ianmo80 wrote:
B_Doughtie wrote:
I said in this very thread I believe, he was going to easily get his KQ and then the hype for Kona will ramp back up.
I will doubt him in Kona specifically. But again I’m talking win, as I just think to often there are *issues* that come up for AB……but that in now say is talking anything away. He’s a GOAT, he doesn’t need Kona for any validation. I just struggle to see him right now putting it together in world class events.
B level events this is his MO to look good and showcase his “potential”. He’s one of the best, so I suggested a month ago he’d do today what he did. We gotta see it in world class field. Maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t. He’s already going to be at the front of the field. Just don’t F it up. Let others F it up. That’s my hangup w him at this point in his LC world class races.
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You say B list, but how many athletes have gone 7:45 in their 2nd full distance a month after Kona blow up, and then 7:38 in what is their 3rd full distance, easing up on the run.
To me guys like KB, Iden, Frodo, Lange (for a while), Allen, Scott are A list. AB is definitely B list. B listers are guys who have the potential to win when all the big guns are there but almost never do. They blow out great times when the pressure is off and the competition is B level, but they are inconsistent when the competition is strong. Sanders is a classic B lister, as is AB.
A listers consistently dominate the event and one doesn't have to wait for them to finally get their nutrition right, or not be injured, etc., etc. They just get the job done. We keep waiting for the stars to align for AB, but it doesn't necessarily mean they will.