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Ironman Canada (Whistler) 2019 – Analyzing Results

IMWhistler_LogoCourse Conditions

The final Ironman in Whistler was once again relatively slow, an adjustment of -2:00 is pretty much in line with the course rating of -4:53.

Kona Qualifying

There were two female Kona Pros slots at IM Canada. These go to

  • Jen Annett
    and
  • Kelsey Withrow.

Winner Heather Wurtele declined her slot.

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Heather Wurtele CAN 00:53:18 05:01:47 03:21:24 09:20:41 -12:23 US$ 15,000
2 Jen Annett CAN 00:58:24 05:12:57 03:12:47 09:27:43 01:47 US$ 7,500
3 Kelsey Withrow USA 00:53:12 05:18:11 03:22:06 09:38:28 -09:39 US$ 5,000
4 Dede Griesbauer USA 00:54:11 05:01:28 03:46:04 09:46:32 -01:33 US$ 3,250
5 Jodie Robertson USA 00:58:11 05:15:40 03:26:05 09:47:58 21:06 US$ 2,750
6 Naomi Washizu JPN 00:58:26 05:31:10 03:20:04 09:53:58 n/a US$ 2,000
7 Natasha Van der Merwe USA 01:03:45 05:22:24 03:26:01 09:57:25 -02:27 US$ 1,500
8 Erin Green USA 01:02:20 05:35:49 03:23:12 10:08:52 01:57 US$ 1,250
9 Kaitlin Allen USA 01:06:59 05:39:01 03:26:55 10:16:44 n/a US$ 1,000
10 Melanie McQuaid CAN 00:54:28 05:26:38 03:53:03 10:18:49 19:50 US$ 750
11 Caroline Livesey GBR 00:56:00 05:34:19 03:51:40 10:26:37 27:59
12 Sarah Graves USA 01:04:42 05:38:20 03:39:59 10:30:44 04:29
13 Laura Nadeau GUM 01:12:50 05:32:48 03:42:52 10:34:35 n/a
14 Zuzana Trnovcova SVK 01:03:50 05:30:13 03:56:24 10:37:39 26:15
15 Ashley Paulson USA 01:14:10 06:09:21 03:20:07 10:49:22 44:29
Angela Naeth CAN 01:03:47 DNF

Ironman Lake Placid 2019 – Analyzing Results

IMLakePlacidThis is a preliminary analysis that will be updated once I have the full results and splits.

Course Conditions

IM Lake Placid is a pretty slow course and this year it was probably even harder. An adjustment of -20:33 is the slowest we have ever seen on this course. This was mainly due to an extremely slow run, the run adjustment of -10:09 is reflected by the fastest run that was only 2:56:30 by Joe Gambles. The performance of the day was Matt Russell’s 4:27:27 bike split: It was more than ten minutes quicker than any other finisher’s bike split and broke one of the longest standing course records, Steve Larson’s 4:33 from 2001.

Kona Qualifying

IM Lake Placid 2019 has two Kona slots, these go to

  • Joe Gambles
    and
  • Mark Duelsen.

(Winner Matt Russell already secured his Kona slot at IM Frankfurt.)

