | Sarah Thomas | AUS | 01:12:05 (12) | 05:39:15 (12) | 03:25:17 (11) | 10:23:09 | 16:59 |