1.) I KNEW THAT WAS YOU ON THE COVERAGE!

2.) Yeah. She lost everything. I believe that was indeed directly tied to the DNF.

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General comment ....what the absolute fuck is the point of that leader board? Show me who is 1st, then 2nd.....I don't care what the order was 10 effing K's ago

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"one eye doubles my eyesight, so things don't look half bad" John Hiatt

More Rinny less Lieto

I agree after the "package" comments! HAHAHA

+ 1

Totally agree. I hope she becomes a regular part of the broadcast. She’s a natural.

it was a nice temp all day, but i was just outside a little while ago and it seemed to me to get considerably more hot and humid than it was. all of a sudden. there are some clouds. if the sun doesn't hide behind them i think it's going to get hot this afternoon.

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We're starting to see some people wilt. Sodaro and Ryf both just took about every ounce of ice they could get their paws on at the last aid station.

But Sodaro's also about to make the pass. This is gonna get really interesting.

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They show top 4 then show the last split to show how things have shifted. If you want to see the full leaderboard it’s available on the app. I do wish they could go 8 or so deep on the current leaderboard, but do like seeing how the gaps have closed. Def other ways to show the movement differently so something they could improve for next year.

LCB definitely slowing down. Seems to be struggling.

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Let food be thy medicine...

Yep, a rolling tracker would be way better rather than just the timing mats. I think the rolling tracker has tech issues though. Last years Collins cup was meant to be like that and it was absolute rubbish!

Yep, proper amateur stuff, I watched Superleague the weekend which managed a top 20 leaderboard with splits throughout the entire race, why is it so difficult for IM?

Who was the last American woman to be in the lead of Kona on the Queen K?

michellie and i were both upstairs in that VIP terrace right above the finish line, and when we saw sodaro come in so close to ryf we gave each other a look that said, "game over." but... it's hot. right now. if it stays hot anything can happen. things aren't going to really take shape until they're out of the energy lab, at mile-19.

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Man. Bummer. She has so much potential.

Thanks for the update Dan.

Looking at the paces on the app this race is going to be a cracker. It's already good, but anyone from the top ten or so could win. They're almost all running well.

Really good.

I agree with the points you’re making. Specifically the unsustainable nature of the PTO model.

Then. Somehow you can even watch live dodgeball on YouTube without the mention of sponsors (talking about niche…), but it’s not an option for triathlon. Today’s coverage is really cool (minus DD and Greg’s stupid commentaries) with the multi camera thingy. The sponsor name dropping is just tiring, even more for us Europeans who are not used to everything being a business.

Back to the race - when was Kona female race that exciting!?

If this message board had a "like" button, I would write, "Hit my Like if you think it's awesome that they have given the professional women their own day, separate from the pro men!"

And I think the Like button would be getting pounded, because this is great for the sport and for the women.

Was that Jan Frodeno handing out drinks at that aid station then 🤣

I was just about to say the same thing. looked like him

I thought that looked like Frodeno!

Even had one leg in a compression sleeve type thingy too

It is real hot. Mid 90s indices. Radar suggests rain in about an hour. If it sticks around, that could help seal things up for whoever is on the front. If it rains and then sun comes back out...look out.

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If that's really him, that is super classy.

I think I counted 6 maurten moves when lcb was passed by sodaro.

I can understand the eye roll till you see ur own brain