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Always Up-to-date Kona 2017 Startlist

KPRTitleAfter all Kona slots have been decided, here is the preliminary start list for Kona 2017. There can still be some changes to the list – in addition to the August rolldown some athletes may get injured and decide not to start after all. There may be a few days in early September for a slot to roll down, but not closer to the race – that slot will just be gone then. I will update this list if any slots are declined or athletes announce that they won’t start. I will also update the list once Ironman assigns bib numbers. For now the lists are sorted in alphabetical order.

I provide a lot more details on the race and the participants in my free “Kona Rating Report” which you can order at https://gum.co/Kona2017 (donations welcome).

Lastest Updates

  • October 11th: Tim Don won’t be racing – in an Instagram post he says that he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Kona. He fractured his C2 vertebra and will require a brace for a few weeks but luckily no operation.

Male Race Participants

Bib Name Nation Age Kona Results
1 Jan Frodeno GER 36 3 finishes out of 3 starts, 2 Kona wins (2015, 2016)
2 Sebastian Kienle GER 33 5 finishes out of 5 starts, 1 Kona win (2014)
3 Ben Hoffman USA 34 6 finishes out of 7 starts
5 Patrick Lange GER 31 1 finish out of 1 start
6 Timothy O’Donnell USA 37 5 finishes out of 6 starts
7 Frederik Van Lierde BEL 38 7 finishes out of 9 starts, 1 Kona win (2013)
8 Kyle Buckingham ZAF 33 2 finishes out of 3 starts
9 Tim Don GBR 39 1 finish out of 2 starts
10 Boris Stein GER 32 3 finishes out of 3 starts
11 Pete Jacobs AUS 35 7 finishes out of 8 starts, 1 Kona win (2012)
12 Matt Hanson USA 32 0 finishes out of 1 start
14 Andy Potts USA 40 8 finishes out of 8 starts
15 Terenzo Bozzone NZL 32 2 finishes out of 4 starts
16 David McNamee GBR 29 2 finishes out of 2 starts
17 Matthew Russell USA 34 5 finishes out of 5 starts
18 Bart Aernouts BEL 33 4 finishes out of 5 starts
19 James Cunnama ZAF 34 3 finishes out of 4 starts
20 Nick Kastelein AUS 29 no previous Kona starts
21 Josh Amberger AUS 28 no previous Kona starts
22 Braden Currie NZL 31 no previous Kona starts
23 Ronnie Schildknecht SUI 38 7 finishes out of 11 starts
24 Tim Reed AUS 32 1 finish out of 2 starts
25 Nils Frommhold GER 31 2 finishes out of 2 starts
26 Patrik Nilsson SWE 26 no previous Kona starts
27 Joe Gambles AUS 35 2 finishes out of 3 starts
28 Tyler Butterfield BMU 34 3 finishes out of 5 starts
29 Ruedi Wild SUI 35 1 finish out of 1 start
30 Lionel Sanders CAN 29 2 finishes out of 2 starts
31 Brent McMahon CAN 37 2 finishes out of 2 starts
32 Ivan Tutukin RUS 31 no previous Kona starts
33 David Dellow AUS 38 2 finishes out of 2 starts
34 Cyril Viennot FRA 35 6 finishes out of 6 starts
35 Michael Weiss AUT 36 5 finishes out of 6 starts
36 Marko Albert EST 38 5 finishes out of 5 starts
37 Alessandro Degasperi ITA 36 1 finish out of 1 start
38 Tim Van Berkel AUS 33 3 finishes out of 3 starts
39 Igor Amorelli BRA 32 3 finishes out of 4 starts
40 Thiago Vinhal BRA 34 no previous Kona starts
41 David Plese SLO 34 2 finishes out of 3 starts
42 Marc Duelsen GER 32 no previous Kona starts
43 Harry Wiltshire GBR 34 2 finishes out of 2 starts
44 Jan Van Berkel SUI 29 1 finish out of 2 starts
45 Ivan Rana ESP 38 4 finishes out of 4 starts
46 Kirill Kotshegarov EST 31 1 finish out of 2 starts
47 Reinaldo Colucci BRA 31 1 finish out of 1 start
48 Patrick Evoe USA 40 1 finish out of 1 start
49 Cameron Wurf AUS 34 no previous Kona starts
50 Daniel Fontana ITA 41 2 finishes out of 4 starts
51 Jesse Thomas USA 37 1 finish out of 1 start
52 Markus Fachbach GER 35 1 finish out of 2 starts
53 Giulio Molinari ITA 29 no previous Kona starts
54 Denis Chevrot FRA 29 1 finish out of 2 starts
55 Michael Fox AUS 28 no previous Kona starts
56 Kaito Tohara JPN 28 no previous Kona starts
58 Chris McDonald AUS 39 1 finish out of 2 starts
59 Eneko Llanos ESP 40 8 finishes out of 11 starts

