I think a top 10 is definitely doable, which would be a great result for him. Top 5 is a bit of a stretch at this point unless we have a few big blow-ups.

Thomas is now 4:45 back and Sanders is 3:31 at 87.5miles

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Thomas lost a lot of time - almost 2 minutes - between Kawaihae and Waikoloa. He had been just ahead of Sanders, now 1:12 behind him. Sanders lost 30 seconds to the lead on that segment.

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It is. And he could run a great marathon if he's not overcooking the bike. If all these guys get off within 5-6 minutes it's going to be a fun first 10k of the marathon to watch.

What about andy Raeleart? He always comes out of nowhere on the run to salvage a podium.

whoa. what happened? i thought frodeno was in the lead pack, now i see he's Jan Frodeno and David Plese have come thru mile 90, now 3:55 down per the tweet from jason tuffs on the ironman site. can that be true?

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aka Slowman

They just issued a correction. they mean Sanders

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Not true. Saw that as well. Shame on you IM.

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Today LS is going to crack 2:40 for the marathon and will move from 4th at the half way point to a podium spot. Just depends on how much the others fade. LS can suffer more than anyone else in this race.

No that was LS. Frodo is still in 3rd.

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
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Here's my top-20 timed at mile 87, Waikoloa Beach Drive...

TOP 10 Pro Men - Thru Bike Split 9 - Waikoloa inbound - 11.49->87.37 mi

1 4:19:25 Luke McKenzie 24:50 last split time (11.49 miles from Kawaihae) 27.8 mph
2 4:19:35 0:11 Sebastian Kienle 25:04 27.5
3 4:19:42 0:18 Jan Frodeno 25:08 27.4
4 4:19:45 0:21 Andi Boecherer 25:00 27.6
5 4:19:49 0:25 Michael Weiss 25:23 27.2
6 4:19:50 0:26 Tim O'Donnell 25:20 27.2
7 4:19:52 0:27 Boris Stein 25:11 27.4
8 4:19:53 0:28 Ben Hoffman 25:15 27.3
9 4:19:55 0:31 Eneko Llanos 25:11 27.4
10 4:19:55 0:31 Andy Potts 25:19 27.2
11 4:20:45 1:21 Igor Amorelli 26:03 26.5
12 4:21:39 2:14 Marko Albert 25:59 26.5
13 4:21:40 2:15 Terenzo Bozzone 26:07 26.4
14 4:22:55 3:31 Lionel Sanders 25:30 27.0
15 4:22:57 3:32 David Plese 25:37 26.9
16 4:24:07 4:43 Jesse Thomas 26:45 25.8
17 4:24:36 5:12 Christian Kramer 26:26 26.1
18 4:24:38 5:13 Bart Aernouts 26:21 26.2
19 4:24:39 5:15 Ruedi Wild 26:24 26.1
20 4:24:41 5:16 Ivan Rana 26:28 26.0

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Sylvan Smyth | http://www.sportstats.asia | sylvan@sportstats.asia | Starvas

This is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.

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Where the hell are these 'spotters' that the live feed keeps boasting about? I see nothing but barren rocks and a couple of strands of grass. Are the athletes holding conversations with people on motos?

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i just got an update from the course. weiss blew. potts blew. frodo is still in there, maybe 7 or 8 guys in the front group now: stein, boecherer, llanos, frodo, o'donnell, hoffman, mckenzie, maybe 1 or 2 others.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Just came back after 2 hours splitting and stacking outside. The German picture was frozen. I'm back to the IM broadcast. Sanders in a bad patch?

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If only the damn camera could pan either left or right, we would get a tad more infirmation.

Motorcycle camera guy does not look like a fun job to me. That guy's back has got to be killing him.

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Was just saying the same thing. Show us some angles to see who's where.

"Not seeing many p5x !!!"

asked and answered, in another thread.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

MBE gets a penalty. Rinny now 12 minutes back. Daniela opening a gap on Anja Beranek.

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They just panned forward on Ryf and I'm pretty sure that the pace car wasn't too far in front of her. Perhaps that's what they're hiding.

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Take a short break from ST and read my blog:
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no kidding. just a pan up and down the road every couple mins would help SO much

Seems like drafting penalties are on the rise this year. Trying to call a tighter race this year maybe?

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Interesting, I missed that

In the pro race that is. The AG race is a peloton

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