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Ironman Wales 2018 – Analyzing Results

IMWales_LogoCourse Conditions

Ironman Wales is one of the toughest Ironman courses on the calendar, and this year’s edition continued that trend: The male winner Matt Trautman went just under 9 hours, and the female winner Lucy Gossage just under 10 hours.

Based on the data the bike conditions were pretty quick (at least for Wales!), this probably contributed to new bike course records set by Matt (his 4:54:47 was almost three minutes faster than the 2015 record set by Markus Thomschke) and Lucy (she improved the old record by Jeanne Collonge from 2016 by just over a minute).

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Matt Trautman ZAF 00:51:10 04:54:47 02:59:25 08:53:21 -21:15 US$ 8,000
2 Philip Graves GBR 00:48:54 04:56:15 03:05:27 09:00:13 -27:44 US$ 4,000
3 Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias ESP 00:53:40 05:01:28 03:04:49 09:09:50 -15:12 US$ 3,000
4 Victor Del Corral ESP 00:54:59 05:07:47 03:05:25 09:16:56 -01:19 US$ 2,500
5 Diego Van Looy BEL 01:02:17 05:14:59 02:49:18 09:17:40 -08:16 US$ 1,500
6 Henry Irvine GBR 00:55:22 05:05:16 03:12:44 09:21:19 01:21 US$ 1,000
7 Brian Fogarty GBR 01:06:46 05:01:31 03:11:57 09:30:51 -08:38
8 Sebastien Escola Fasseur FRA 01:03:32 05:11:23 03:07:06 09:31:11 n/a
9 Fabian Rahn GER 00:58:57 05:15:35 03:09:53 09:32:44 11:25
10 Trevor Wurtele CAN 00:51:09 05:24:35 03:13:41 09:40:50 18:15
11 Matthew Leeman GBR 00:48:48 05:23:35 03:27:29 09:48:50 09:12
12 Dirk Baelus BEL 00:59:01 05:35:26 03:38:53 10:24:30 09:39
Christoph Schlagbauer AUT 00:55:26 DNF
Craig Twigg GBR 00:57:26 DNF

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Lucy Gossage GBR 01:00:11 05:28:36 03:15:03 09:52:37 -05:32 US$ 8,000
2 Camilla Pedersen DEN 00:51:44 05:39:32 03:24:35 10:05:41 04:08 US$ 4,000
3 Nikki Bartlett GBR 01:00:14 05:32:05 03:32:49 10:14:43 -04:48 US$ 3,000
4 Heather Wurtele CAN 00:54:59 05:41:48 03:31:27 10:18:48 07:50 US$ 2,500
5 Jenny Schulz GER 01:02:33 05:48:27 03:23:24 10:32:46 -03:43 US$ 1,500
6 Melanie McQuaid CAN 00:55:04 05:59:22 03:55:07 11:02:32 44:56 US$ 1,000
7 Jana Candrova CZE 01:05:15 06:20:36 03:49:20 11:27:18 -00:22
8 Carla Van Rooijen NED 01:18:40 06:08:58 03:48:23 11:31:00 07:21

Challenge Almere 2018 – Analyzing Results

ChAlmereLogoCourse Conditions

This year’s Challenge Almere saw the very fast conditions. While last year was cold and rainy, the weather this year was perfect with no rain and temperatures just under 20°C. However, this close to the North Sea there will always be some wind, but this probably affected the agegroupers more than the Pros. The mild conditions helped athletes post some very fast run times.

The swim times were pretty slow (maybe two minutes slower than the typical swim times in Almere), followed by a typical fast bike leg. Cam Wurf was able to improve on last year’s bike course record by Kristian Hoegenhaug by almost three minutes. But the main focus was on the overall record which was one of the oldest standing triathlon records: Jan van der Marel had posted a 7:57:46 in 1999 which was broken by Jaroslav Kovacic with by more than two minutes. The new record now stands at 7:55:43.

