mwanner13 wrote:
Other than a cancelled swim, the race conditions could not suit Brownlee better. He can still win this one, but doesn’t look dominant win or not. Based on him battling with Bryan McCrystal for the win, does anyone seem him as a legitimate Kona contender against the likes of Lange and Frodeno?
It's his first IM - he said in the interviews he has done no specific prep. As it is, with a very hard bike, terrible weather he's looking at a 2:4x marathon.
I had him down as a sure fire blow up on the bike, and a slow run / walk - like many.
I think his performance has been really good - he's paced it well, steady bike and run.
Of course, he'll be beaten down by the armchair hero types on here, but he always will be.
imho it bodes well for Kona. He'll swim at the front, bike at the front and seems to be able to run the distance.