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Kona Trivia Questions

Here’s a few tricky trivia questions about Kona, this year’s field and some earlier races.

  1. Who are the oldest and youngest athlete’s in this year’s Pro field?
  2. What’s the total number of Kona wins in the male and female field?
  3. Which nation has the most Kona Pros?
  4. Who won Kona (male and female) the last year that an American female was on podium?

I’ve discussed these questions with my friend Tawnee Prazak on an upcoming Endurance Planet episode looking ahead to Kona. Some more questions we didn’t have time for:

  1. Who finished in 10th and 11th place last year (male and female)?
  2. Which Pros will start Kona without a previous Ironman-distance finish?
  3. When was the last time when all Top3 (male or female) came from the same country?

All answers can be found with the information in my Kona Rating Report!

Ironman Chattanooga 2016 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

This year’s race was much slower than in the past (adjustment of 5:55, leading to a new course rating of 11:54), mainly because the run was really hard this year – probably a result of the heat on race day.

Male Race Results

After IM Austria in June, Marino won another Ironman race – if my data is correct it was his 16th win in an Ironman. He continues to be one of the best Ironman athletes, in addition to being a fast bike rider he is also able to follow that up with a strong run – his 2:55 was the second fastest of the day and one of only three sub-3 runs. After a broken elbow forced him out of IM Texas (and any decent chance of qualifying for Kona), Jeff Symonds was back to racing, and the fastest marathon of the day allowed him to run into second place. Third place went to Matthew Russell in his fifth IM-distance race of the year – and he’s also on the Kona startlist. After a few sub-par races Matt Hanson claimed 4th, Justin Daerr finished in 5th place.

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Marino Vanhoenacker BEL 00:45:08 04:27:28 02:55:26 08:12:22 -01:01 US$ 20000
2 Jeff Symonds CAN 00:45:10 04:39:18 02:50:13 08:19:27 -07:28 US$ 10000
3 Matthew Russell USA 00:45:15 04:31:04 03:04:06 08:24:53 -15:37 US$ 6500
4 Matt Hanson USA 00:45:06 04:39:22 02:57:07 08:25:36 -08:17 US$ 4000
5 Justin Daerr USA 00:45:11 04:37:55 03:01:54 08:29:47 -09:31 US$ 3000
6 Esben Hovgaard DEN 00:45:15 04:39:09 03:15:50 08:44:55 00:04 US$ 2000
7 Jozsef Major HUN 00:50:30 04:48:21 03:01:17 08:45:44 -03:56 US$ 1500
8 Eric Limkemann USA 00:41:25 04:35:15 03:27:38 08:49:30 14:55 US$ 1250
9 Chad Holderbaum USA 00:45:17 04:41:00 03:22:46 08:54:24 -07:09 US$ 1000
10 Clint Kimmins AUS 00:45:07 04:42:38 03:28:41 09:01:36 n/a US$ 750
11 Adam Otstot USA 00:45:19 04:58:22 03:17:29 09:06:32 15:21
12 Colin Laughery USA 00:47:26 04:54:34 03:26:46 09:15:44 04:53
13 James Lubinski USA 00:57:08 04:55:42 03:18:44 09:17:04 00:20
14 Patrick Schuster USA 00:55:39 04:51:40 03:33:57 09:26:25 -04:18
15 Matt Shanks USA 00:49:26 05:06:02 03:37:12 09:38:35 -01:04
16 Dusty Spiller CAN 00:51:48 05:15:41 03:27:50 09:40:35 n/a
17 Peter Kotland CZE 00:49:28 05:05:54 03:50:30 09:52:45 09:49
18 Ivan Dominguez USA 00:47:21 05:04:03 04:06:14 10:04:36 n/a
Viktor Zyemtsev UKR 00:45:13 04:39:29 DNF
Barrett Brandon USA 00:41:20 04:48:20 DNF
Mario De Elias ARG 00:45:14 04:46:06 DNF
Raymond Botelho USA 00:45:21 05:00:18 DNF
Blake Becker USA 00:46:13 04:59:48 DNF
Brent Mcburney USA 00:49:24 05:10:42 DNF
Dantley Young USA 00:55:53 05:17:07 DNF

Ironman Mallorca 2016 – Analyzing Results

Race Conditions

IM Mallorca saw pretty “normal” conditions this year, the adjustment of 7:05 is in line with the course rating of 6:03.