Male Race Results

After the swim Evert Scheltinga and Jaroslav Kovacic had a three minute lead on the rest of the field. They were holding on to the lead for most of the bike, but after 100k on the bike Cameron Wurf took over the lead, eventually posting a new bike course record. The old bike course record holder, Kristian Hoegenahaug was also making up time, and all four reached T2 within four minutes. Both Cam Wurf and Jaroslav Kovacic started the marathon with a sub-2:45 pace, chase of the overall course record. By lap four (of 6) of the run course Cam started to slow down, and Jaroslav took over the lead. It was obvious from the great live stream coverage that he was giving 110%, finally being able to post a 2:43 marathon, winning the race and breaking the course record by two minutes.

Almere Jaro

After relinquishing the lead, Cam continued to run well and finished second. He posted a 2:52 marathon which was a new marathon PR for him by more than six minutes. Third place went to Kristian Hoegenhaug, with a 2:50 marathon he was able to overtake Evert Scheltinga who finished fourth.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Jaroslav Kovacic SLO 00:50:07 04:18:52 02:43:27 07:55:43 -13:37 EUR 6,000
2 Cameron Wurf AUS 00:53:47 04:10:48 02:52:24 08:00:55 -07:01 EUR 3,750
3 Kristian Hoegenhaug DEN 00:54:56 04:13:50 02:50:22 08:03:31 -07:50 EUR 2,500
4 Evert Scheltinga NED 00:50:04 04:18:40 02:57:32 08:10:31 02:45 EUR 1,750
5 Marc Unger GER 00:53:38 04:26:16 02:55:33 08:19:28 -29:12 EUR 1,300
6 Bryan McCrystal IRL 00:58:07 04:16:18 03:08:09 08:27:08 02:15 EUR 1,100
7 Diederik Scheltinga NED 00:53:36 04:35:25 02:55:20 08:28:50 -34:36 EUR 900
8 Dirk Wijnalda NED 01:00:54 04:36:17 02:51:20 08:32:15 06:16 EUR 700
9 Stefan Overmars NED 00:54:52 04:30:42 03:10:14 08:41:07 -13:17 EUR 550
10 Till Schramm GER 00:53:38 04:33:03 03:10:28 08:41:40 -15:00 EUR 450
11 Peter Seidel GER 00:58:03 04:32:35 03:08:36 08:43:22 -05:03
12 Wouter Monchy BEL 00:53:43 04:40:33 03:05:39 08:44:20 -00:28
13 Carson Christen USA 00:53:34 04:42:28 03:05:14 08:46:49 n/a
14 Benjamin Feraud FRA 01:00:42 04:51:46 02:52:03 08:49:12 n/a
15 Tjardo Visser NED 00:53:35 04:58:25 03:08:07 09:03:48 18:32
16 Marijn De Jonge NED 00:58:10 04:48:41 03:19:40 09:11:35 -02:00
Chris Goodfellow GBR 01:03:16 04:51:45 DNF
Pete Dyson GBR 00:58:09 DNF

Female Race Results

Debbie Greig had the best swim go the female Pros, she was starting the bike with a gap of almost three minutes to the two race favorites, Yvonne Van Vlerken and Els Visser. Debbie continued to lead her first Pro Ironman race for the first three hours, then Yvonne and Els caught her. For a while these three were riding in a legal group (Challenge Almere was using a 20m draft zone), before Yvonne slowly moved away. Yvonne also posted the fastest marathon, barely missing 9 hours (apparently the battery on her watch had run empty) in her 16th long-distance career win.

