IRONMAN UK: 2018 Kona Qualifiers | Analysis

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).

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That exact moment when you realise that years of hard work, early mornings, monster sessions and plenty of sacrifices were all worth it. . I’ll say it again because I still can’t quite believe it – Kona, baby. I’m off to the Ironman World Championships! . . #triathlon #triathlete #triathlontraining #roadtokona #roadtokona2018 #swimbikerun #ironmanuk #ironmantri #ironmantraining #ironmantriathlon #run #runner #runchat #marathon #marathontraining #hawaii

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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.

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That moment when you realise you've done it #IMUK 😀😀😀 @gozwifttriathlon @iamspecialized_tri @rokasports @wahoofitnessofficial @clifbar #triathlon #ironman

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

2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

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

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

BIB	First Name	Last Name	Category	AG Position	Country Rep	Swim	Bike	Run	Finish Time
352	Shannon	Scovel	F18-24	1	USA	00:56:26	06:37:31	04:37:08	12:24:40
371	Lucinda	Jukes	F25-29	1	GBR	01:13:58	05:12:17	04:04:16	10:42:37
51	Claire	Walton	F30-34	1	GBR	01:07:11	05:12:39	03:34:27	10:01:51
466	Rebecca	Rimmington	F35-39	1	GBR	00:57:23	04:54:01	03:53:59	09:53:19
101	Sarah	Watson	F40-44	2	AUS	01:06:50	05:14:03	03:52:46	10:21:05
578	Lucy	Tomlinson	F45-49	3	GBR	01:09:16	05:47:51	04:37:34	11:45:13
599	Anna	Wedgwood	F50-54	7	GBR	01:35:29	05:54:02	05:44:37	13:31:42
104	Siobhan	Kennedy	F55-59	1	IRL	01:37:39	05:27:29	04:04:25	11:23:09
617	Grace	Plager	F60-64	1	USA	01:24:38	05:58:18	04:54:52	12:29:54
618	Janet	Watson	F65-69	1	GBR	01:35:24	06:52:42	05:51:57	14:37:22
620	Rory	Bowman-Shaw	M18-24	2	GBR	01:23:50	04:57:15	03:29:07	10:01:24
108	Luca	Vogelsang	M25-29	2	SUI	01:04:32	04:42:26	03:10:22	09:03:13
193	Joe	Spraggins	M25-29	3	GBR	01:10:45	04:30:37	03:20:42	09:07:13
197	Neil	Eddy	M30-34	1	GBR	00:52:08	04:27:57	02:57:36	08:22:25
968	Christian	Varley	M30-34	3	IMN	01:13:01	04:18:45	03:07:16	08:47:23
109	Paul	Cowling	M30-34	4	GBR	00:57:18	04:33:38	03:13:15	08:49:53
110	Jaryd	De Mooij	M30-34	5	BEL	01:00:14	04:24:23	03:20:10	08:50:42
60	Michael	McCarron	M35-39	1	IRL	01:00:08	04:23:37	03:08:21	08:37:56
121	Chris	Adams	M35-39	2	GBR	01:06:13	04:34:18	03:18:41	09:06:57
1248	David	Starr	M35-39	4	GBR	01:21:39	04:20:25	03:22:11	09:11:30
62	Victor	Osokin	M35-39	6	RUS	01:09:37	04:32:25	03:26:21	09:16:30
204	Vicente	Palones Llopis	M35-39	10	ESP	01:09:49	04:58:40	03:30:24	09:46:15
69	Bart	Mathys	M40-44	1	BEL	00:59:03	04:30:04	03:12:06	08:46:30
1552	Graeme	Stewart	M40-44	2	GBR	00:55:59	04:29:32	03:14:41	08:48:18
1352	Matthew	Davies	M40-44	3	GBR	01:03:43	04:38:13	03:09:56	08:58:26
139	Pierre	Gaspariau	M40-44	4	FRA	00:56:34	04:34:13	03:22:35	08:59:18
65	Andrew	Hockey	M40-44	5	GBR	01:02:03	04:25:46	03:33:23	09:07:11
1473	Hendrik	Meth	M40-44	6	GER	01:06:41	04:37:53	03:15:33	09:09:28
1756	Damion	Littlewood	M45-49	2	GBR	00:58:45	04:30:41	03:39:05	09:22:23
150	Garry	Hall	M45-49	4	IRL	00:58:36	04:48:28	03:35:17	09:28:11
221	Colin	Gregory	M45-49	5	GBR	01:22:06	04:36:22	03:27:05	09:30:48
1808	Samuel	Pourchez	M45-49	6	FRA	01:04:59	04:39:07	03:43:04	09:35:14
1867	Arve	Vaernes	M45-49	7	NOR	01:17:45	04:42:20	03:24:31	09:36:08
1915	Jim	Burdett	M50-54	1	GBR	01:09:35	04:35:24	03:22:16	09:15:27
2076	Wayne	Thursting	M50-54	2	GBR	01:07:09	04:35:11	03:27:20	09:15:32
1969	Guy	Holbrow	M50-54	3	GBR	01:05:18	04:57:46	03:29:33	09:43:34
168	Bernhard	Rehle	M55-59	4	GER	01:19:06	04:54:07	04:18:59	10:44:20
2139	Paulo	Santos	M55-59	6	POR	01:12:42	05:08:39	04:30:39	11:03:09
171	Christian	Meuser	M60-64	1	BEL	01:26:26	04:50:59	04:02:54	10:30:53
83	Eric	Blakie	M65-69	3	GBR	01:16:09	05:54:57	05:21:00	12:52:13

I started Triathlon in 2009 to keep fit. Since then I've met so many great people and had great experiences. It was just fun at the start nothing too serious. Im not naturally talented but I suppose I work hard. 4 years ago I began to dream. Today the dream came true!#kona

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— Matthew Davies (@realtripeacock) July 15, 2018