Looks like it's going to be non-wetsuit for everyone...again!

Yeah, I think Lange will keep his powder dry.

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Yeah, since those guys just need to validate that means that there should be 7 males from this race with a slot. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that should mean a lot of guys really pushing it to get to Kona.

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Its turning into the German national championships, just need a couple more and we have all the top 10 from Kona the past few years..

I would assume that all starting are planning on a good race, see how it goes for the first 5 or 6 hours, then decide it going into the tank is worth what is going on at the moment..

Does anyone provide decent odds for placing Frodo and Ryf as winner in races? Feels like they win pretty much every time they toe the line. What would you need to put some $ on any one of them?

It is 99 F at the moment. I'm here for work, and it is rather unbearable even to be out walking. Sunday forecast is a high of 98.

I happened to be here last year also, arriving on the day of the race and assembling my road bike on the marathon course as the first guys came through, which was pretty cool to see.

If I understand your question / comment right.
-There are 4 athletes racing (top 4 seeds) that already have Kona slots (Frodo, Lange, Kienle, Skipper
-There are likely 4 more slots to be given at the race
_ So that would be 8 on the men's side

So yes this will be a race within the race ... the 4 with slots can race to test themselves and win with no fear ... others may be more tactical in their approach pending how much Kona means to them

The women's race will be interesting too with Sarah True and Anja Ippach added to the start list.

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our local pro from utah is racing, Skye Moench, she has taken 2nd in i think 3 70.3s this year all with good fields, Haug is out i think, and i don't know who Bleymehl is, naeth was a mess in that last race, and her bike fit sucks, that leaves Skyes major competition here at really Just Sarah True from what i can see. I know ironmans are so long a lot can happen but this could be a huge day for Skye.

Yes Haug is out

- Sarah True & Anja Ippach (formerly Beranek) both need spots ... Anja was 4th or 5th in Kona in 2016?
- Diana Bieymehl (formerly Sammler) very good as well
- Morrison, Annet, Basso, Watkinson all good athletes ... Don't count Simmonds out either

Also Naeth not racing

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I saw something on instagram today where Sarah's bike is apparently lost in the Boston airport. Hope that gets sorted for her soon!

Joe Skipper is racing and could nick a podium spot here, but is also already qualified. I hope he does really well!

4th ... but recent results haven't been great (Cork DNF, 5th in SA).

Daniela Bleymehl (fomer Sämmler) won last years Challenge Roth and beat Lucy Charles. This year she became third in Samorin.

Maybe its Frodo who should be taking it a bit easier in races like these if he's learnt anything from the last couple of years, going all out and 'proving his points' early have certainly contributed to writing off at least last years Kona!

A quick look at last year's results and there were 21 starters on the men's side (out of 35 listed) with 13 started on the female side (out of 16) so I wouldn't be too sure that both allocated slots will go to the male side with that list of 59 starters, it appears they seem to have a lot of DNS over the past few years.

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Non-wetsuit? It will be over 100 Fahrenheit, almost no shade. The water temperature in the lake is already around 80 and rising. I swam there two days ago and in spots it felt like it was even close to 90. So yeah, wetsuit isn’t an option.
Imo the city/Ironman should postpone the whole thing. It is irresponsible for AGs to race 11hours+ in conditions like this. It will be 120+ in the sun and there is not much shade to be had on both the bike and the run. Hawaii will seem like a walk in the park compared to this. But they have been racing when it was almost as hot two years ago and in the end only one person died, so I guess they will just go ahead with it.

They shouldn't cancel it. 2015 CDA was 106 degrees and it was fine. Nobody died. I had a great time and consider my finish there one of my best triathlon achievements.

EEK, that is some competition then.

Sounds like my kind of race. The hotter the better!

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I guess you have never raced in SE Asia..There are so many things people can do to adjust for the conditions and get through the event happily..
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I've raced in SE Asia a lot, but 100 (37) to 120 (47) is even hotter than most races over this way!

I'm hoping things cool down before Roth a week later.

