Hoka Pro athletes had strong performances:
Pro Men:
8th Patrik Nilsson SWEDEN (48:34, 4:29:02, 2:55:51) 8:18:21
10th Boris Stein GERMANY (53:48, 4:23:59, 3:00:42) 8:22:24
19th Tim O’Donnell USA (48:38, 4:25:10, 3:15:15) 8:33:53
20th Alessandro Degasperi ITALY (53:44, 4:40:14, 2:56:43) 8:35:25
29th Josh Amberger AUS (47:09, 4:30:59, 3:25:55) 8:48:13
Pro Women:
4th Heather Jackson (57:58, 4:53:54, 3:06:19) 9:02:29
Most importantly, Hoka were the #1 footwear brand worn, with 18.1% share of the 2,455 competitors from around the world. The ascension at KONA is nothing short of extraordinary in a short period of time:
2011: 1.4%
2012: 1.7%
2013: 1.9%
2014: 6%
2015: 11.6%
2016: 16%
2017: 18.1%