Female Race Participants

Bib Name Nation Age Kona Results
101 Daniela Ryf SUI 30 3 finishes out of 3 starts, 2 Kona wins (2015, 2016)
102 Sarah Crowley AUS 34 1 finish out of 1 start
103 Kaisa Sali FIN 36 1 finish out of 1 start
104 Sarah Piampiano USA 37 3 finishes out of 3 starts
105 Heather Jackson USA 33 2 finishes out of 2 starts
106 Michelle Vesterby DEN 34 5 finishes out of 5 starts
107 Susie Cheetham GBR 31 1 finish out of 2 starts
108 Anja Beranek GER 32 1 finish out of 3 starts
109 Michaela Herlbauer AUT 30 1 finish out of 1 start
110 Linsey Corbin USA 36 9 finishes out of 10 starts
111 Leanda Cave GBR 39 8 finishes out of 10 starts, 1 Kona win (2012)
112 Elizabeth Lyles USA 39 4 finishes out of 4 starts
113 Rachel Joyce GBR 39 7 finishes out of 7 starts
114 Annabel Luxford AUS 35 1 finish out of 2 starts
115 Laura Siddall GBR 37 no previous Kona starts
116 Jodie Robertson USA 1 finish out of 1 start
117 Carrie Lester AUS 35 2 finishes out of 2 starts
118 Lucy Charles GBR 24 no previous Kona starts
119 Astrid Stienen GER 38 0 finishes out of 1 start
120 Alexandra Tondeur BEL 30 1 finish out of 1 start
121 Camilla Pedersen DEN 34 2 finishes out of 2 starts
122 Asa Lundstroem SWE 33 3 finishes out of 3 starts
123 Corinne Abraham GBR 39 1 finish out of 1 start
124 Maja Stage Nielsen DEN 29 no previous Kona starts
125 Kristin Moeller GER 33 4 finishes out of 4 starts
126 Sonja Tajsich GER 41 4 finishes out of 5 starts
127 Dimity-Lee Duke AUS 2 finishes out of 2 starts
128 Mareen Hufe GER 39 2 finishes out of 3 starts
129 Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 36 1 finish out of 1 start
130 Lauren Brandon USA 32 no previous Kona starts
131 Alicia Kaye USA 34 1 finish out of 1 start
132 Diana Riesler GER 33 0 finishes out of 1 start
133 Melissa Hauschildt AUS 34 0 finishes out of 1 start
134 Celine Schaerer SUI 27 no previous Kona starts
135 Katharina Grohmann GER 30 no previous Kona starts
136 Jocelyn McCauley USA 29 no previous Kona starts
138 Haley Chura USA 32 1 finish out of 2 starts
139 Nikki Bartlett GBR 30 no previous Kona starts
140 Jeanne Collonge FRA 30 no previous Kona starts

Injury List

Unfortunately, there are a few athletes that have crashed or suffer from an injury. They have to make recovery from surgery and injuries their top priority for now.

  • On August 16th Will Clarke was in a crash and suffered a separated shoulder that needed surgery. Will
    Update Aug 30th: Will posted on his Facebook page that his injuries turned out to be worse than expected and “hopes of getting to Kona start line are stopped right here.”
  • Tine Holst crashed on August 28th and broke her collarbone. She’s also had surgery and is back home to recover. Tine
    Update Aug 14th: Tine posted on her Facebook page that she needed a second surgery. Doctors have advised her not to use her arm for some time to allow for proper healing, forcing her to call an end to her season.
  • Andi Boecherer had a DNF in his early September prep race at 70.3 Santa Cruz. On his (German language) Facebook page he writes that he thinks he suffered a tear in his plantar tendon and will be flying home to Germany for treatment and making a start in Kona impossible.
  • On September 18th Carlos Lopez Dias posted on his Facebook page that he’s been hit by a car while training: Carlos
    It sounds as if there won’t be lasting damage, but the broken bones and stitches will take some time to heal and he won’t be able to race in Kona.
  • Update Sept 25th: Kaito Tohara announced on his Facebook page that he suffered another broken collarbone and that “the road to Kona is over”. He hopes to still be able to start in Kona, but even then just race to finish.

