You're right: 'On fire' WPRO SOF: 87.4 compared to MPRO SOF: 86.8 (assumes those top 5 ranked start)
Reigning World Champion and and

75 Sodaro Chelsea USA #90
76 Lawrence Holly GBR #88
77 Hering Jackie USA #83
78 Findlay Paula CAN #92
79 Thek Grace AUS
80 Matthews Kat GBR #85
81 Jewett Tamara CAN
82 Watts Sophie USA
83 Lewis Danielle USA

Is this Kat’s comeback race?

fyi local peeps there will be a simulation this up coming saturday. maybe i will bring my bike out to play:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1968984883446154/

Leo Bèrgere and Mcelroy on the start list.

Fingers crossed they have a few extra referees out on course for both pro fields...

Swim start is going to be chaos. Should be a blast though.

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Saw you there too. I’ll look for you on the run course 🤩

Definitely should be some fireworks in both races.

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Let food be thy medicine...

What’s it like to be a spectator at this race? Never even conducted watching a tri instead of participating, but having the GOAT real close by might be reason enough to head over.

I live in SD so I’m a local. I have loads of friends that are doing the race, and I’ve spectated it 4 or 5 times. It’s really spectator friendly for the swim and the run, and while they are on the bike you can go have pancakes and coffee.

I’m signed up for the race and considering spectating instead to have a chance to watch Jan in person.
The start lists are making me more compelled to spectate.

Injured my knee months ago and havent been able to train. AirBNB was nonrefundable, got 50% back on my Oceanside registration. So still headed down for a spectating vacation--a spect-cation?

Fixed the link for you.

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Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.

On Insta Matthews' first race is IM Texas. Assume Oceanside an option/placeholder. In UK at present (Inter Counties XC on Saturday).

The OP meant, “is fire”, like the kids said 4 years ago. Lets see how many of the pros show up and who’s in race ready shape, and who turns their ankle or has a preready excuse prior.

Sorry, I meant to say: “this start list slaps, fr”

I had to ask my zoomer daughter how to say it in current lingo.

Paula already said on her pod that she's not sure she'll be racing. Eric is in though.

Looks like they are travelling to the US currently. Maybe a warmup for Texas?

I’d be thrilled if so, I’m a big fan of Kat’s. I’m also over from the UK on a family road trip around California and when I was planning the trip, would you believe it, we just happened to be passing through Oceanside on the date of the race ;) so of course I signed up. Slightly disappointed that it means I won’t get to watch though!

I know she said that on their podcast, but I’ll be stunned if she doesn’t race.

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Go Potts........Awesome to see him still racing.

Half the people on these list will not show up/start, so lets wait and see.

Here's Tri247's take on the start list:
https://www.tri247.com/...visional-start-lists
World Champion Bergère features but McElroy doesn't reach the 'mention threshold' - within seconds of one another at Abu Dhabi.
Have to chuckle at "Sanders . . . will likely relish a battle with Frodeno". Maybe a chat on the beach with Sanders explaining how his surf training has been going and then a chat at the end to ask what went wrong with nutrition this (Oceanside) time. Just hope Frodeno is now robust enough and ready to run for 13 miles.
I see George Goodwin (#3 in that first PTO race: 2020 Daytona) is also on the list, as is the @realbdeal OTP.

1 Laundry Jackson CAN
2 Frodeno Jan GER
3 Kanute Ben USA
4 Sanders Lionel CAN
5 Taagholt Miki DNK
6 Long Sam USA
7 West Jason USA
8 Bergère Léo FRA
9 Foley Trevor USA
10 Appleton Sam AUS
11 Leiferman Chris USA
12 Aernouts Bart BEL
13 Potts Andy USA
13 Lagerstrom Eric USA
14 Taccone Luciano ARG
15 Svenningsson Rasmus SWE
16 McElroy Matt USA

2 number 13's. Thats unlucky!

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He who understands the WHY, will understand the HOW.

Despite the results showing something else, he has somehow convinced all his die-hard fans (including whoever is the guy that wrote the article) that is always between him and Frodo. Or between him and the Norwegians.

Our local boy Jack Laundry, only gets a modest "defending champion" mention. As if he did not beat Sanders, Brownlee, Von Berg and West to win the race last year.

I would love to see him defending his title. Should be a really exciting race with such a stacked field.

Maybe they're wanting to share the unluckiness around.
https://files.constantcontact.com/...a01-77e235ceda69.pdf
I adopted my father's approach to '13' deeming it actually 'lucky'. Our (my) first home was 13 Portsea Mews: and then the long term family home was numbered '148' which has an interim digit sum of . . . 13.