Official slot allocation (and a rolldown in case one of those two declines his slot) will be on Monday.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Matthew Russell USA 00:56:42 04:27:27 02:58:56 08:27:57 -17:29 US$ 15,000
2 Joe Gambles AUS 00:53:10 04:38:19 02:56:30 08:33:26 -10:50 US$ 7,500
3 Marc Duelsen GER 00:56:41 04:35:56 02:59:21 08:37:01 -11:59 US$ 5,000
4 Brent McMahon CAN 00:49:58 04:41:10 03:02:48 08:38:14 03:09 US$ 3,250
5 James Capparell USA 00:49:52 04:46:50 02:58:54 08:41:04 -37:01 US$ 2,750
6 Tim Rea AUS 00:53:02 04:36:14 03:07:32 08:42:18 n/a US$ 2,000
7 Tripp Hipple USA 00:53:55 04:38:33 03:05:50 08:44:08 -23:04 US$ 1,500
8 Pedro Gomes POR 00:56:30 04:54:58 02:57:38 08:54:19 -14:27 US$ 1,250
9 Jesse Vondracek USA 00:53:07 04:48:19 03:20:05 09:06:53 -12:00 US$ 1,000
10 Brad Williams USA 00:57:28 04:55:30 03:15:00 09:14:02 -42:31 US$ 750
11 Balazs Csoke HUN 00:49:53 05:13:23 03:20:43 09:29:44 -03:03
12 Jimmy Sosinski USA 01:12:02 05:00:32 03:16:06 09:34:09 n/a
13 Colin Laughery USA 00:58:52 05:10:32 03:17:57 09:35:20 05:56
14 Todd Burns USA 00:57:26 05:14:30 03:32:00 09:52:29 n/a
15 Douglas MacLean USA 01:02:36 05:24:04 03:22:09 10:01:01 21:33
16 Lewis Elliot USA 00:57:23 05:03:26 03:58:06 10:05:47 17:11
17 Steve Rosinski USA 01:01:34 05:09:58 03:56:50 10:16:58 16:34
18 Andrew Talansky USA 00:56:41 04:41:10 04:36:18 10:20:20 1:04:29
19 Jake Saunders USA 01:01:34 05:03:42 04:32:04 10:45:42 n/a
20 Sacha Cavelier CAN 01:02:27 05:23:40 04:18:13 10:55:55 16:47
21 Max Biessmann USA 00:53:02 05:14:10 04:43:38 10:56:44 35:00
22 Yann Rocheteau FRA 01:03:26 05:18:21 04:58:23 11:27:00 1:33:00
Sam Long USA 00:57:18 04:32:03 DNF
Igor Amorelli BRA 00:49:56 04:39:31 DNF
Derek Kidwell USA 00:53:14 05:01:11 DNF
Gregory Close USA 01:01:00 04:55:55 DNF
Scott Bradley USA 01:04:05 04:53:34 DNF
Thiago Vinhal BRA 00:53:06 07:08:43 DNF
Adam Feigh USA 00:59:34 10:36:38 DNF
Michael Hoffman USA 00:52:48 DNF

Ironman Hamburg 2019 – Analyzing Results

IMHH_LogoCourse Conditions

Another set of course changes (different swim layout compared to 2017, another new bike course and a slightly tweaked run course) makes it hard to compare this year’s results to other IM Hamburg data and determine course records. The non-wetsuit swim was quite slow and the bike course was made relatively hard with side winds, helping to break apart larger groups in the second loop. After last year’s fast marathon times the run course was lengthened and maybe a bit long this year, resulting in slow run times.

All of this and the high temperatures contributed to a high DNF rate – only half of the 26 MPROs who started the race were able to finish. 

Kona Qualifying

IM Hamburg had one slot each for the men and women. They go to

  • Kristian Hoegenhaug
    and
  • Martina Kunz.

The slot rolled down quite far on the female side: Susie Cheetham (winner), Sarah Piampiao (second) and Caroline Steffen (fourth) were already qualified, and third-place finisher Julia Gajer declined her slot.

Male Race Results

With the fastest bike and run splits, Kristian Hoegenhaug was able to erase his swim deficit. It was a surprise to see him outrun more experienced athletes such as Ruedi Wild who finished second and Andreas Raelert (who DNF’d shortly after the half-marathon mark).

Kristian Bike

Photo: Kristian pushing hard on the bike.