Fingers crossed for Will, Tine, Andi, Carlos and Kaito for a speedy recovery!

Ironman Hamburg – Bike Checkin

Saturday in Hamburg has been a wet affair. Grey, low hanging clouds brought rain for most of the day – as you can see on this photo from the “Binnenalster” where the swim will happen on Sunday:

HH Swim Buoys

The buoys in the foreground are for the second part of the swim, the first part will go into the bigger “Aussenalster” and swimmers have to pass under the bridge next to the white tents on the right hand side. The weather for race day is supposed to be much better, but the rain added to the tension most athletes feel at bike checkin.

Starting with bib #1 will be Kristin Möller, she had a wide smile when dropping off her bike (before packing it into a number of orange trash bags to protect it from the rain):

1 HH Bike Women Kristin

You can see Kristin’s bike in the foreground, the picture shows bib #2 Daniela Sämmler who has focused her summer racing on Hamburg and seems confident but relaxed:

2 HH Bike Women Daniela

Eva Wutti (bib #4) was among the first to drop off her bike – it was setting unprotected in the rain, collecting a number of water droplets as the day progressed. Hopefully her electronic shifting is water-proof!

3 HH Bike Women Eva

Dutch Pro Sandra Wassink-Hitzert (bib #14) came prepared – her kids helped her pick out some princess-themed pink plastic tablecloth in a discount store that she used to build a makeshift tent for her bike:

4 HH Bike Women Sandra

Mike Schifferle has finished more than 70 Ironman-distance races so far – of course he is “Thumbs Up” for the first edition of Ironman Hamburg:

5 HH Bike Men Mike

Horst Reichel took some extra care to protect his chain from the rain – he’s hoping for a good, solid Ironman finish after a couple of not very satisfying races:

6 HH Bike Men Horst

Carlos Lopez Diaz is going to be one of the fastest swimmers tomorrow, he’ll need a good finish to make it to Kona. I didn’t particularly like the color scheme of his bike, but that won’t impact how fast he’ll finish:

7 HH Bike Men Carlos

James Cunnama is the pre-race favorite on the men’s side – he was all business when he quickly dropped off his bike. It didn’t take too long for the bike to be drenched, with some droplets forming on the seatpost of his P5X.

8 HH Bike Men James

Happy racing to all starters at IM Hamburg tomorrow!

Ironman Netherlands 2017 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

There were some changes to the course at IM Netherlands this year, most notably the bike has been re-routed, apparently leading to much faster times on the bike. An adjustment of 1:24 compared to the previous bike rating of -4:20 means that the new bike course has been quicker by almost six minutes, also leading to a comparable difference in overall times. 

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Michael Weiss AUT 00:56:02 04:31:23 02:45:16 08:18:09 -09:07 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Michael Van Cleven BEL 00:49:23 04:33:20 02:55:46 08:23:27 -35:41 US$ 4,000 1600
3 Bas Diederen NED 00:47:29 04:41:18 02:52:26 08:25:50 -04:53 US$ 3,000 1280
4 Harry Wiltshire GBR 00:47:24 04:41:15 02:53:52 08:27:10 -28:20 US$ 2,500 960
5 Miquel Blanchart Tinto ESP 00:49:10 04:51:54 02:57:05 08:43:08 09:50 US$ 1,500 720
6 Pedro Gomes POR 00:49:12 04:58:10 02:57:28 08:49:24 09:58 US$ 1,000 540
7 Olivier Esser BEL 00:51:54 05:02:08 03:13:34 09:13:29 -02:30   405
8 Ivan Caceres Lopez ESP 00:49:15 05:22:31 03:07:58 09:26:11 22:33   305
9 Nick Baldwin SEY 00:49:07 04:52:18 03:47:55 09:34:28 41:54   230
10 Albert Riba Ochoa ESP 01:10:19 05:22:08 03:34:42 10:16:37 n/a   170
  Martijn Dekker NED 00:47:26 04:45:49   DNF      
  Rob Bobbaers BEL 01:03:27 05:15:26   DNF      
  Erik-Simon Strijk NED 00:49:17     DNF      