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Yeah but the humidity in Frankfurt drops every afternoon and is pretty dry.I'll take that any day of the week over high humidity all day in Langkawi,Da Nang or where I am in Thailand.
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It will be like some of the hot Penticton Ironmans from back in the day,cool in the morning warming up to a furnace by 4pm.

Except in 2015 when Frankfurt was 104 degrees, someone did die in hospital as a result of the conditions.

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I might be wrong, but didn't that person die of Hyponatremia? So drinking too much water therefore deluting electrolyte concentration in the blood to the point where as a reaction the brain starts swelling.

So it could be argued that that wasn't a direct result of the conditions because you can drink too much in any weather. My take-away from the reports back then was: Had that person drunk an electrolyte drink instead of water they would have probably been fine. Medical people please correct if I am wrong here...

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Conditions swing this one towards Lange; maybe his mid season form will be better with him wanting to cement dominance over his country rivals at home rather than thousands of miles away - it may matter more to him than in the past - ie not be a 'Kona only' beast, but show he can beat these guys anywhere.

I'm putting Skipper on the podium as well; hungry and race fit, fairly sure at least one of the big 3 Germans will be undercooked/not willing to go deep.

Cant call it beyond that...

Skipper had a DNF at Challenge Geraardsbergen two weeks ago due to an injury, so remains to be seen whether he will be recovered enough to run the Ironman up to his full potential.

Semantics. If it was 74 degrees, he could technically have done the same, but I expect he wouldn't have.

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Don't count out Jen Annett, if she can stay reasonable close on the swim she is a beast on the bike, especially with the fact she is riding a Ventum now.

Good point re Skipper - just checked that and hard to see a podium in this sort of race so soon after, and he's already KQ'd so no need to take risks. Thanks!

I just checked the weather...up to 100 degrees and 40% humidity. People are going to suffer

What the hell does this mean? I mean Starky keeps setting bike records on an Orbea, for god's sake!

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She already has the fastest bike split (4:35:10)on the women's side in IM history and exciting to see her on a different brand where I can see her beating that record this season

I wanted to post a GIF of the guys face melting from Raiders of the Lost Ark...but file was too big ;(

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Correct. First ever recorded death from hyponatraemia in an Ironman event

So sad for sarah that was tough to watch, but gooo skye! I wonder when skye knew she was in the lead. I would guess someone yelled at her or the lead bike guy told her, not much time to enjoy the finish.

What happened to Sarah True? Bonk? Crash?

Bonk half mile from the finishing line... :( It was so sad to watch this live.

Bonk.
Ran out of sugar and was in a bad way. An age grouper stopped her near an aid station 800m from the finish and the medics then lifted her off the course. Shame as she was in the lead but not sure she could have finished without help.

Not sure either that she could have finish but that age-grouper that tried to help just... made her give up! She was fighting hard but once people surrounded her head gave up... should have gave her a minute or 2.

I know she was out... going through that last aid station didn't tried to grab anything... a few meters after she collapsed.

I wondered the same thing, as soon as he touched her she collapsed. If he hadn’t I wondered if she could have walked it in. Huge financial implications for her. But she walked dazed through that aid station without grabbing a thing..... didn’t have a clear mind at that point.

No way. She was done. She had to be saved from herself.
Difficult to watch such a great athlete in that state.

Not in a million years. Once her legs went there was no coming back from that. No fuel is no fuel.

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completely agree. the AGers that helped absolutely did the right thing. she was fighting and was delirious.

hers hoping she didnt do any damage to herself. :(

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So, Ironman France shortened the race distance for both the bike and run legs, was that done in Frankfurt? If not, why not? Seems like an insurance nightmare.

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Not a lucky weekend for Sarah as also her bike got lost in the airport / flight to Frankfurt. Hope she recovers quick and well.

Would not be sure if it was because of sugar. I think it was either
1) body temp went too high or
2) dehydrated
or a combination of the two.

Because the French authorities FORCED them to shorten it in Nice
(partly to reduce the burden on already overstretched emergency services due to the ongoing heatwave).
15,000 deaths in the 2003 heatwave in France. The French learned their lesson maybe ?