Ruedi Run

Photo: Ruedi on the run.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Kristian Hoegenhaug DEN 00:52:03 04:17:29 02:54:03 08:11:26 -09:18 US$ 15,000
2 Ruedi Wild SUI 00:50:13 04:24:16 02:55:37 08:16:34 02:32 US$ 7,500
3 Paul Schuster GER 00:50:05 04:25:32 03:02:37 08:24:25 -00:39 US$ 5,000
4 Arnaud Guilloux FRA 00:52:07 04:34:20 02:55:05 08:29:14 -22:37 US$ 3,250
5 Philipp Mock GER 01:00:51 04:29:13 02:56:54 08:35:11 -15:38 US$ 2,750
6 David Breuer GER 00:52:06 04:30:32 03:06:47 08:36:08 -02:11 US$ 2,000
7 Benjamin Dicke GER 01:03:09 04:31:28 03:01:48 08:43:56 04:43 US$ 1,500
8 Thomas Bosch GER 01:01:49 04:41:32 03:04:44 08:55:53 -01:04 US$ 1,250
9 Sebastian Guhr GER 01:09:13 04:44:54 03:15:40 09:16:58 -14:48 US$ 1,000
10 Grigorii Navrotskii RUS 00:54:59 05:04:36 03:16:47 09:23:04 14:16 US$ 750
11 Philipp Fahrenholz GER 00:58:55 04:51:16 03:27:33 09:24:28 02:40  
12 Stefan Overmars NED 00:58:47 04:44:47 03:46:55 09:38:45 37:06  
13 Lukas Polan CZE 01:03:17 05:28:31 03:26:08 10:06:50 09:17  
  Andreas Raelert GER 00:50:10 04:23:04   DNF    
  Horst Reichel GER 00:50:02 04:28:07   DNF    
  Matt Trautman ZAF 00:56:27 04:29:32   DNF    
  Marc Unger GER 00:58:15 04:31:36   DNF    
  Stefan Schumacher GER 01:01:54 04:33:33   DNF    
  Christian Jais GER 01:04:06 04:45:27   DNF    
  Steeve Brugiere FRA 01:11:03 05:01:30   DNF    
  Michael Raelert GER 00:50:00     DNF    
  Ivan Tutukin RUS 00:51:56     DNF    
  Will Clarke GBR 00:53:19     DNF    
  Andreas Borch DEN 00:55:32     DNF    
  Imanol Sagarzazu ESP 01:04:17     DNF    
  Lukas Pietrek GER 01:12:53     DNF    

Female Race Results

In the female race, Susie Cheetham built a lead on the bike and was able to also have a strong run. In the end, she was able to manage the gap to Sarah Piampiano who had the marathon performance of the day – her 2:56 was just two minutes slower than the fastest run on the male side.

Susie Run

Photo: Susie on the run in front of the beautiful Alster lake in Hamburg.

Sarah Bike

Photo: Sarah getting splits to the lead at the end of the first bike lap from husband Michael.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Susie Cheetham GBR 01:00:58 04:46:57 03:03:56 08:58:02 -09:58 US$ 15,000
2 Sarah Piampiano USA 01:06:27 04:50:54 02:56:21 09:00:42 -09:53 US$ 7,500
3 Julia Gajer GER 00:56:57 04:53:30 03:12:31 09:09:39 -08:54 US$ 5,000
4 Caroline Steffen SUI 00:56:56 04:56:16 03:19:35 09:19:28 15:44 US$ 3,250
5 Martina Kunz SUI 01:06:26 04:53:54 03:21:09 09:29:03 -11:26 US$ 2,750
6 Katharina Grohmann GER 01:11:52 05:00:56 03:27:18 09:48:23 07:04 US$ 2,000
7 Gabriella Zelinka HUN 01:00:59 05:14:28 03:52:05 10:14:28 47:25 US$ 1,500
8 Janien Lubben NED 01:16:07 05:14:50 03:52:28 10:31:47 n/a US$ 1,250
  Shannon Chapman AUS 01:19:25 05:39:20   DNF    

Ironman Chattanooga 2019 (Sept 29th) – Entry List

Updates:

  • September 9th: Added Rodrigo Romero Garcia de la Cadena (MPRO), Jessica Jones and Rachel McBride are no longer on the latest entry list.
  • September 2nd: Added Melanie McQuaid, Maddy Pesch, Amy Vantassel, Michelle Vesterby (WPRO), and Eliot Scymanski, Andrew Talansky (MPRO).
  • August 25th: Added Zuzana Trnovcova (WPRO) and Clay Emge, Marcus Hultgren, Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches, Sam Long (MPRO). Ginger Howell is no longer on the latest entry list.
  • Aug 7th: Added Kaitlin Allen, Palmira Alvarez, Robyn Hardage, Lisa Roberts (WPRO) and Vinicius Canhedo, Sean Daugherty, Pedro Gomes, Matthew Russell (MPRO). Tim Don is no longer on the latest entry list.

Kona Slots and Prize Money

IM Chattanooga has 1m+1f Pro Kona slots. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$, paying 6 deep.