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money KPR Points
1 Saleta Castro Nogueira ESP 00:51:49 05:24:50 03:14:31 09:37:17 -13:24 US$ 8,000 2000
2 Brooke Brown CAN 01:03:47 05:14:32 03:23:52 09:48:13 -04:24 US$ 4,000 1600
3 Kate Comber GBR 00:51:20 05:30:39 03:27:19 09:55:47 02:36 US$ 3,000 1280
4 Rahel Bellinga NED 01:05:15 05:20:11 03:48:30 10:21:16 -02:29 US$ 2,500 960
5 Annabel Diawuoh GER 01:28:56 05:40:00 04:24:39 11:42:30 17:40 US$ 1,500 720

Kona Qualifying Implications

On the male side Michael Weiss should have secured a Kona slot, as well as Harry Wiltshire who finally managed to have a good result after a DQ at IM UK two weeks ago and a DNF in Zürich just one week ago.

Bas Diederen, Miquel Blanchard and Brooke Brown have had a good race in Maastricht but haven’t been able to score enough points to jump into the ranks eligible for an August slot.

Ironman Mont Tremblant 2017 (August 20th) – Seedings

IMMtT_Logo Update Aug 10th: Andreas Raelert has announced that he won’t be racing IM Mont Tremblant but will focus on the 2018 racing season instead. There have been a few more changes based on the latest start list.

Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2012 Romain Guillaume (FRA) 08:40:48 Jessie Donavan (USA) 09:30:46
2013 Luke Bell (AUS) 08:26:06 Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 09:07:56
2014 TJ Tollakson (USA) 08:16:17 Sara Gross (CAN) 09:40:26
2015 Jordan Rapp (USA) 08:17:37 Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 09:09:05
2016 Chris Leiferman (USA) 08:24:59 Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 09:26:37

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Chris Leiferman USA 00:58:56 04:36:09 02:45:09 08:24:59
2 Jordan Rapp USA 00:58:59 04:30:35 02:54:53 08:29:57
3 Stephen Kilshaw CAN 00:58:47 04:35:00 02:54:04 08:34:16

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Mary Beth Ellis USA 01:00:59 04:59:24 03:18:48 09:26:37
2 Laurel Wassner USA 01:03:44 05:09:14 03:11:51 09:32:45
3 Jessica Jones USA 01:05:49 05:28:14 03:20:25 10:00:43

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:16:17 TJ Tollakson 2014-08-17
Swim overall 00:47:45 Brandon Marsh 2013-08-18
Bike overall 04:25:01 Jordan Rapp 2015-08-16
Run overall 02:45:09 Chris Leiferman 2016-08-21
Total female 09:07:56 Mary Beth Ellis 2013-08-18
Swim female 00:49:22 Haley Chura 2013-08-18
Bike female 04:53:21 Mary Beth Ellis 2015-08-16
Run female 03:00:37 Lisa Roberts 2015-08-16

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Mont Tremblant is 04:02.

Race Adjustments for IM Mont Tremblant

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2012 13:18 -00:34 06:55 03:38 13 13:18 -00:34 06:55 03:38
2013 06:44 00:00 04:13 02:16 36 10:01 -00:17 05:34 02:57
2014 04:40 -01:03 03:10 03:00 16 of 24 08:14 -00:32 04:46 02:58
2015 06:30 00:36 08:10 00:34 35 of 41 07:48 -00:15 05:37 02:22
2016 -11:04 -07:07 05:23 -03:00 24 of 30 04:02 -01:38 05:34 01:18

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Mont Tremblant is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$.

