Whitfield, Carter, and A. Brownlee are the only athletes of his caliber. Frodo was the only one that's done Kona.
My point wasn't that great ITU guys turn into great Kona competitors, but that some of the ordinary reasons an athlete would struggle in their first year in Kona clearly are not applicable to somebody who has demonstrated that he can overcome any sort of pre-race hype and stress. Frodo was quite obviously proven at major races by virtue of the fact that he won the biggest race that exists. He was special as a first time competitor in that regard.
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My point wasn't that great ITU guys turn into great Kona competitors, but that some of the ordinary reasons an athlete would struggle in their first year in Kona clearly are not applicable to somebody who has demonstrated that he can overcome any sort of pre-race hype and stress. Frodo was quite obviously proven at major races by virtue of the fact that he won the biggest race that exists. He was special as a first time competitor in that regard.
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