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IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii Kona qualifying
The time needed at IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii to qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship in each age group, who took the automatic slots and how far the roll down went, cycle by cycle.
Kona 2026 · IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii 2026
28 slots. Closed cycle (Kailua-Kona, Oct 10, 2026): cutoffs estimated from the start list.
Slots
14
official: 14
Automatic
11
13 age groups
Pool
3
of 3 slots
Age-graded cutoff
4:27:16
#16 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| M18-24 | 4:35:35 | 0.9698 | Cooper Muench 4:45:27 (3.º) |
| M25-29 | 4:29:24 | 0.9921 | Jesse Hansen 4:19:23 (2.º) |
| M30-34 | 4:27:16 | 1.0000 | Davis Kaahanui 4:18:33 |
| M35-39 | 4:30:06 | 0.9895 | Andrew Theron 4:47:26 |
| M40-44 | 4:36:01 | 0.9683 | John Seddon 4:33:31 (3.º) |
| M45-49 | 4:44:18 | 0.9401 | Raynard Picard 4:32:47 |
| M50-54 | 4:56:54 | 0.9002 | Peter Mendes 4:33:57 |
| M55-59 | 5:08:22 | 0.8667 | — |
| M60-64 | 5:23:29 | 0.8262 | — |
| M65-69 | 5:53:54 | 0.7552 | Eben Jones 5:01:18 |
| M70-74 | 6:28:42 | 0.6876 | Ron Saetermoe 6:01:49 (2.º) |
| M75-79 | 6:34:54 | 0.6768 | Charlie Brockus 7:17:04 |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding automatic slot takers) down to the last athlete who took a slot.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Richardson | M65-69 | 5:22:07 | 4:03:16 | Not racing Kona |
| 2 | Jim Larrieu | M65-69 | 5:27:16 | 4:07:09 | Already qualified · IRONMAN California |
| 3 | John Newsom | M50-54 | 4:37:42 | 4:09:59 | Not racing Kona |
| 4 | Mark Hurwitz | M70-74 | 6:08:34 | 4:13:26 | Not racing Kona |
| 5 | Gordon Macduff | M65-69 | 5:36:42 | 4:14:17 | Not racing Kona |
| 6 | Tim Hola | M50-54 | 4:42:59 | 4:14:44 | Not racing Kona |
| 7 | Mark Baker | M70-74 | 6:16:12 | 4:18:41 | Qualified |
| 8 | Eric Endean | M70-74 | 6:17:20 | 4:19:27 | Not racing Kona |
| 9 | Don Maclane | M65-69 | 5:47:54 | 4:22:44 | Not racing Kona |
| 10 | Sal Salmi | M70-74 | 6:22:31 | 4:23:01 | Not racing Kona |
| 11 | Jose Graca | M50-54 | 4:53:36 | 4:24:18 | Already qualified · IRONMAN Arizona |
| 12 | Everett Sakai | M50-54 | 4:54:04 | 4:24:43 | Not racing Kona |
| 13 | Claudio Fabbri | M50-54 | 4:54:09 | 4:24:48 | Not racing Kona |
| 14 | Jeff Crosby | M60-64 | 5:21:20 | 4:25:29 | Qualified |
| 15 | Bruce Holmes | M60-64 | 5:22:40 | 4:26:35 | Not racing Kona |
| 16 | Eric Johnson | M70-74 | 6:28:41 | 4:27:16 | Qualified |
Kona 2026 · IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii 2026
28 slots. Closed cycle (Kailua-Kona, Oct 10, 2026): cutoffs estimated from the start list.
