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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
Hi James,
how ya doin'?
This is great isn't it?
Even the six times I've been in Kona watching, I never had the helicopter shots and the commentary. I'm stoked!
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- Shane Falco.
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
Just saw Chris Lieto, #32, exiting T-1!
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- Shane Falco.
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
yeah they just gave chris a great plug .... awesome
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
i used to have a crush on fernada keller they just said this is her 19th straight kona race ?! damn she is HOT
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
Hey, my local guy, Tom Evans of Penticton, was 7th out of the water.
He won IMC 2004
Go Tom!
and DeeDee Griesebauer of Vancouver, BC is leading the women!
Great Canadian start. Now where's Peter, and Lisa, and Heather?
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vanjames posted 3 years ago.
YEah Geoff, makes me want to get outside and train hard. I have a work colleague racing today as well.
I think we'll see the Cdns in the top 10 at the least. Go Tom, Peter, Heather, Lisa etc.
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Dang. I thought the race was tomorrow. Guess I should have looked a bit closer at the date. Guess I know where I'm going next. :)
-Toni
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
at mile 55 Chris is in third!!! come Chris the bike is your forte!!!
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
how old is lieto ?
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
panchotri wrote:
at mile 55 Chris is in third!!! come Chris the bike is your forte!!!
yeah, riding with NORMAN! at 4:32 behind Faris Al-Sultan.
He's sweated up (or drenched by a bottle) but looks in good rhythm.
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
he needs to keep it up within minutes... if he just remembers to fuel right for the run part tho. chris gogogo
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toni posted 3 years ago.
and michellie jones is in first. and natasha is in fifth. I wonder what's going on with badmann. She's not using her typical bike strategy . . . This could be the start of a new reign will Al Sultan in the front.
-Toni
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
the interview with tinley is hilarious ! he thought the two leaders were foreign cars ... haha, he had no idea who they were. i like tinley asking about the japanese u boat commander leading the swim. that uy is funny,
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toni posted 3 years ago.
I wish they'd show more than just faris and torbjorn
-Toni
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
i'd like to see some of those hot chics racing :)
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Staddler is out. They're not sure why. yeah, it'd be nice to see more than just the back of Jones from far away.
-Toni
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trainDaBrain posted 3 years ago.
this live coverage is awesome! Lieto is coming up!
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Lieto caught up to Reid! Yea! I can't believe how far they have to run after the bike before they get to their transition bags. I would be a little pissed. Although, if I were to look on the bright side, it kind of allows them to get their run legs before they get on the course. But still.
Chris is still in the tent and Peter is on the course. :confused:
-Toni
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Reid is out to catch Torbjorn. He's gained 1:30 on him by mile 2. Sweet. No word on Lieto though.
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TBRAVO posted 3 years ago.
Faris's running form looks pretty strong. I guess that's what happens when you train with Kenyan's in Colorado! Let's see if he can keep it up.
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toni posted 3 years ago.
His turnover is not very fast though. And his stride is super long. Ken Mierke wouldn't be happy. ;)
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Lessing is out AGAIN! Wonder what the reason was this time? I wonder if he is not psychologically strong enough for this race.
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TBRAVO posted 3 years ago.
All the run articles talk about fast turnover like Reid's but Faris is still 4 minutes ahead with a long stretched out stride. His heel kick is incredible. I guess the heat in Hawaii would me mild compared to training in the UAE.
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Yeah, I'm not impressed by him. But I am by Jones who is still in the lead. Badmann is gaining on her but slowly.
Woah! DeBoom is now out. What the heck! Good thing we're not playing fantasy triathlete. Sheesh.
-Toni
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Any update as to why Tim DeBoom dropped?
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TBRAVO posted 3 years ago.
I would bet on Badmann catching Jones before I would Reid catching Faris.
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
how is lieto doing ?
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Web page says Lieto is in 7th. Not sure how far back.
