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Ironman New Zealand 2024 – Analyzing Results

IMNZ 2024Course 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  
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