Race Conditions
With an adjustment of 4:26 this year has been the fastest we have seen from MetaMan (new course rating -4:15) – maybe a sign that this year not too many athletes are focused on Kona and tried to save their legs? Both the bike and the run have been faster than before, but the heat and humidity still cause a pretty slow run (run adjustment of -4:29).
Male Race Results
Cameron Brown and Courtney Ogden were racing with one another for almost the whole day – it was only in the final part of the run that Cam moved ahead to win a nice paycheck. Courtney finished second, and Fredrik Croneborg third. Frederik again had the best run, but had lost too much time with a flat on the bike to be in contention.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Cameron Brown | NZL | 00:55:18 | 04:36:15 | 02:54:32 | 08:28:21 | 04:13 |
| 2 | Courtney Ogden | AUS | 00:55:15 | 04:36:24 | 02:58:04 | 08:32:03 | -07:01 |
| 3 | Fredrik Croneborg | SWE | 00:55:04 | 04:44:22 | 02:53:51 | 08:35:04 | -09:09 |
| 4 | Stefan Schmid | GER | 00:55:12 | 04:36:10 | 03:03:40 | 08:37:33 | -07:03 |
| 5 | Benjamin Williams | USA | 00:55:14 | 04:57:38 | 03:06:44 | 09:01:55 | -02:36 |
| 6 | Carl Read | NZL | 00:56:34 | 04:54:35 | 03:12:48 | 09:06:11 | 11:13 |
| 7 | Joseph Spindler | GER | 01:07:23 | 04:47:13 | 03:30:55 | 09:28:17 | 21:25 |
| 8 | Peter Mauro | AUS | 00:56:34 | 05:03:17 | 03:39:13 | 09:41:09 | n/a |
Female Race Results
Gina Crawford also needed a solid run to move past Diana Riesler who was leading the race into T2. The podium is completed by Michelle Gailey in her comeback race after a long injury break.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
| 1 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 00:55:25 | 05:03:48 | 03:15:04 | 09:17:15 | -03:23 |
| 2 | Diana Riesler | GER | 00:59:39 | 04:54:33 | 03:22:44 | 09:19:49 | -13:38 |
| 3 | Michelle Gailey | AUS | 00:56:40 | 05:30:12 | 03:29:09 | 09:58:25 | 16:14 |
| 4 | Erin Furness | NZL | 01:07:18 | 05:41:07 | 03:35:22 | 10:26:42 | 22:27 |
| 5 | Rebecca Hoschke | AUS | 01:07:20 | 05:22:25 | 04:21:12 | 10:54:27 | 1:04:57 |