Almere Yvonne

After her solid bike leg, Els Visser was very happy to hold on to second place on the run. Lina-Kristin Schink was able to claim third place with a good marathon, edging out Debbie Greig who finished in fourth place.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Yvonne Van Vlerken NED 01:00:29 04:48:33 03:07:02 09:00:01 04:54 EUR 6,000
2 Els Visser NED 01:00:29 04:53:03 03:19:12 09:16:29 -05:33 EUR 3,750
3 Lina-Kristin Schink GER 01:07:39 04:56:14 03:08:09 09:17:46 -29:47 EUR 2,500
4 Debbie Greig GBR 00:57:59 04:59:41 03:18:38 09:20:38 n/a EUR 1,750
5 Karen Steurs BEL 01:00:39 05:01:48 03:14:06 09:22:04 -06:04 EUR 1,300
6 Renee Kiley AUS 01:00:26 04:59:53 03:26:27 09:32:59 -13:05 EUR 1,100
7 Jenny Nae SWE 01:10:32 05:13:14 03:07:44 09:35:28 11:29 EUR 900
8 Brooke Brown CAN 01:00:36 05:03:20 03:32:06 09:44:53 14:07 EUR 700
9 Marleen Honkoop NED 01:08:01 05:15:04 03:21:53 09:51:47 n/a EUR 550
10 Rahel Bellinga NED 01:09:15 05:08:06 03:28:41 09:51:49 -12:25 EUR 450
Ewa Komander POL 01:00:37 04:59:48 DNF
Kathrin Walther GER 01:00:36 05:09:48 DNF
Corine Nelen NED 01:00:32 05:33:34 DNF

Photo Credit: James Mitchell / Challenge Almere

Ironman Italy 2018 (Sept 22nd) – Seedings

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Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2017 Andreas Dreitz (GER) 08:03:27 Lucy Gossage (GBR) 09:06:39

Last Race’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Andreas Dreitz GER 00:46:52 04:16:47 02:51:53 08:03:27
2 Jens Petersen-Bach DEN 00:47:08 04:31:05 02:47:29 08:12:57
3 Andrej Vistica CRO 00:50:06 04:29:49 02:49:50 08:17:47

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Lucy Gossage GBR 00:54:25 04:51:59 03:11:32 09:06:39
2 Tine Deckers BEL 00:54:21 04:57:58 03:12:58 09:13:35
3 Marta Bernardi ITA 00:54:23 05:08:43 03:07:51 09:20:04

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:03:27 Andreas Dreitz 2017-09-23
Swim overall 00:45:49 Jeremy Jurkiewicz 2017-09-23
Bike overall 04:16:47 Andreas Dreitz 2017-09-23
Run overall 02:47:29 Jens Petersen-Bach 2017-09-23
Total female 09:06:39 Lucy Gossage 2017-09-23
Swim female 00:54:09 Jenny Fletcher 2017-09-23
Bike female 04:51:59 Lucy Gossage 2017-09-23
Run female 03:02:20 Elisabeth Gruber 2017-09-23

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Italy is 07:50.

Race Adjustments for IM Italy

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2017 07:50 02:43 08:49 01:11 37 of 53 07:50 02:43 08:49 01:11

Kona slots and Prize Money

IM Italy has 1+1 Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$, paying 6 deep.

Male Race Participants

The strength of the field is 4% of a typical Kona field.