Male Race Participants

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

There is a number of athletes that are unlikely to race, either because they are likely to focus on the fall season (such as Leon Griffin) or have already qualified for Kona (such as Reinaldo Colucci). Both are intact not racing.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 1 Marino Vanhoenacker BEL 08:13:56 08:21:27 00:51:43 04:25:42 05:22:25 02:51:31 51% +9% -41% (26) 13
2 5 Leon Griffin AUS 08:21:37 08:46:27 00:50:02 04:33:02 05:28:03 02:53:34 3% +36% -61% (9) 93
3 3 Andreas Raelert GER 08:23:17 08:35:21 00:50:16 04:29:19 05:24:34 02:58:43 18% +8% -74% (22) 54
4 8 Stephen Kilshaw CAN 08:26:59 08:51:27 00:53:52 04:35:20 05:34:11 02:52:48 27% +72% -1% (10) 108
5 7 Reinaldo Colucci BRA 08:32:18 08:35:20 00:49:17 04:37:04 05:31:21 03:00:57 5% +95% -0% (7) 53
6 2 Chris McDonald AUS 08:40:01 08:43:43 00:54:44 04:37:38 05:37:22 03:02:39 70% +13% -17% (45) 83
7 4 Patrick Evoe USA 08:48:46 08:53:21 00:57:17 04:39:54 05:42:11 03:06:35 80% +3% -17% (26) 117
8 14 Derek Garcia USA 08:51:23 09:00:55 00:55:09 04:41:19 05:41:28 03:09:55 73% +18% -9% (11) (145)
9 11 Daniel Clarke CAN 08:58:16 09:15:58 00:59:13 04:47:37 05:51:50 03:06:26 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (192)
10 9 Chad Holderbaum USA 08:59:48 09:10:01 00:55:58 04:47:38 05:48:36 03:11:12 72% +4% -23% (14) 172
11 6 Petr Vabrousek CZE 09:05:31 09:15:42 00:58:41 04:53:17 05:56:58 03:08:33 67% +1% -32% (98) 190
12 13 Wouter Monchy BEL 09:07:33 09:18:39 00:52:35 04:57:47 05:55:22 03:12:11 47% +32% -21% (5) 197
13 18 Douglas MacLean USA 09:13:20 09:21:44 00:59:43 04:59:48 06:04:31 03:08:49 97% +3% -0% (16) 206
14 23 Ryan Rau USA 09:14:43 09:24:05 01:01:04 05:00:08 06:06:12 03:08:31 93% +7% -0% (6) (211)
15 15 Oliver Gonzalez MEX 09:23:13 09:33:31 00:52:51 05:15:01 06:12:52 03:10:21 100% +0% -0% (5) 238
16 16 Matt Shanks USA 09:28:46 09:46:06 01:01:21 05:08:06 06:14:26 03:14:20 58% +18% -25% (6) 262
17 21 Peter Kotland CZE 09:36:40 09:49:47 01:00:23 05:00:58 06:06:21 03:30:19 74% +16% -10% (25) 266
18 20 Sacha Cavelier CAN 10:15:41 10:35:43 01:00:49 05:11:31 06:17:20 03:58:21 40% +60% -0% (2) (301)
10 Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
12 Jordan Monnink CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
17 Jason Pohl CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
19 Alex Vanderlinden CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
22 Tim Russell USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Female Race Participants