Female race winner Jocelyn McCauley posted new overall and run course records, while Tineke Van den Berg had the first female sub-5 bike ride on the Mallorca bike course.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Carlos Lopez Diaz ESP 00:48:56 04:36:15 02:55:42 08:26:09 -22:21 US$ 10000
2 Markus Fachbach GER 00:52:41 04:38:00 02:56:20 08:31:51 01:27 US$ 5000
3 Gustavo Rodriguez ESP 00:53:54 04:45:13 02:48:02 08:32:32 -35:45 US$ 3250
4 Marcel Zamora ESP 00:52:47 04:41:28 03:00:11 08:39:29 05:22 US$ 2500
5 Michael Ruenz GER 00:57:51 04:42:34 02:53:48 08:39:37 -01:19 US$ 1750
6 Joan Nadal Clar ESP 00:57:09 04:41:20 02:55:06 08:40:25 n/a US$ 1250
7 Samuel Huerzeler SUI 00:52:58 04:43:42 03:00:43 08:43:18 -13:15 US$ 750
8 Roman Deisenhofer GER 00:52:30 04:44:20 03:04:58 08:47:28 00:07 US$ 500
9 Bart Borghs BEL 01:01:31 04:51:27 02:50:03 08:48:45 -07:56
10 Darby Thomas FIN 00:59:06 04:41:33 03:04:31 08:50:59 06:41
11 Konstantin Bachor GER 00:52:31 04:38:52 03:14:32 08:51:12 23:24
12 Guillaume Jeannin FRA 00:53:44 04:46:15 03:10:43 08:55:46 -24:44
13 Thomas Bosch GER 00:57:56 04:47:43 03:04:58 08:56:10 -22:30
14 Mikita Hryhoryeu POL 00:53:07 04:57:31 03:03:35 08:59:56 02:30
15 Erik Holmberg SWE 00:53:42 04:52:14 03:10:25 09:00:58 n/a
16 Horst Reichel GER 00:48:59 04:45:48 03:22:05 09:01:40 13:37
17 Herve Banti MCO 00:52:44 04:44:08 03:37:14 09:19:20 17:12
18 Alfred Rahm GER 01:03:34 04:56:20 03:14:50 09:23:32 -14:08
19 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe GBR 01:01:38 04:56:44 03:24:59 09:31:58 n/a
20 Vincent Depuiset FRA 01:07:18 05:03:27 03:16:55 09:34:45 -04:44
21 Jan Hron CZE 01:01:15 05:16:25 03:10:59 09:36:06 -05:43
22 Rafael Espinar Puig ESP 01:08:17 05:18:12 03:13:17 09:49:44 14:19
23 Ludovic Le Guellec FRA 01:06:20 05:15:57 03:20:00 09:50:22 -11:17
24 Sebastian Pedraza ITA 00:57:43 05:03:21 03:47:58 09:54:37 38:42
25 Santiago Abad de Agueda ESP 01:01:42 05:12:35 03:34:58 09:55:49 -27:26
26 Chris Walker GBR 00:53:40 05:03:54 03:50:53 09:56:07 n/a
27 Alen Kralj SVN 00:58:50 05:15:57 03:33:26 09:56:31 n/a
28 Marek Nemcik SVK 01:11:51 05:47:45 04:10:41 11:18:53 -27:10
Matic Modic SLO 00:56:42 04:45:17 DNF
Trevor Delsaut FRA 00:53:46 05:02:19 DNF
Tomas Mika CZE 00:53:11 05:03:39 DNF
Francisco Fernandez Cortes ESP 00:52:35 DNF
Michael Van Cleven BEL 00:52:50 DNF
Hendrik-Jan Verhaegen BEL 00:57:53 DNF
Simon Brierley SEY 00:57:58 DNF
Johan Kaerner SWE 00:58:59 DNF
Hannes Bonami BEL 01:01:31 DNF

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Jocelyn McCauley USA 00:56:02 05:06:10 03:03:50 09:11:55 -39:38 US$ 10000
2 Maja Stage Nielsen DEN 00:58:59 05:06:06 03:13:19 09:23:40 -1:07:27 US$ 5000
3 Tineke Van den Berg NED 01:05:20 04:53:59 03:18:57 09:24:27 -32:20 US$ 3250
4 Sara Svensk SWE 01:00:35 05:13:53 03:09:00 09:28:58 n/a US$ 2500
5 Diane Luethi SUI 00:55:59 05:12:47 03:24:41 09:39:58 -18:01 US$ 1750
6 Natascha Schmitt GER 00:55:59 05:08:43 03:41:54 09:52:42 13:23 US$ 1250
7 Petra Krejcova CZE 01:00:29 05:28:32 03:25:45 10:00:17 02:02 US$ 750
8 Helena Herrero Gomez ESP 00:59:32 05:31:52 03:23:19 10:01:06 -08:59 US$ 500
9 Deborah Van Gossum BEL 00:55:59 05:40:31 03:59:41 10:42:42 -19:00
Lauren Parker AUS 00:53:31 05:31:59 DNF
Nicole Woysch GER 01:00:23 05:25:10 DNF
Jessica Ahlund SWE 00:59:33 05:41:31 DNF
Emma Bilham SUI 00:55:23 DNF

