Conditions on Race Day
After the course changes in 2014, we’ve had very similar conditions this year: An adjustment of -15:21 compared to -15:12 this year indicates a very slow course, mainly because of a pretty hard bike. From what I’ve heard, the wind was again blowing from an Easterly direction making the bike harder. Maybe we’ll have a different direction next year, possibly making the course a bit faster.
Male Race Results
Fredrik Van Lierde put up a clinic: After a solid swim he posted a fast bike ride (more than 11 minutes quicker than the second fastest by his country man Bart Aeronauts), followed by a sub-2:50 marathon without any pressure on him. He won by almost 15 minutes in front of Ivan Rana who posted the fastest run. Bart Aernouts didn’t quite find his speedy run legs, but was able to secure his Kona slot finishing third. Matt Trautmann ran through the field to claim fourth place, while Eneko Llanos had to settle for fifth place.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:49:20 | 04:32:45 | 02:49:45 | 08:16:35 | -18:57 | US$ 30000 |
| 2 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:49:28 | 04:48:22 | 02:48:44 | 08:30:45 | -10:59 | US$ 15000 |
| 3 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:52:07 | 04:44:30 | 02:55:04 | 08:35:59 | -04:07 | US$ 8000 |
| 4 | Matt Trautman | ZAF | 00:51:57 | 04:48:01 | 02:53:10 | 08:37:21 | -04:10 | US$ 6500 |
| 5 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 00:49:36 | 04:47:44 | 02:55:42 | 08:37:50 | 01:05 | US$ 5000 |
| 6 | Bas Diederen | NED | 00:49:31 | 04:46:56 | 02:56:51 | 08:38:14 | -04:41 | US$ 3500 |
| 7 | David Mcnamee | GBR | 00:49:27 | 04:54:41 | 02:54:55 | 08:43:35 | n/a | US$ 2500 |
| 8 | Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:51:57 | 04:47:28 | 03:01:11 | 08:45:55 | -02:34 | US$ 2000 |
| 9 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 00:56:19 | 04:55:15 | 02:51:15 | 08:47:10 | -02:34 | US$ 1500 |
| 10 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:51:34 | 04:51:53 | 02:59:54 | 08:47:45 | -03:15 | US$ 1000 |
| 11 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:49:34 | 04:46:39 | 03:08:04 | 08:48:43 | 00:11 | |
| 12 | Andrej Vistica | CRO | 00:52:03 | 04:49:50 | 03:03:20 | 08:49:55 | -09:04 | |
| 13 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 00:52:00 | 04:55:14 | 03:02:48 | 08:54:15 | 05:33 | |
| 14 | Michael Ruenz | GER | 00:53:26 | 05:01:43 | 02:57:31 | 08:57:42 | -08:27 | |
| 15 | Kirill Kotshegarov | EST | 00:57:24 | 04:53:41 | 03:02:13 | 08:59:09 | 00:45 | |
| 16 | Johannes Moldan | GER | 00:51:52 | 04:50:39 | 03:16:42 | 09:03:29 | n/a | |
| 17 | David Plese | SLO | 00:52:09 | 04:57:09 | 03:10:27 | 09:04:55 | 12:36 | |
| 18 | TJ Tollakson | USA | 00:49:42 | 04:55:15 | 03:16:04 | 09:06:24 | 15:14 | |
| 19 | Fraser Cartmell | GBR | 00:51:00 | 04:58:09 | 03:12:55 | 09:07:13 | 06:05 | |
| 20 | Michael Davidson | ZAF | 00:57:24 | 05:11:33 | 02:58:36 | 09:12:31 | 00:48 | |
| 21 | Greg Close | USA | 01:02:06 | 05:15:56 | 03:07:06 | 09:30:06 | 00:27 | |
| 22 | Bertrand Billard | FRA | 00:49:25 | 04:50:51 | 03:49:01 | 09:34:50 | 26:44 | |
| 23 | Jim Lubinski | USA | 01:00:04 | 05:12:48 | 03:18:13 | 09:36:50 | -10:23 | |
| 24 | Urs Mueller | SWI | 00:58:17 | 05:16:50 | 03:20:04 | 09:39:39 | n/a | |
| 25 | Allan Hovda | NOR | 01:08:03 | 05:18:40 | 03:08:33 | 09:40:25 | n/a | |
