IRONMAN UK: 2018 Kona Qualifiers

Who qualified for the IRONMAN World Championships from IRONMAN UK 2018 - and how fast did they have to go? Here are the 40 athletes who made it to Kona
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Who qualified for Kona at IRONMAN UK 2018?

Earlier this week I published a review of the top age-group athletes from IRONMAN UK 2018, highlighting the fastest amateur athletes and the individual age-group champions.

That was only part of the Age-Group story however. How fast did you need to go to secure a Kona slot from the 2018 race in Bolton?

Below are the answers to that question – and for the previous six editions too. (Remembering that the race this year featured a shorter (95-mile) bike course, so comparing absolute time from year-to-year is not appropriate in this case).

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlV-8wvFvnO/

The 2018 edition of IRONMAN UK had 40 Age-Group qualifying slots for the IRONMAN World Championshhips in Hawaii on Saturday 13th October, and these are the 40 athletes – plus their race times and category positions – who secured their places.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVuhj5hwjy/

You can see IRONMAN UK Kona qualifiers from recent years on these links:

(Click HERE for the details on IRONMAN Wales Kona Qualifiers)

Kona 2018 Qualifiers at Ironman UK – Bolton, 15th July 2018

BIBFirst NameLast NameCategoryAG PositionCountry RepSwimBikeRunFinish Time
352ShannonScovelF18-241USA00:56:2606:37:3104:37:0812:24:40
371LucindaJukesF25-291GBR01:13:5805:12:1704:04:1610:42:37
51ClaireWaltonF30-341GBR01:07:1105:12:3903:34:2710:01:51
466RebeccaRimmingtonF35-391GBR00:57:2304:54:0103:53:5909:53:19
101SarahWatsonF40-442AUS01:06:5005:14:0303:52:4610:21:05
578LucyTomlinsonF45-493GBR01:09:1605:47:5104:37:3411:45:13
599AnnaWedgwoodF50-547GBR01:35:2905:54:0205:44:3713:31:42
104SiobhanKennedyF55-591IRL01:37:3905:27:2904:04:2511:23:09
617GracePlagerF60-641USA01:24:3805:58:1804:54:5212:29:54
618JanetWatsonF65-691GBR01:35:2406:52:4205:51:5714:37:22
620RoryBowman-ShawM18-242GBR01:23:5004:57:1503:29:0710:01:24
108LucaVogelsangM25-292SUI01:04:3204:42:2603:10:2209:03:13
193JoeSpragginsM25-293GBR01:10:4504:30:3703:20:4209:07:13
197NeilEddyM30-341GBR00:52:0804:27:5702:57:3608:22:25
968ChristianVarleyM30-343IMN01:13:0104:18:4503:07:1608:47:23
109PaulCowlingM30-344GBR00:57:1804:33:3803:13:1508:49:53
110JarydDe MooijM30-345BEL01:00:1404:24:2303:20:1008:50:42
60MichaelMcCarronM35-391IRL01:00:0804:23:3703:08:2108:37:56
121ChrisAdamsM35-392GBR01:06:1304:34:1803:18:4109:06:57
1248DavidStarrM35-394GBR01:21:3904:20:2503:22:1109:11:30
62VictorOsokinM35-396RUS01:09:3704:32:2503:26:2109:16:30
204VicentePalones LlopisM35-3910ESP01:09:4904:58:4003:30:2409:46:15
69BartMathysM40-441BEL00:59:0304:30:0403:12:0608:46:30
1552GraemeStewartM40-442GBR00:55:5904:29:3203:14:4108:48:18
1352MatthewDaviesM40-443GBR01:03:4304:38:1303:09:5608:58:26
139PierreGaspariauM40-444FRA00:56:3404:34:1303:22:3508:59:18
65AndrewHockeyM40-445GBR01:02:0304:25:4603:33:2309:07:11
1473HendrikMethM40-446GER01:06:4104:37:5303:15:3309:09:28
1756DamionLittlewoodM45-492GBR00:58:4504:30:4103:39:0509:22:23
150GarryHallM45-494IRL00:58:3604:48:2803:35:1709:28:11
221ColinGregoryM45-495GBR01:22:0604:36:2203:27:0509:30:48
1808SamuelPourchezM45-496FRA01:04:5904:39:0703:43:0409:35:14
1867ArveVaernesM45-497NOR01:17:4504:42:2003:24:3109:36:08
1915JimBurdettM50-541GBR01:09:3504:35:2403:22:1609:15:27
2076WayneThurstingM50-542GBR01:07:0904:35:1103:27:2009:15:32
1969GuyHolbrowM50-543GBR01:05:1804:57:4603:29:3309:43:34
168BernhardRehleM55-594GER01:19:0604:54:0704:18:5910:44:20
2139PauloSantosM55-596POR01:12:4205:08:3904:30:3911:03:09
171ChristianMeuserM60-641BEL01:26:2604:50:5904:02:5410:30:53
83EricBlakieM65-693GBR01:16:0905:54:5705:21:0012:52:13

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John Levison
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John Levison
TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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