You know. that is a good point about DeBoom at Oceanside. That was a tough bike course and he had a great time (this coming from a confirmed non-fan of Tim deBoom). His bike form may be good enough to keep him close enough at T2 to run through the few people that will be up the road on him. This is definitely a "little guys" run, so DeBoom and Brown should be able to move-up. My only question about Brown is if he has the bike speed he needs to stay close to this field. As for Walton vs. Larsen, I am biased, and while I think that Walton is a very fast cyclist, especially over a flat 40K course, I think that the Wildflower course is as ideal for Steve as it is disadvantageous for Walton. That said, there is enough flat and downhill ou there that Walton can certainly do some damage.
The really neat thing about the Wildflower run is that the racers will get very few visual clues as to the whereabout of their competition. They will have no "long looks" until the top of the mile 4-5 hill and then not again until they run down and back up the road at around miles 10-11. I would imagine that makes for a very mentally tough effort from the chasers
The really neat thing about the Wildflower run is that the racers will get very few visual clues as to the whereabout of their competition. They will have no "long looks" until the top of the mile 4-5 hill and then not again until they run down and back up the road at around miles 10-11. I would imagine that makes for a very mentally tough effort from the chasers