Male Race Participants

Name Nation
Romain Babin CHI
Blake Becker USA
Vinicius Canhedo BRA
Nicholas Chase USA
Sean Daugherty USA
Ivan Dominguez USA
Tim Don GBR
Eneko Elosegui ESP
Clay Emge USA
Jonathan Fecik USA
Adam Feigh USA
Rodrigo Romero Garcia de la Cadena MEX
Pedro Gomes POR
Benson Hall USA
Marcus Hultgren SWE
Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN
Peter Kotland CZE
Kirill Kotshegarov EST
Colin Laughery USA
Sam Long USA
James Lubinski USA
Matthew Russell USA
Eliot Scymanski USA
Andrew Talansky USA

Female Race Participants

Name Nation
Kaitlin Allen USA
Palmira Alvarez MEX
Melanie Baumann SUI
Katy Cargiulo USA
Kelly Fillnow USA
Robyn Hardage CAN
Ginger Howell USA
Jessica Jones USA
Jennifer Lentzke CAN
Kristin Louderback USA
Rachel McBride CAN
Melanie McQuaid CAN
Katie Morales USA
Angela Naeth CAN
Maddy Pesch USA
Lenny Ramsey NED
Lisa Roberts USA
Zuzana Trnovcova SVK
Amy Vantassel USA
Michelle Vesterby DEN

Ironman Italy 2019 (Sept 21st) – Entry List

Updates:

  • September 2nd: Added Marta Bernardi (WPRO), and Felix Hentschel, Marek Nemcik, Ivan Tutukin (MPRO). Johann Ackermann is no longer on the start list.
  • August 25th: Added Ewa Komander, Carolin Lehrieder, Katharina Wolff (WPRO) and Kyle Buckingham, Vicenc Castella Serra, Patrick Dirksmeier, Daniel Fontana, Hubert Hammerl, Giulio Molinari, Grigorii Navrotskii, Ronnie Schildknecht (MPRO)
  • Aug 7th: Added Sonia Bracegirdle, Federica De Nicola, Mareen Hufe, Anja Ippach, Kristin Lie, Zeljka Saban, Jenny Schulz, Michelle Vesterby (WPRO) and Fabrizio Baralla, Christian Birngruber, Alexandre Blain, Tim Don, Patrick Jaberg, Jaroslav Kovacic, Davide Rossetti, Ilkka Utriainen, Cameron Wurf (MPRO)

Kona Slots and Prize Money

IM Italy has 1m+1f Pro Kona slots. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$, paying 6 deep.

Male Race Participants

Name Nation
Johann Ackermann GER
Fabrizio Baralla ITA
Reece Barclay GBR
Christian Birngruber AUT
Alexandre Blain FRA
Steeve Brugiere FRA
Robert Brundish GBR
Kyle Buckingham ZAF
Vicenc Castella Serra ESP
Mattia Ceccarelli ITA
Felipe De Oliveira Manente BRA
Alessandro Degasperi ITA
Arne Devliegher BEL
Patrick Dirksmeier GER
Tim Don GBR
Joao Ferreira POR
Daniel Fontana ITA
Matteo Fontana ITA
Hubert Hammerl AUT
Felix Hentschel GER
Kristian Hindkjaer DEN
Patrick Jaberg SUI
Ivan Kalashnikov RUS
Florian Kandutsch AUT
Jaroslav Kovacic SLO
Markus Mlinar AUT
Giulio Molinari ITA
Urs Mueller SUI
Grigorii Navrotskii RUS
Marek Nemcik SVK
Andrea Recagno ITA
Ivan Risti ITA
Davide Rossetti ITA
Michael Ruenz GER
Ronnie Schildknecht SUI
Ivan Tutukin RUS
Ilkka Utriainen FIN
Michal Volejnik CZE
Lukasz Wojt GER
Cameron Wurf AUS

Female Race Participants

Name Nation
Marta Bernardi ITA
Sonia Bracegirdle NZL
Federica De Nicola ITA
Katharina Grohmann GER
Heini Hartikainen FIN
Mareen Hufe GER
Anja Ippach GER
Ewa Komander POL
Carolin Lehrieder GER
Kristin Lie NOR
Jade Roberts ZAF
Joanna Ryter SUI
Zeljka Saban CRO
Celine Schaerer SUI
Jenny Schulz GER
Annika Timm GER
Michelle Vesterby DEN
Katharina Wolff GER
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