WOW.!!!!!!!

And a 1:11 to back it up. Crazy fast and a new legit dark horse for 70.3 champs.

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What are your thoughts on Holly Lawrence? She seems unstoppable right now. Does she have a chance at Kona? It seems like Ryf has been fighting some injuries this season.

She's never raced a full, and I don't believe she has any plans to this year so she won't be racing Kona. She is a machine at the 70.3 distance and will be a force if/when she makes the jump to 140.6.

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To be honest I don't follow the ladies as closely, mainly because the guys are who I compete against personally. I will say that Kona is such a difference beast and I don't like the chances of anyone in their first attempt.

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Chrissie.

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Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.

Outlier.

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hahaha, you don't think HL is an outlier??

/sidetrack

If only the Ironman website showed the results.

Chrissie was completely out of the blue - and then never lost at the distance. I assume you mean HL (Helle Frederickson is also hugely talented) but both women have been beaten, and will be again. It was a crash that would have taken anyone else out of the race to even challenge Chrissie. I believe Dave Scott figured she would have gone near 8:30 at Kona. 16 minutes faster than Ryf's new record, and I don't doubt she would've been close.

Holly is the it girl right now, but she's not unbeatable at all. It's a great run, but I think she is ever improving and tremendous, but not someone that different from Ryf, Haushildt (sp), Wurtele on the day. Heck, look at Bella Luxford, similar athlete, Lucy Charles is coming thru, lots of development.

There's nothing coming thru like Chrissie. Once in a generation athlete I think...

Brent

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Ok, that's all mostly true. But HL is still an outlier.

Well, if what I said is mostly true, wouldn't that make HL outstanding, but not otherworldly? Again - remarkable talent. But healthy Ryf is as strong on the bike and a better runner.

Do not read my comments wrong - I LOVE the way Holly races and she's outstanding!

Brent

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The fact that Chrissie was a perfect 13 for 13 in Ironman says a lot to me given the superstition regarding the #13. If you think that 13 days before her 13th Ironman she would crash as well it is even more remarkable.

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They do but I agree, it would help if they make the recent results more easily accessible from the main page. You have to think that a large percentage of traffic comes in the days after with people looking at their own results. Seems they could keep them up at least until the middle of the next week.

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I am a little surprised that Matt isn't getting a bit more public interest. I know this is Lionel land, but Matt has had a great year.
I am not saying he is a sure win against the big boys, but he has moved into the top tier. Kona is a big leap, and his swim needs work, but he has a shot at Chattanooga. If he can keep close to Sanders on the bike, he could have a shot. No, I am not predicting a win, but he could be podium.

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Hanson's swim speed is there - I am actually blown away by some of his pool times. He needs more open water practice at this point but his swim is far ahead of Lionel's IMHO. The big thing about Hanson is he is mostly proven to perform in hot weather. I think Hanson is a much better biker than Lange but Lange is clearly the better swimmer at least in execution.

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I am blown away by that bike - but he's coached by Julie Dibens, and so is Tim Don, who has got fast after working with Matt Bottrill out of the UK. If you follow Matt (at least on instagram) it seems that all his people are fast and slippery and just TT hammers. Julie has obviously gleaned some extremely valuable information from that collaboration, and I think you are seeing that with Matt too. Pretty outstanding execution of the race. If Kona front group splits, Matt maybe can get that second group, and we will see where that bike strength really is. If he has a chance on that run, he could at least be looking top 5 and who knows beyond there - history shows that you need some top 3-5 placing before a Kona win, but things are certainly looking up for Mr. Hanson1

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