The strength of the field is 9% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 32 Rachel Joyce GBR 09:06:51 09:16:06 00:54:19 05:01:27 06:00:47 03:06:04 58% +16% -26% (19) 8
2 35 Lauren Brandon USA 09:23:00 09:35:44 00:49:47 05:06:01 06:00:47 03:22:13 76% +0% -24% (3) (42)
3 33 Laurel Wassner USA 09:28:21 09:48:30 00:56:50 05:15:05 06:16:55 03:11:26 70% +13% -17% (11) 65
4 36 Melanie McQuaid CAN 09:30:39 09:49:48 00:59:23 05:04:40 06:09:03 03:21:36 44% +0% -56% (3) (68)
5 34 Kim Schwabenbauer USA 09:30:56 09:36:49 01:03:39 05:11:34 06:20:13 03:10:43 80% +0% -20% (11) (42)
6 43 Jennie Hansen USA 09:32:55 09:45:01 01:05:46 05:13:45 06:24:31 03:08:24 71% +0% -29% (10) (57)
7 31 Magali Tisseyre CAN 09:34:31 09:59:20 00:55:59 05:11:02 06:12:02 03:22:29 49% +0% -51% (2) (78)
8 37 Darbi Roberts * USA 09:41:33 09:54:59 00:55:49 05:18:03 06:18:53 03:22:40 50% +0% -50% (8) 76
9 50 Caroline St-Pierre CAN 09:53:11 10:16:46 00:58:25 05:34:36 06:38:01 03:15:10 58% +0% -42% (3) (114)
10 38 Brooke Brown CAN 09:53:26 10:00:43 01:04:06 05:19:18 06:28:23 03:25:03 40% +0% -60% (12) 80
11 48 Miranda Tomenson CAN 09:59:44 10:19:27 00:59:15 05:18:01 06:22:16 03:37:28 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (120)
12 42 Ashley Paulson USA 10:05:33 10:20:16 01:15:01 05:30:47 06:50:49 03:14:44 69% +0% -31% (4) 120
13 44 Christine Fletcher CAN 10:06:08 10:11:21 01:00:40 05:24:36 06:30:16 03:35:52 78% +4% -18% (22) 103
14 40 Erin Green USA 10:09:58 10:20:57 01:04:09 05:30:56 06:40:06 03:29:52 68% +32% -0% (3) 122
15 39 Sarah Jarvis GER 10:18:19 10:26:23 01:02:56 05:30:24 06:38:20 03:39:59 79% +0% -21% (4) 132
16 49 Caroline Martineau CAN 10:23:56 10:53:31 01:05:49 05:27:27 06:38:16 03:45:40 26% +22% -51% (7) 155
17 46 Kate Bruck USA 10:26:03 10:39:37 01:05:12 05:41:19 06:51:30 03:34:33 37% +0% -63% (5) 152
18 47 Katy Cargiulo USA 10:51:18 10:59:08 01:09:48 05:52:50 07:07:39 03:43:39 100% +0% -0% (4) 156
41 Valerie Belanger CAN n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
45 Kelly O’Mara USA n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

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

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Marino Vanhoenacker: 53% (1-1)
  • Stephen Kilshaw: 21% (4-1)
  • Leon Griffin: 10% (10-1)
  • Andreas Raelert: 7% (14-1)
  • Reinaldo Colucci: 5% (18-1)
  • Chris McDonald: 4% (25-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Rachel Joyce: 41% (1-1)
  • Laurel Wassner: 17% (5-1)
  • Lauren Brandon: 15% (6-1)
  • Kim Schwabenbauer: 15% (6-1)
  • Jennie Hansen: 6% (14-1)
  • Melanie McQuaid: 4% (25-1)

Kona Qualifying

Male Race Participants

A few athletes are looking to score some more points in order to qualify for Kona:

  • Marino Vanhoenacker (in case he’s interested in a slot) would be okay with a podium finish.
  • Chris McDonald and Andreas Raelert will need a win to get close to qualifying, but even then a slot is not safe for Andreas.

Female Race Participants

Lauren Brandon is already qualified, but she announced that she still plans to race Mont Tremblant. Others will still need some points:

  • Rachel Joyce (in case she decides to race again so soon after Whistler) would need a fifth place to be safe for a slot.
  • Darbi Roberts, Magali Tisseyre and Brooke Brown will need a second place or a win if they want to have a chance to make it to Kona.

Ironman Copenhagen 2017 (Aug 20th) – Seedings

IMCph_LogoUpdate Aug 17th: Pamela Tastets has written on Instagram that she won’t be racing.

Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2010 Tim Van Berkel (AUS) 08:07:39 Rebekah Keat (AUS) 08:54:36
2011 Tim Van Berkel (AUS) 08:11:15 Rebekah Keat (AUS) 08:52:42
2012 Aaron Farlow (AUS) 08:20:09 Camilla Pedersen (DEN) 09:12:27
2013 Jens Petersen-Bach (DEN) 08:12:41 Eva Wutti (AUT) 08:37:36
2014 Henrik Hyldelund (DEN) 08:03:39 Daniela Ryf (SUI) 08:53:33
2015 Guilherme Manocchio (BRA) 08:14:56 Michelle Vesterby (DEN) 08:59:49
2016 Patrik Nilsson (SWE) 07:49:18

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Patrik Nilsson SWE 00:47:53 04:14:15 02:43:14 07:49:18
2 Will Clarke GBR 00:47:46 04:24:33 02:43:16 07:59:31
3 Fabio Carvalho BRA 00:47:51 04:14:50 02:59:35 08:07:10

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 07:49:18 Patrik Nilsson 2016-08-21
Swim overall 00:45:22 Stephen Bayliss 2011-08-01
Bike overall 04:13:57 Andreas Raelert 2016-08-21
Run overall 02:38:58 Mads Vittrup 2011-08-01
Total female 08:37:36 Eva Wutti 2013-08-18
Swim female 00:48:29 Ann Lønnberg 2011-08-01
Bike female 04:39:58 Eva Wutti 2013-08-18
Run female 03:00:51 Eva Wutti 2013-08-18

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Copenhagen is 20:53.

