I like it as always.

I missed the first 30 minutes, what happened to his daughter?

Loved it. Anyone know how to download this years and past coverage?

Killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.

Never got too emotional during these broadcasts, this one story is tragic. Maybe because I have kids and cannot even fathom this happening to me and getting my shit together enough to tough it out. I'd find myself at the bottom of a bottle. Kudos to him and his family. I shed a tear and I never do... but being a multiple finisher (albeit only 2!) you go through a roller coaster of emotions during an IM, this broadcast somehow brought them out in me (sappy I know, dont give me shit!) I enjoyed it...

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NBC did a fine job. First class broadcast that wasn't just about the race. Very well done!

Well, the NBC coverage is always never about just the race... but this one was very very good. Shed a few tears over the Sandy Hook family story; can't imagine the grief and then moving on to prepare for the race. A truly great way to honor his daughter's memory.

I watched also. I have to admit they do a good job of trying to give the viewers an idea of what an undertaking an ironman is. Found myself dismayed for not signing up again this year at IMWI. I told myself that this year was for achieving a sub 5 HIM but the desire to do another ironman is strong and to me, this what this sport is for me. That long haul all out put it on the line endurance event.

As always a great job by NBC. I felt like this year was a better job of pro/non pro air time

Still love the mirinda carfrae/Tim odonnell encounter once she won

I was also amazed at how absolutely stone faced terminatorish Freddy Van Liedre was

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pretty good show this year, but I'm confused about the father-daughter team. How can they bike side by side? Wouldn't that be an obvious bike violation? Was he declared handicap or something that allowed her to race by his side? They both had bibs and would both be declared individual athletes I would think?

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I enjoyed it a lot more this year compared to last year's coverage - but wow, was I ever a teary-eyed mess with the story about Chris McDonnell.

Darn IM Kona giving me a sudden allergy attack!

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the 4 minute littering penalty was new to me. anyone else?

His daughter was one of those killed in the Sandy Houck shootings in December,2012....
Now, to the coverage.... sigh..... okay, I guess.... little was 'wrong' with it; a few facts questionable (Van Lierde the fastest runner in the bunch? not so sure about that...). Bottom line is, once again, if you watched it all day on-line, as I did, NBC has an amazing ability to totally miss so many of the key moments of the race, so much of the drama, so many of the lead changes. Bottom line: the NBC coverage missed catching the drama of the actual event. Besides which, while they're at it, they made a point of sticking in the knife and twisting it on all serious age groupers... Hines Ward didn't even start training until March? This is ludicrous. What a slap to the dedicated athletes who have been at it for years.....

Having lost Katy's Allie in September, I did lose it. Really glad they covered his story.

I raced many of the same races as Harriet Anderson in NorCal and she is one studette woman. And the woman who crossed at 17:45. My god - to have raced able bodied multiple times, then hit by a car and to come back and finish after losing a leg - very inspiring.

And Rinny is just amazing.

Very good show this year.

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I thought it was awesome! Hines Ward seem really moved at the finish! Next year, I hear, David Beckam will be racing! Loved seeing the 77 year old woman cross the finish- INCREDIBLE!

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Hines Ward didn't even start training until March? This is ludicrous. What a slap to the dedicated athletes who have been at it for years.....


No, it isn't. And he's been an athlete for many years, the best in his sport.

I really enjoyed this year. I think they did a good job balancing the Pro, AG and celebrity stories.

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I agree. They did a great job this year.

I was totally inspired watching the coverage...loved every moment of it. No wonder the guy who produces it ended up in the Ironman Hall of Fame...a very worthy induction. Harriet Anderson was amazing....crashing and getting up at age 78 and getting it done. Chris McDonald.....I don't even know where to start. And Hines Ward was terrific.

As for the pro race, very well covered in the time frame available. I thought there could have been a bit more coverage of the pro women. It would be interesting to one day have the coverage featuring the pro women first and then the pro men. We all know that the pro men finish first, but perhaps doing things like featuring the women's race might do more to inspire young teenage girls to take up our sport by showcasing "their race". (I say this having just coached a group of 18 teenagers just before the showing of which only 3 were girls...the rest boys...lots of girls dropping out of sport in teenage years).....just my 2 cents.

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Very well done. Enjoyed it from start to finish!

I forgot to record it! Does anyone know a replay time? I can not seem to find anything yet. I think they usually put it on CNBC, or something.

I laughed, I cried, I was inspired

I thought they did a great job covering it. I don't think Hines ward or the chef should be there. They should have to qualify, like everyone else.

You realize that those two bring 50x the number of eyes that any of the pros bring to the sport. No disrespect to the pros, but one of those guys probably has more Twitter followers than the top 10 pros in the sport combined.

You seriously don't believe everyone else there qualified, do you? Including I believe Mr. McDonnell, looked like a yellow bib (ie media interest)?