# Bib Name Nat Expected Rating ESwim EBike ET2 ERun Consistency Overall
1 1 Andi Boecherer GER 08:02:25 08:17:30 00:45:22 04:18:58 05:09:20 02:53:05 34% +26% -41% (16) (8)
2 34 Jesper Svensson SWE 08:15:43 08:40:49 00:44:53 04:28:12 05:18:05 02:57:38 47% +0% -53% (2) (89)
3 51 Kristian Hoegenhaug DEN 08:23:54 08:35:06 00:52:24 04:27:24 05:24:48 02:59:06 100% +0% -0% (3) 68
4 40 Giulio Molinari ITA 08:26:23 08:31:36 00:47:12 04:31:08 05:23:19 03:03:04 100% +0% -0% (6) 57
5 52 Daniel Fontana ITA 08:28:41 08:35:48 00:47:06 04:38:02 05:30:08 02:58:33 74% +0% -26% (16) (71)
6 49 Michael Patrick
Alonso Mckernan		 ESP 08:31:47 08:59:56 00:52:11 04:28:18 05:25:29 03:06:18 0% +26% -74% (4) (153)
7 29 Lukasz Wojt GER 08:32:08 08:49:21 00:43:35 04:28:42 05:17:18 03:14:50 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (109)
8 24 Ivan Risti ITA 08:34:00 08:58:12 00:46:07 04:41:06 05:32:13 03:01:47 31% +20% -48% (12) 143
9 4 Victor Arroyo Bugallo ESP 08:35:13 08:55:58 00:54:00 04:42:26 05:41:26 02:53:47 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (139)
10 2 Alberto Casadei ITA 08:35:16 08:52:33 00:46:10 04:45:36 05:36:45 02:58:31 26% +20% -53% (11) 121
11 41 Jonathan Ciavattella ITA 08:36:27 08:57:14 00:46:19 04:43:45 05:35:05 03:01:22 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (141)
12 43 Julian Mutterer GER 08:37:02 08:55:34 00:50:19 04:41:04 05:36:23 03:00:39 31% +35% -34% (5) 138
13 32 Michael Ruenz GER 08:38:16 09:01:21 00:54:03 04:43:37 05:42:41 02:55:35 52% +0% -48% (15) 159
14 36 Anton Blokhin BLR 08:38:50 08:51:57 00:48:33 04:41:33 05:35:06 03:03:44 69% +15% -16% (25) 118
15 11 Pedro Gomes POR 08:39:23 08:50:32 00:50:09 04:45:32 05:40:41 02:58:42 50% +0% -50% (33) 113
16 7 Christian Birngruber AUT 08:46:28 08:58:35 00:50:48 04:39:16 05:35:04 03:11:24 56% +0% -44% (8) 145
17 46 Maciej Chmura POL 08:47:22 09:15:06 00:47:26 04:50:10 05:42:36 03:04:46 35% +65% -0% (2) (201)
18 16 Markus Liebelt GER 08:47:52 09:25:45 00:52:58 04:37:03 05:35:00 03:12:52 14% +0% -86% (4) (233)
19 3 Domenico Passuello ITA 08:49:26 09:07:01 00:53:46 04:40:09 05:38:56 03:10:30 6% +10% -84% (10) 173
20 18 Urs Mueller SUI 08:52:05 09:14:19 00:50:31 04:38:03 05:33:33 03:18:32 51% +13% -36% (9) 197
21 19 Andreas Niedrig GER 08:52:41 09:15:35 00:46:00 04:34:45 05:25:45 03:26:56 28% +19% -53% (15) (201)
22 35 Zoltan Petsuk HUN 08:56:03 09:13:23 00:49:11 04:58:06 05:52:16 03:03:47 100% +0% -0% (2) (196)
23 37 Thomas Bosch GER 08:56:18 09:10:10 00:56:00 04:49:00 05:50:00 03:06:18 54% +34% -12% (6) 184
24 50 Kristian Hindkjaer DEN 08:56:37 09:18:13 00:50:38 04:34:43 05:30:21 03:26:16 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (206)