Announcing the 2016 Kona Rating Report

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For the 2016 Ironman World Championships in Kona I have released a 120+-page Rating Report with tons of information:

  • Detailed results and analysis of last year’s race
  • Information about the Kona course, top Kona finishers and the current course records
  • The Kona 2016 start list and my predictions and odds for the Pro athletes
  • How the race may unfold and what to watch for when the race is going on
  • Details about each Pro including their input and a lot of photos they have supplied

The Report is available for free, but it would be great if you can support my work before Kona and during the year by donating an amount of your choice, for example the list price of a regular tri magazine (around 7$).

The Kona Rating Report is the ideal information to have when following the Ironman Kona coverage!

Get The Kona Report

Here’s what others have said about the Report:

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    “The highly-detailed document, complete with graphical representations of the data Radde has collected, brings Moneyball to multisport.” (Lava Magazine in their post about the Report)
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Ironman Taiwan 2016 (Oct 2nd) – Predictions

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Previous Winners

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2015 Domenico Passuello (ITA) 08:25:54 Dede Griesbauer (USA) 09:20:23

Last Year’s TOP 3

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Domenico Passuello ITA 00:52:25 04:32:16 02:55:52 08:25:54
2 Fredrik Croneborg SWE 00:50:35 04:42:57 02:49:48 08:28:37
3 Patrick Evoe USA 00:55:41 04:42:27 02:57:06 08:40:58

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time
1 Dede Griesbauer USA 00:51:10 05:05:19 03:17:16 09:20:23
2 Dimity-Lee Duke AUS 00:58:08 05:16:14 03:10:17 09:31:31
3 Kim Schwabenbauer USA 01:00:08 05:15:41 03:15:53 09:38:35

Course Records

Leg Gender Record Athlete Date
Total overall 08:25:54 Domenico Passuello 2015-04-12
Swim overall 00:50:35 Rod De Kanel 2015-04-12
Swim overall 00:50:35 Fredrik Croneborg 2015-04-12
Bike overall 04:32:16 Domenico Passuello 2015-04-12
Run overall 02:49:48 Fredrik Croneborg 2015-04-12
Total female 09:20:23 Dede Griesbauer 2015-04-12
Swim female 00:51:06 Samantha Morrison 2015-04-12
Bike female 05:05:19 Dede Griesbauer 2015-04-12
Run female 03:10:17 Dimity-Lee Duke 2015-04-12

Course Rating

The Course Rating for IM Taiwan is 09:19.

Race Adjustments for IM Taiwan

Year Adjustment Swim Adj. Bike Adj. Run Adj. # of Finishers Rating Swim Rating Bike Rating Run Rating
2015 09:19 01:16 04:20 01:34 24 of 27 09:19 01:16 04:20 01:34

KPR points and Prize Money

IM Taiwan is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 25.000 US$.