| 26 | Alberto Casadei | ITA | 00:49:24 | 05:27:05 | 03:04:40 | 09:40:55 | 48:53 | |
| 27 | Kent Horner | ZAF | 00:49:26 | 05:13:53 | 03:33:05 | 09:41:03 | 09:35 | |
| 28 | Hannes Cool | BEL | 00:52:10 | 05:16:45 | 03:31:45 | 09:46:18 | 27:50 | |
| 29 | Karl-Johan Danielsson | SWE | 00:51:56 | 05:17:10 | 03:40:53 | 09:55:19 | 35:56 | |
| 30 | Gerhard De Bruin | ZAF | 00:54:34 | 05:27:39 | 03:32:28 | 09:59:57 | -00:34 | |
| 31 | Craig Twigg | GBR | 00:52:04 | 05:07:52 | 04:51:17 | 10:58:18 | 1:10:15 | |
| Sylvain Sudrie | FRA | 00:49:05 | 04:49:54 | DNF | ||||
| Till Schramm | GER | 00:58:27 | 05:13:04 | DNF | ||||
| Trevor Delsaut | FRA | 00:52:13 | 05:31:00 | DNF | ||||
| Frederik Flagstad | GRL | 01:26:38 | 07:50:05 | DNF | ||||
| Johann Ackermann | GER | 00:49:19 | DNF | |||||
| Mike Aigroz | SUI | 00:49:21 | DNF | |||||
| Konstantin Bachor | GER | 00:49:32 | DNF |
Female Race Results
Finally, Jodie Swallow put together an all around solid race in her „home IM“: Her usual fast swim was followed by a controlled bike, still putting her in the lead in T2 but only by about two minutes. She then was able to post a good 3:10 marathon (about 9 minutes quicker than last year), extending the lead to more than eight minutes at one point. Speedy runners Lucy Gossage (3:06) and Susie Cheetham (3:03) managed to overtake the earlier chasers Camilla Pedersen and Diana Riesler. This allowed the British athletes to claim all spots on the podium!
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Jodie Swallow | GBR | 00:50:17 | 05:20:58 | 03:10:56 | 09:26:56 | -04:01 | US$ 30000 |
| 2 | Lucy Gossage | GBR | 00:59:35 | 05:20:12 | 03:06:04 | 09:31:20 | -05:23 | US$ 15000 |
| 3 | Susie Cheetham | GBR | 00:57:52 | 05:25:54 | 03:03:38 | 09:33:02 | -05:28 | US$ 8000 |
| 4 | Camilla Pedersen | DEN | 00:52:44 | 05:20:08 | 03:17:23 | 09:35:25 | 00:04 | US$ 6500 |
| 5 | Diana Riesler | GER | 00:58:02 | 05:16:00 | 03:18:58 | 09:38:16 | -07:09 | US$ 5000 |
| 6 | Eva Wutti | AUT | 00:59:23 | 05:20:44 | 03:15:24 | 09:40:22 | 14:48 | US$ 3500 |
| 7 | Britta Martin | NZL | 00:59:05 | 05:31:13 | 03:09:47 | 09:45:33 | -02:07 | US$ 2500 |
| 8 | Astrid Ganzow | GER | 01:01:26 | 05:25:43 | 03:18:03 | 09:50:29 | -05:58 | US$ 2000 |
| 9 | Caitlin Snow | USA | 00:59:43 | 05:36:49 | 03:12:40 | 09:55:03 | 09:50 | US$ 1500 |
| 10 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 01:03:09 | 05:27:20 | 03:25:52 | 10:01:37 | 14:07 | US$ 1000 |
| 11 | Eleanor Haresign | GBR | 00:59:37 | 05:39:37 | 03:24:27 | 10:11:04 | -07:48 | |
| 12 | Caroline Livesey | GBR | 01:02:49 | 05:40:36 | 03:25:59 | 10:15:14 | n/a | |
| 13 | Jessica Meyers | USA | 01:02:44 | 05:46:42 | 03:25:27 | 10:20:19 | 09:32 | |
| 14 | Amber Ferreira | USA | 00:59:36 | 05:30:16 | 03:49:30 | 10:25:30 | 21:27 | |
| 15 | Nina Pekerman | ISR | 00:59:38 | 05:59:25 | 03:33:32 | 10:39:12 | 11:26 | |
| 16 | Alyssa Godesky | USA | 01:08:13 | 05:58:31 | 03:31:18 | 10:44:35 | -09:28 | |
| 17 | Maria Lemeseva | RUS | 01:15:47 | 06:10:13 | 03:33:12 | 11:06:56 | 46:24 | |
| 18 | Riana Robertson | ZAF | 01:00:54 | 06:11:18 | 03:56:22 | 11:14:03 | n/a | |
| Corina Hengartner | SWI | 01:02:41 | 05:46:57 | DNF | ||||
| Stefanie Adam | BEL | 00:59:40 | 05:57:43 | DNF | ||||
| Anne Basso | FRA | 00:59:38 | 05:59:50 | DNF | ||||
| Lucie Reed | CZE | 00:54:48 | DNF | |||||
| Tine Deckers | BEL | 01:02:36 | DNF |