Slots
14
official: 14
Automatic
9
13 age groups
Pool
5
of 5 slots
Age-graded cutoff
5:14:36
#16 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| F18-24 | 5:29:40 | 0.9543 | Maja Falkiewicz 5:14:57 |
| F25-29 | 5:15:10 | 0.9982 | Maria Turner 5:11:44 (2.º) |
| F30-34 | 5:14:36 | 1.0000 | Letícia Ferri 5:13:14 |
| F35-39 | 5:18:31 | 0.9877 | Allison Hall 5:22:39 (2.º) |
| F40-44 | 5:24:22 | 0.9699 | — |
| F45-49 | 5:32:12 | 0.9470 | Cherie Sussner 5:30:06 |
| F50-54 | 5:47:35 | 0.9051 | Marisa Rastetter 5:32:33 |
| F55-59 | 6:03:04 | 0.8665 | Peggy Yetman 5:28:21 (2.º) |
| F60-64 | 6:31:15 | 0.8041 | Lisa Kuecker 6:08:04 (3.º) |
| F65-69 | 6:53:37 | 0.7606 | Janie White 5:58:59 |
| F70-74 | 7:18:35 | 0.7173 | — |
| F75-79 | 8:31:33 | 0.6150 | — |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding automatic slot takers) down to the last athlete who took a slot.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Daggett | F65-69 | 6:05:56 | 4:38:20 | Qualified |
| 2 | Sarah Gott | F55-59 | 5:32:18 | 4:47:56 | Qualified |
| 3 | Heidi Schmitt | F55-59 | 5:41:57 | 4:56:18 | Not racing Kona |
| 4 | Dianne Kaltenegger | F60-64 | 6:08:59 | 4:56:42 | Not racing Kona |
| 5 | Britni Bakk | F55-59 | 5:45:20 | 4:59:14 | Already qualified · IRONMAN Cozumel |
| 6 | Jennifer Lowe | F55-59 | 5:47:17 | 5:00:55 | Qualified |
| 7 | Nicole Levenson | F40-44 | 5:10:40 | 5:01:19 | Not racing Kona |
| 8 | Cherie Johnson | F65-69 | 6:38:22 | 5:03:00 | Not racing Kona |
| 9 | Gemma Hollis | F50-54 | 5:40:34 | 5:08:15 | Not racing Kona |
| 10 | Rachel Taylor | F55-59 | 5:57:09 | 5:09:28 | Not racing Kona |
| 11 | Hailey Manning | F45-49 | 5:30:27 | 5:12:56 | Not racing Kona |
| 12 | Yangim Jeong | F55-59 | 6:01:19 | 5:13:05 | Not racing Kona |
| 13 | Kathleen Kelley | F60-64 | 6:29:56 | 5:13:33 | Not racing Kona |
| 14 | Charleen Lundberg | F60-64 | 6:30:30 | 5:14:00 | Not racing Kona |
| 15 | Lauren Vallee | F40-44 | 5:23:55 | 5:14:10 | Qualified |
| 16 | Alexandra Sborov | F30-34 | 5:14:36 | 5:14:36 | Qualified |
IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii results: all editions →
How it works
- Since the 2026 cycle, each age group winner gets an automatic slot (if declined, it rolls to 2nd and 3rd). The remaining slots are split between women and men by their share of starters.
- The remaining slots are offered by age-graded time: finish time times the official age group factor (Kona Standard). An M60-64 multiplies by 0.8262; an M30-34, by 1.
- IRONMAN doesn't publish who accepted each slot. We estimate it by matching results against the World Championship start list: we go through the season in order, and at each race a slot goes to whoever is on the start list and didn't already have one. That shows how far the roll down went.
- Checked against the slots by gender published by IRONMAN: exact for Hawaii 70.3 and Jacksonville, within 1–2 for Texas and Brazil.
- * Approximate cutoff: we couldn't rebuild the whole pool (athletes who took a slot and aren't on the start list, or that we couldn't match). The real cutoff was probably a bit slower.
- For a cycle in progress there's no start list yet: we assume winners take their slot and the roll down goes as deep as it did at that race the year before.
- Americas races only. Age group winners qualify even if slower than the cutoff.
Sources: IRONMAN Age Group Qualification · IRONMAN World Championship slots