25 5 Morten Banke DEN 08:59:04 09:26:22 00:56:34 04:51:12 05:52:46 03:06:18 48% +0% -52% (2) (235)
26 12 David Hanko HUN 09:00:24 09:22:09 00:47:27 04:46:19 05:38:47 03:21:37 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (222)
27 26 Mike Schifferle SUI 09:02:21 09:19:47 00:57:58 04:48:21 05:51:19 03:11:02 78% +6% -16% (74) 207
28 27 Pavel Simko SVK 09:03:31 09:22:02 00:49:26 04:45:16 05:39:42 03:23:49 53% +0% -47% (5) 221
29 9 Martijn Dekker NED 09:07:34 09:22:51 00:46:43 04:40:49 05:32:31 03:35:03 54% +0% -46% (5) (225)
30 21 Stefan Overmars NED 09:08:47 09:31:17 00:52:38 04:45:06 05:42:43 03:26:04 48% +0% -52% (5) (243)
31 48 Bekim Christensen DEN 09:11:33 09:37:29 00:59:24 04:45:58 05:50:21 03:21:12 17% +16% -68% (8) 259
32 42 Charles Bouin FRA 09:11:39 09:33:52 00:57:10 04:56:53 05:59:03 03:12:36 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (254)
33 44 Christian Jais GER 09:12:31 09:40:35 00:54:21 04:46:35 05:45:56 03:26:35 18% +31% -51% (3) (263)
34 30 Marcus Hultgren SWE 09:13:37 09:27:16 00:54:06 04:51:05 05:50:10 03:23:27 33% +28% -39% (9) 238
35 39 Michael Louys BEL 09:14:02 09:30:43 01:01:32 04:49:18 05:55:50 03:18:12 45% +4% -51% (15) 242
36 13 Erik Holmberg SWE 09:14:08 09:28:44 00:52:09 04:46:38 05:43:47 03:30:21 62% +0% -38% (5) 240
37 15 Josef Krivanek CZE 09:20:14 09:34:58 00:55:11 04:58:21 05:58:31 03:21:43 89% +11% -0% (8) 255
38 22 Lukas Polan CZE 09:35:34 09:53:51 00:59:27 05:09:27 06:13:54 03:21:40 50% +13% -36% (17) 273
39 14 Michal Ivanco SVK 09:56:42 10:13:59 01:16:14 05:09:42 06:30:56 03:25:46 100% +0% -0% (4) 285
40 45 Marek Nemcik SVK 11:15:29 11:54:50 01:10:00 05:32:22 06:47:22 04:28:07 40% +19% -41% (48) 303
6 Reece Barclay GBR n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
8 Mattia Ceccarelli ITA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
10 Sebastian Gaugl AUT n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
17 Franz Loeschke GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
20 Jesper Nybo Riis DEN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
23 Kevin Portmann * FRA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
25 Davide Rossetti ITA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
31 Marcus Herbst GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
33 Philipp Fahrenholz GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
38 Artem Parienko RUS n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
47 Andrea Recagno ITA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
53 Felix Hentschel GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
54 Markus Leukermoser AUT n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)

Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.

Female Race Participants

The strength of the field is 13% of a typical Kona field.

# Bib Name Nat Expected Rating ESwim EBike ET2 ERun Consistency Overall
1 61 Daniela Saemmler GER 09:07:11 09:20:18 00:53:35 04:53:16 05:51:51 03:15:20 46% +40% -14% (12) 19
2 77 Camilla Pedersen DEN 09:14:46 09:25:52 00:50:10 05:00:59 05:56:09 03:18:37 69% +0% -31% (10) (29)
3 62 Nikki Bartlett GBR 09:28:26 09:37:37 00:57:56 05:05:30 06:08:26 03:20:00 78% +0% -22% (5) 47
4 82 Bianca Steurer AUT 09:29:29 09:42:40 00:55:55 05:07:37 06:08:32 03:20:57 69% +31% -0% (9) 57
5 70 Celine Schaerer SUI 09:30:03 09:37:12 00:49:15 05:14:25 06:08:40 03:21:23 80% +0% -20% (11) 44
6 78 Gabriella Zelinka HUN 09:33:23 09:55:33 00:56:31 05:17:21 06:18:51 03:14:32 11% +89% -0% (2) (81)
7 83 Laurel Wassner USA 09:33:53 09:50:28 00:52:30 05:15:23 06:12:54 03:20:59 64% +9% -28% (13) 71
8 67 Simona Krivankova CZE 09:37:29 09:53:24 01:03:38 05:11:00 06:19:37 03:17:52 91% +9% -0% (7) 76
9 68 Carolin Lehrieder GER 09:37:42 10:32:57 00:53:15 05:14:32 06:12:47 03:24:55 13% +5% -82% (13) (134)
10 72 Jenny Schulz GER 09:40:36 10:05:17 00:59:42 05:26:02 06:30:43 03:09:53 12% +77% -11% (3) (96)
11 65 Sue Huse CAN 09:43:16 10:13:52 01:01:02 05:28:04 06:34:06 03:09:10 43% +0% -57% (2) (113)
12 74 Federica De Nicola ITA 09:45:21 10:08:54 00:57:44 05:07:35 06:10:19 03:35:02 52% +0% -48% (2) (100)
13 69 Jessica Mitchell AUS 09:53:27 10:11:29 01:00:53 05:18:49 06:24:42 03:28:45 68% +32% -0% (6) 107
14 79 Renee Kiley AUS 10:02:21 10:26:36 00:59:01 05:18:24 06:22:25 03:39:56 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (129)
15 76 Kristin Lie NOR 10:11:53 10:26:29 01:08:51 05:21:05 06:34:56 03:36:57 93% +1% -6% (16) (128)
16 71 Karen Schultheiss SUI 10:17:25 10:42:16 01:25:17 05:17:50 06:48:06 03:29:19 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (142)
17 63 Irene Coletto ITA 10:26:10 10:51:22 01:11:56 05:28:22 06:45:18 03:40:52 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (145)
18 75 Zeljka Saban CRO 11:07:28 11:22:57 00:54:47 06:01:46 07:01:33 04:05:55 67% +33% -0% (4) (150)
64 Heini Hartikainen FIN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
66 Minna Koistinen FIN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
80 Beatrice Weiss AUT n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (1 IM Pro race) (n/a)
81 Svenja Thoes GER n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Andi Boecherer: 56% (1-1)
  • Jesper Svensson: 17% (5-1)
  • Kristian Hoegenhaug: 11% (8-1)
  • Daniel Fontana: 4% (23-1)
  • Giulio Molinari: 4% (23-1)
  • Ivan Risti: 3% (35-1)
  • Michael Patrick Alonso Mckernan: 2% (49-1)
  • Alberto Casadei: 2% (63-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Daniela Saemmler: 61% (1-1)
  • Camilla Pedersen: 18% (4-1)
  • Bianca Steurer: 8% (12-1)
  • Celine Schaerer: 5% (20-1)
  • Laurel Wassner: 4% (25-1)
  • Nikki Bartlett: 2% (57-1)

Athlete Focus: Linsey Corbin before IM Wisconsin

With the new Kona qualifying system coming into effect (details can be found in this post), each Ironman winner receives a slot for next year’s Ironman World Championship, even before the 2018 edition is being held this October. Together with Ironman Wales, IM Wisconsin will be the first race giving out slots for Kona 2019. One of the athletes trying to secure an early Kona spot is Linsey Corbin who is lining up in Madison on September 9th.

Linsey Corbin Wisconsin Training

Photo: Linsey training in Wisconsin. Credit: Chris Corbin, CorbinBrands

I’ve asked Linsey about racing a full Ironman shortly before Kona: “It’s a five-week turnaround between Wisconsin and Kona. I’m putting in the hard miles now and hope to go well at both. There are a number of reasons to race in Wisconsin: a) I want to try and get my 2019 Kona slot, b) IM Wisconsin has always been on my bucket list, c) I really enjoy the women’s only events, d) Madison is the home of Trek bikes – my long-time sponsor and e) I thought it would actually help my Kona preparations doing a big block of work in August. I’ll just be giving it my best!”

Last year Liz Lyles was racing an Ironman even closer to Kona: She won IM Chattanooga just three weeks before finishing eighth in Kona. (After that result, Liz felt she had achieved all her goals and retired to put a bigger focus on her family. Liz also won IM Wisconsin the last time it was a female race in 2016.)

Photo: Liz on the run in Kona, Credit: Etienne Van Rensburg

I’ve asked Liz if she has any thoughts for Linsey: “I chatted with Linsey earlier in the year about her plan, and said go for it! Until Kona pays more, if you don’t get a Top 10, you get nothing! It’s crazy to me. I do hope Linsey can race well in Wisconsin and Kona.