Male Race Participants

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 22 Daniel Fontana ITA 08:33:15 08:49:07 00:47:53 04:40:57 02:59:25 40% +0% -60% (13) (89)
2 4 Gudmund Snilstveit NOR 08:44:05 09:10:21 00:55:22 04:37:17 03:06:26 25% +12% -63% (9) (167)
3 5 Simon Cochrane NZL 08:45:43 09:03:32 00:49:21 04:47:09 03:04:13 67% +29% -5% (16) 138
4 1 Patrick Evoe USA 08:47:37 08:57:33 00:54:44 04:42:29 03:05:23 89% +4% -7% (23) 120
5 6 Tohara Kaito JPN 08:48:03 09:06:06 00:51:53 04:52:31 02:58:39 34% +50% -15% (7) 154
6 7 Patrick Jaberg SUI 08:48:05 09:03:38 00:52:17 04:44:25 03:06:22 97% +0% -3% (17) 140
7 16 Adam Gordon AUS 08:51:05 09:11:40 00:53:55 04:47:47 03:04:23 5% +53% -41% (5) 169
8 15 Balazs Csoke HUN 08:53:18 09:06:38 00:46:39 04:47:55 03:13:44 54% +7% -39% (24) 155
9 8 Simon Billeau FRA 08:53:47 09:03:29 00:53:11 04:39:51 03:15:45 43% +0% -57% (17) 137
10 10 Andreas Niedrig GER 08:54:07 09:07:05 00:46:34 04:36:01 03:26:31 47% +39% -14% (13) 156
11 14 Jordan Bryden CAN 08:55:52 09:30:23 00:48:20 04:52:21 03:10:11 16% +70% -14% (7) 221
12 2 Guy Crawford NZL 08:57:10 09:14:38 00:47:42 04:39:19 03:25:10 27% +37% -36% (12) 181
13 12 AJ Baucco USA 08:58:51 09:08:12 00:51:12 04:51:31 03:11:09 64% +0% -36% (7) (157)
14 3 Antony Costes FRA 08:59:42 09:30:49 00:47:40 04:38:51 03:28:10 30% +0% -70% (3) (223)
15 21 Olivier Godart LUX 09:07:01 09:24:55 00:54:22 04:57:09 03:10:31 31% +0% -69% (3) (209)
16 17 Allister Caird AUS 09:12:31 09:33:31 00:55:10 04:57:45 03:14:36 53% +0% -47% (2) (227)
17 9 Yu Shinozaki JPN 09:19:09 10:06:06 00:54:47 04:47:50 03:31:31 14% +22% -64% (10) 275
18 11 Deak Zsombor ROM 09:26:21 09:48:04 00:58:23 05:07:21 03:15:37 100% +0% -0% (2) (256)
19 20 Eneko Elosegui ESP 09:27:56 09:41:45 00:57:21 04:55:03 03:30:32 62% +12% -25% (16) 246
20 13 Gerhard De Bruin ZAF 09:43:35 09:53:40 00:54:27 05:04:24 03:39:45 100% +0% -0% (4) 263
18 Levi Maxwell AUS n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)
19 Derek Cross AUS n/a unrated unrated unrated unrated n/a (no IM Pro race) (n/a)

Female Race Participants

Rank Bib Name Nation Expected Time Rating Exp. Swim Exp. Bike Exp. Run Consistency Overall
1 32 Danielle Mack USA 09:24:40 09:51:26 01:01:00 05:06:48 03:11:53 41% +14% -45% (6) (67)
2 31 Shiao-yu Li TWN 09:44:54 09:58:00 01:04:28 05:18:54 03:16:33 47% +36% -17% (11) 83
3 36 Kathryn Haesner NZL 09:45:39 10:31:04 00:55:39 05:23:06 03:21:54 25% +36% -39% (3) (142)
4 34 Katharina Grohmann GER 09:49:35 10:03:27 01:09:17 05:19:06 03:16:12 100% +0% -0% (13) 93
5 33 Keiko Tanaka JPN 09:50:13 10:04:10 00:53:10 05:23:49 03:28:14 48% +0% -52% (15) 95
6 35 Emi Sakai JPN 10:11:01 10:24:22 01:04:56 05:20:25 03:40:39 69% +6% -25% (9) (131)
7 39 Jana Candrova CZE 10:23:36 10:37:33 01:05:11 05:32:27 03:40:58 80% +2% -18% (16) 150
8 38 Alison Fitch AUS 10:25:00 10:17:13 00:54:58 05:39:45 03:45:17 5% +0% -95% (9) 117
9 37 Stef Puszka AUS 10:30:49 10:54:47 01:03:16 05:45:56 03:36:37 n/a (1 IM Pro race) (157)

Winning Odds

Male Race Participants

  • Simon Cochrane: 28% (3-1)
  • Daniel Fontana: 26% (3-1)
  • Patrick Jaberg: 9% (10-1)
  • Patrick Evoe: 9% (11-1)
  • Andreas Niedrig: 6% (16-1)
  • Tohara Kaito: 6% (16-1)
  • Adam Gordon: 5% (18-1)
  • Gudmund Snilstveit: 5% (20-1)
  • Jordan Bryden: 4% (25-1)

Female Race Participants

  • Danielle Mack: 43% (1-1)
  • Shiao-yu Li: 25% (3-1)
  • Katharina Grohmann: 14% (6-1)
  • Keiko Tanaka: 11% (8-1)
  • Kathryn Haesner: 7% (13-1)
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