Race Adjustments for IM Copenhagen

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2010 32:51 01:36 09:50 10:46 24 32:51 01:36 09:50 10:46
2011 27:13 03:10 12:54 06:04 28 30:02 02:23 11:22 08:25
2012 17:57 02:36 12:46 03:30 19 26:00 02:27 11:50 06:47
2013 27:32 01:24 17:07 05:30 30 26:23 02:12 13:09 06:28
2014 15:53 01:54 10:06 01:43 27 of 35 24:17 02:08 12:32 05:31
2015 14:04 01:27 15:23 01:47 26 of 30 22:35 02:01 13:01 04:53
2016 10:41 01:26 20:10 -00:48 21 of 28 20:53 01:56 14:02 04:05

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Copenhagen is a P-2000 race. It is a WPRO-only race and has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$.

Female Race Participants

The strength of the field is 11% of a typical Kona field.

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. T2 Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 1 Michelle Vesterby DEN 08:57:47 09:20:44 00:50:30 04:51:49 05:47:19 03:10:28 84% +2% -14% (21) 17
2 4 Corinne Abraham GBR 09:00:00 09:21:14 00:56:55 04:55:35 05:57:30 03:02:30 93% +7% -0% (12) 18
3 2 Sofie Goos BEL 09:03:02 09:32:52 00:55:24 04:54:41 05:55:05 03:07:57 68% +13% -19% (25) 37
4 10 Celine Schaerer * SUI 09:14:56 09:42:18 00:49:26 05:04:58 05:59:24 03:15:32 77% +0% -23% (10) 52
5 14 Kristin Moeller * GER 09:15:58 09:39:38 01:00:55 05:10:02 06:15:57 03:00:01 76% +6% -18% (24) 47
6 3 Camilla Lindholm Borg SWE 09:17:01 09:49:19 01:05:17 04:57:03 06:07:20 03:09:41 55% +18% -27% (17) (67)
7 11 Pamela Tastets CHI 09:19:33 09:45:45 00:55:35 05:00:49 06:01:24 03:18:09 100% +0% -0% (3) 58
8 5 Jeanne Collonge * FRA 09:20:12 09:48:15 00:57:09 04:57:39 05:59:48 03:20:24 72% +3% -25% (12) 63
9 9 Darbi Roberts * USA 09:23:16 09:54:59 00:52:05 05:07:23 06:04:28 03:18:48 50% +0% -50% (8) 76
10 12 Verena Walter * GER 09:23:52 09:49:26 00:58:11 05:00:04 06:03:16 03:20:36 64% +28% -8% (8) 67
11 6 Alyssa Godesky USA 09:40:00 10:10:40 00:58:47 05:15:49 06:19:36 03:20:24 70% +22% -8% (18) 101
12 8 Pia Nielsen Englyst DEN 10:02:20 10:42:20 01:03:45 05:30:12 06:38:57 03:23:23 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (153)
13 7 Julia Montgomery SWE 10:12:17 10:46:26 01:04:49 05:17:01 06:26:51 03:45:26 100% +0% -0% (2) (154)

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

Winning Odds

Female Race Participants

  • Michelle Vesterby: 44% (1-1)
  • Corinne Abraham: 26% (3-1)
  • Sofie Goos: 21% (4-1)
  • Camilla Lindholm Borg: 6% (16-1)
  • Celine Schaerer: 2% (64-1)

Kona Qualifying

Michelle Vesterby, Celine Schwerer and also very likely Corinne Abraham have already qualified in July. But there are a few others that can still qualify in August with a good result in Copenhagen:

  • Kristin Moeller should be okay with a fifth place finish, she has also registered for a number of other races.
  • Jeanne Collonge needs at least a podium finish to improve her total.
  • Pamela Tastets and Darbi Roberts will need at least a second place to have a reasonable chance for an August slot.
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