“I built up really well for Chattanooga, but race morning I woke up sick with a sore throat/cold. So after the race I slept and slept and napped for a week! I did some training the second week, including a long bike ride of four hours on the indoor trainer that was very Kona bike course focused, then flew to Kona. I did my workouts, but never stressed about them – and no joke napped every day for three hours and then tried to sleep from 9 pm to 6 or 7 am every night. I also think I was carrying a few extra pounds, which helped me on the day, rather than feeling depleted from Chattanooga.”

Looking at the start list for IM Wisconsin, it looks to be a race between Linsey and Kirsty Jahn who also plans to race in Kona. Both are pretty evenly matched on the swim, bike and run, so there shouldn’t be more than a minute or two between them all day. So far Kirsty has had a fantastic year with two wins at IM Brasil and IM Boulder, while Linsey has only raced IM South Africa (third place) since her 13th in Kona last year. The race is likely to be even more interesting with Angela Naeth in the mix who is always biking extremely well but is still recovering from Lyme’s disease.

The field in Wisconsin shows that even though most Pro athletes are focused on IM Hawaii, it won’t be easy to secure a Kona slot in the fall Ironman races – there will always be a couple of athletes on the start line of Kona caliber, and you’ll need a lot of luck to “cherry pick a slot” under the new system.

70.3 World Championships 2018 (Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa) – Analyzing Results

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Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Daniela Ryf SUI 00:24:25 02:15:27 01:16:59 04:01:13 -08:32 US$ 45,000
2 Lucy Charles GBR 00:23:01 02:17:12 01:20:36 04:04:59 -13:27 US$ 20,000
3 Anne Haug GER 00:24:27 02:23:16 01:15:11 04:07:22 -01:26 US$ 15,000
4 Pamella Oliveira BRA 00:24:25 02:23:18 01:21:29 04:13:44 -11:45 US$ 10,000
5 Radka Kahlefeldt CZE 00:24:25 02:23:30 01:21:39 04:13:50 -05:35 US$ 7,500
6 Imogen Simmonds SUI 00:24:26 02:23:29 01:22:33 04:14:40 -07:24 US$ 6,500
7 Jeanni Seymour ZAF 00:24:25 02:27:21 01:19:08 04:14:57 -04:41 US$ 6,000
8 Ellie Salthouse AUS 00:25:44 02:25:54 01:19:24 04:15:12 -04:13 US$ 5,500
9 Emma Pallant GBR 00:25:56 02:25:57 01:20:04 04:15:53 -03:02 US$ 5,000
10 Sarah True USA 00:24:24 02:29:11 01:17:58 04:16:00 -03:45 US$ 4,500
11 Heather Wurtele CAN 00:25:54 02:25:49 01:22:59 04:18:48 01:30  
12 Sarah Lewis GBR 00:25:48 02:28:32 01:23:22 04:22:27 -01:15  
13 Jackie Hering USA 00:27:30 02:30:39 01:20:00 04:23:08 00:03  
14 Felicity Sheedy-Ryan AUS 00:25:48 02:30:42 01:22:52 04:23:53 05:59  
15 Michaela Herlbauer AUT 00:25:56 02:32:10 01:24:36 04:27:13 -01:42  
16 Fenella Langridge GBR 00:24:07 02:33:46 01:27:11 04:29:19 00:57  
17 Agnieszka Jerzyk POL 00:25:52 02:34:51 01:24:33 04:29:41 06:36  
18 Romina Palacio Balena ARG 00:25:56 02:35:38 01:24:06 04:30:21 -04:02  
19 Danielle Dingman USA 00:33:11 02:27:02 01:26:09 04:30:39 -07:29  
20 Heini Hartikainen FIN 00:31:19 02:29:58 01:27:37 04:33:44 -11:43  
21 Annah Watkinson ZAF 00:28:10 02:34:29 01:27:32 04:34:53 -02:14  
22 Magda Nieuwoudt ZAF 00:28:28 02:31:17 01:32:17 04:36:46 -10:20  
23 Kyra Wiens USA 00:28:02 02:34:48 01:29:37 04:37:19 -06:04  
24 Anna Eberhardt HUN 00:33:20 02:35:39 01:26:03 04:39:49 03:40  
25 Kirralee Seidel AUS 00:25:58 02:42:29 01:29:47 04:42:40 09:09  
26 Laura Mathews USA 00:27:27 02:36:33 01:34:35 04:43:46 02:10  
27 Jenny Fletcher CAN 00:27:59 02:44:21 01:35:54 04:53:38 01:37  
28 Lotty Harari PAN 00:34:14 02:43:12 01:30:44 04:54:42 -04:06  

