I'm up a little late tonight. I was ready for bed and then realized I hadn't packed a few items for tomorrow's visit. On a positive note I have most everything already packed for our adventure up to Ironman Canada!! So stoked. So freaking stoked! Anyways, Canada gets me thinking about Hawaaii. So here our my Kona predictions...and yes they will change as the date gets closer...
Chris McCormack - anyone that has run a 2:42 at Kona and has also won before is a clear favorite
Crowie - He will be there on the run. If someone can't run sub 2:45 they will not beat Crowie.
Stadler - He led the race half way through the run until blowing up (he blames this on bike fit and has since had his re done). You know he will have a lead off the bike, but can he run? His best run split in Kona is 2:52, which wins in a normal Stadler year where he dominates on the bike.
Chris Lieto - my dark horse and the guy I'm routing for. He had a poor performance overall last year. But this is a guy that has led the race into the run previously (two years prior actually). He is looking as fit as ever and has been working on his run with...Josh Cox and Ryan Hall. I mean, holy shit. That would be like Maaca working on his bike with Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador (although I guess that pairing probably wouldn't work!).
On top of these guys there are plenty of true dark horses and up and commers that I'll mention later. For now, I'm finally feeling the effects of sleepy time. Thanks for reading...
-T
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