I would have to agree TBravo, but I don't think either are going to happen even though I'm rooting for Reid.
No word on DeBoom yet.
-Toni
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Lieto's still doing well. His pace has been between 6:50 and 7:18 and he's past the 17.6 mile mark.
Faris has 3 miles to go. I figure he has at least a mile on everyone else.
And McCormack has gone from not being in anywhere near race contention to sixth place. Interesting.
-Toni
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
no word in Lieto?
Chris, Lieto is 33 years old.
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TBRAVO posted 3 years ago.
Go McCormack!
He blew by me in my very first Tri. He was on his second lap and I just started my first. He was flying, didn't even stop to give me an autograph.
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toni posted 3 years ago.
2005 Ironman World Champion is Faris Al-Sultan! Amazing! His stride and effort didn't look like it slowed too much. The stats screen says otherwise, but he looked strong all the way.
:( Natasha passed Michellie.
Did I not call Cam Brown placing 2nd again?
Poor Peter. He tried so hard to overtake Faris. At least he placed top 3 and didn't DNF like the other contenders.
-Toni
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Pretty cool that Widoff pulled out fifth,
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Maca FINALLY finished Kona! He bowed to Pele! :p
All of the women look bloated.
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Chris Lieto just crossed in 18th place! Yea!!! Nice job Chris! Way to finish! Congrats on your accomplishment! :D
-Toni
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Looks like it lists Chris at 19'th - But great accomplishment!
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Yeah, but I saw the number change from 17 to 18 on the live feed, so I'm going with that. ;)
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
wow this is so inspiring... not just the pro's, but the agegroupers too... i've had my eyes glued to the ironmanlive screen from mid-swim until i had to eat dinner and then back on for the past hour... I've always said that I don't want to do an ironman and would rather get good at short course, but this really makes me say, "someday"...
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Yup you are correct 18!
18 Chris Lieto 32/3/18 33 00:52:23 04:27:23 03:16:37 08:41:34
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toni posted 3 years ago.
RV wrote:
Yup you are correct 18!18 Chris Lieto 32/3/18 33 00:52:23 04:27:23 03:16:37 08:41:34
:D Hee hee! ;)
Natasha pulled it off! 9:09:31 She's such a spaz when she finishes. It's very inspiring though.
Kate Major is taking second from Michellie. Poor thing. She worked so hard for sooo long to only get third.
-Toni
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Doh! The announcers got some bad info. Michellie did get 2nd after all! Woo hoo!
And Kate got 3rd!
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Quote:
Kate Major is taking second from Michellie.
Hee Hee - Major gets third ... again ;)
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
catwood wrote:
wow this is so inspiring... not just the pro's, but the agegroupers too... i've had my eyes glued to the ironmanlive screen from mid-swim until i had to eat dinner and then back on for the past hour... I've always said that I don't want to do an ironman and would rather get good at short course, but this really makes me say, "someday"...
You would be in good company - Michellie said that 8 years ago, now look.
Geoff
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
cat ~ when you win kona dont forget about us !! i'm sure you'll hit the olympics first though :)
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
oh don't worry chris... i might even wear a red thong :-)
first i gotta take 17+ min off my 10k run though and like 10 off my fastest bike split and 2-3 or so off my swim and then i'd be all set with about a 1:55... no i did quite mean that fast by fast, but that would be cool...
I can't believe kate major's 3:02 marathon... that's just amazing!
370+ people under 10 hours!! Woah!
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Chris - your girlfriend just finished! In 10:10:30. ;)
-Toni
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
Men's 40-44 won in 9:02
That's BBB, and RV and TBravo and..?
***
Kevin Moats won my age group in 9:33:06!
Yikes!
That's 5 hours faster than my IMC time.
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Are you getting this?
Hirakatsu is first to the swim turn around . Lessing is drafting on his toes!
I'm watching it live on ironmanlive.com.
Welchie is in a boat talking at me.
Check in later.
Geoff
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