But you're right about not learning from another event (left hand, right hand, both independently operated)

That's the moment when she collapsed and was taken out of the race:

https://www.hessenschau.de/...nde-true,video-95708~_story-ironman-frauen-100.html

Very difficult to watch.

And some idiots think she should have been left to carry on ffs.

True also passed out on the run at IM Cairns according to her Twitter feed. Same issues?

We just heard she blacked out during the run at Cairnes. If she’s not taking in enough calories that would explain it but in Sarah’s interview on YouTube She thought it was heat-related.

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Will True make it to Kona this year? It would be a real bummer if she's not in the field.

She had a 6:55 lead with under 11K to go and Moench didn't break the tape until 7 minutes after True's collapse. Very interested to find out, especially after the Cairns DNF, why she kept pushing in the final 10K instead of slowing the pace to ensure the win and the Kona spot.

Thanks for the link AliiDriver.

She's running out of time and events. That video was hard to watch, and unfortunately she made it 111+ miles and so now you have to wonder about her recovery for a final attempt in July or August.

This is the whole coverage, problems started at 3:28:01



Some gaps between, ends at 3:35:40 in the tent

They started earlier 3:19:33.

Ironman Mont-Tremblant August 18th should give hopefully sufficient time to recover from today race. Best option, requiring less travelling and mostly importantly staying in North America...

Here's a 15 minute hi-light video of the day. You see them pulling glass out of Sebi's foot ; Jan going off-roading ; and poor Sarah - heartbreaking...

https://www.youtube.com/...lox1r--ew&t=307s

Say what you will, it makes for good television.

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can anyone speak german? I heard Frodo talk aboujt the accident - did he say something about how the accident happened?



https://www.youtube.com/...-XGKouomlY&t=29s

He said the motorcycle in front of him also misjudged the curve and came close in front of him, so he breaked too hard and couldn't take the corner because the motorcycle was there.

Because it was the motorcycle's mistake he got his nutrition back from Ironman and hopes his opponents are fine with that

I'd love to see her there. I also hope (selfishly as well) that it's a nice cool day at IMMT.

I'd really hate for her to miss Kona this year, but I worry that even if she sneaks in she's gone deeeep into the well so many times this year already. Might make it tough for her to be competitive there.

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Bike was 5k long so she was past the 112 mile mark at the time of collapse

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what are you guys talking about??? 140.6!!!

Agreed - this is gut-wrenching to watch. Her mind looked to be 'off' - lights on, no one home. And the age grouper who recognized it maybe saved her from extremely serious consequences. Grateful he checked in and that she seems to be sort of ok (posting on instagram), as she's one of my absolute favorite long course athletes.

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I enjoyed the footage very much!

Does anyone know what the storage belt thingy is that Lange used to store his tubes, CO2 etc?

EDIT>>Here it seems, nifty feature of the Canyons.

It wasn't really necessary. The authorities were on it in the best possible way - an army of emergency vehicles (the course goes past a hospital!), plenty of water and supplies. Apart from a 20 minute gap where they temporarily ran out of ice, we were continuously supplied with hydration and cooling. The run was moved to the shade where possible - it was hot but perfectly manageable, rather surprisingly. I was off the bike in a bad state and slightly dehydrated, and actually recovered on the run over the day. Not the time or placing I was hoping for but nowhere near dangerous.

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He will not be racing 70.3 WC this year. Makes quite a difference compared to last years...

That's a shame, seeing him Gomez and Brownlee face off was going to be the highlight of the year.

At least Sebi is reconsidering 70.3 WC and he is almost Frodo fit if this race was any indication

Does IM post only few streams on FB page? I can't find stream for IM Cairns and Frankfurt.

I'm not asking for torrents etc. But would like to know if links for live streams exist?

Edit: youtube video posted few posts above my is "not available in my country".

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For some reason IM Frankfurt was on the "Ironman" page as opposed to "Ironman Now"

Awesome, found it. Thank you very much for info.

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