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Jan Frodeno GER 00:21:54 02:04:28 01:06:33 03:36:31 -09:04 US$ 45,000
2 Alistair Brownlee GBR 00:21:58 02:04:29 01:07:39 03:37:42 -07:07 US$ 20,000
3 Javier Gomez ESP 00:21:57 02:04:37 01:08:15 03:38:27 -05:57 US$ 15,000
4 Ben Kanute USA 00:21:53 02:04:37 01:12:38 03:42:44 -05:21 US$ 10,000
5 Pieter Heemeryck BEL 00:22:23 02:04:15 01:13:00 03:43:06 -08:35 US$ 7,500
6 Sam Appleton AUS 00:21:59 02:04:22 01:13:57 03:43:58 -06:33 US$ 6,500
7 Adam Bowden GBR 00:22:00 02:11:56 01:10:15 03:48:17 -03:59 US$ 6,000
8 Braden Currie NZL 00:21:58 02:09:15 01:14:05 03:49:17 -02:08 US$ 5,500
9 Michael Weiss AUT 00:26:55 02:08:16 01:10:45 03:50:39 -00:53 US$ 5,000
10 Rodolphe Von Berg USA 00:22:55 02:10:59 01:14:04 03:51:36 00:10 US$ 4,500
11 Igor Amorelli BRA 00:23:07 02:12:55 01:14:01 03:53:43 00:12  
12 Marcus Herbst GER 00:25:28 02:10:31 01:14:21 03:54:03 -10:05  
13 Markus Rolli GER 00:22:59 02:10:59 01:16:11 03:54:15 -03:08  
14 Filipe Azevedo POR 00:22:50 02:15:04 01:12:47 03:55:25 01:00  
15 Yvan Jarrige FRA 00:22:59 02:15:08 01:13:41 03:55:35 -11:45  
16 Elliot Smales GBR 00:22:56 02:15:06 01:13:35 03:55:43 -04:12  
17 Mark Buckingham GBR 00:23:05 02:15:02 01:13:37 03:55:50 -05:59  
18 Sven Riederer SUI 00:23:03 02:14:49 01:14:11 03:56:09 04:35  
19 James Cunnama ZAF 00:24:07 02:11:36 01:16:31 03:56:21 00:44  
20 Ruedi Wild SUI 00:23:08 02:14:40 01:15:25 03:57:30 03:44  
21 Tim Rea AUS 00:23:55 02:13:53 01:15:56 03:58:02 -04:40  
22 Ryan Fisher AUS 00:21:58 02:09:34 01:23:44 03:59:04 06:10  
23 Emilio Aguayo Munoz ESP 00:23:05 02:14:54 01:20:14 04:02:37 04:48  
24 Adrian Haller SUI 00:24:07 02:17:43 01:16:22 04:02:41 00:16  
25 Alex Libin USA 00:25:34 02:21:19 01:12:56 04:04:45 03:56  
26 Kieran Roche AUS 00:24:00 02:24:52 01:15:17 04:08:09 05:56  
27 Kenneth Vandendriessche BEL 00:26:52 02:21:14 01:22:44 04:15:02 14:11  
28 Paulo Roberto Maciel da Silva BRA 00:24:01 02:34:15 01:18:51 04:21:34 19:13  
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