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Jul 28, 13 9:13

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Murphy'sLaw wrote:

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Looks to be a long catered training day for Andy Potts - doesn't appear anyone can catch him, already.

Well, Josh Beck is gaining on him and he did have a good swim, only 31 minutes down from Potts out of the water.

I didn't realize Josh was there... that *could* make it interesting later on.
PS - "only" 31 minutes down on the swim.

I would never want to start an IM bike with a 31 minute lead over Josh, but I think Potts will find a way to hold on...... :) Josh went 2:17:29 for 1st lap to Pott's 2:21:01.

Interestingly, the climber extraordinaire who was on no one's radar but won SavageMan 70.0 last year in a nail-biter over Josh and AJ Baucco, Kelly Williamson (the male Kelly Williamson), has moved into 2nd fastest amateur at 86 from outside the top 10 at 30.

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Jul 28, 13 9:14

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Tri-Banter wrote:

[The conditions are perfect for a fast day (if only someone had predicted that way earlier in the thread). Anyone know how Daniel runs?

They really are looking lucky with the weather today.

Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

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Jul 28, 13 9:32

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Kelly W (the doode) is KILLING it today.

Josh is a machine. The 30m segment on his 2nd lap, was < :20 slower than the first lap. And both were 27+ mph.
Amazing.

30 mi 30 mi 1:06:21 2:31:24 27.13 mi/h
56 mi 26 mi 1:11:08 3:42:32 21.93 mi/h
86 mi 30 mi 1:06:39 4:49:11 27.01 mi/h

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zachboring

Jul 28, 13 9:42

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And he can run fairly well.

3:24 at cozumel last year. He is currently 6th OA!

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Jul 28, 13 9:55

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Josh is 7 minutes up on Potts at 86. I expect we'll see 1:17, 4:38, 2:53 out of him today.

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Jul 28, 13 9:57

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kny wrote:

Josh is 7 minutes up on Potts at 86. I expect we'll see 1:17, 4:38, 2:53 out of him today.

Timing looks like an issue, a 55-59 guy is now in the race lead! That guy Kelly Williamson is now 21 miles into the run!

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Jul 28, 13 10:03

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Jennie H into 3rd off the bike. Let's see that blazing run!

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Jul 28, 13 10:11

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mauricemaher wrote:

kny wrote:

Josh is 7 minutes up on Potts at 86. I expect we'll see 1:17, 4:38, 2:53 out of him today.

Timing looks like an issue, a 55-59 guy is now in the race lead! That guy Kelly Williamson is now 21 miles into the run!

K - close! Josh lost a little bit 'o time coming back to town, but still biked 4:40.

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Jul 28, 13 10:16

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Murphy'sLaw wrote:

mauricemaher wrote:

kny wrote:

Josh is 7 minutes up on Potts at 86. I expect we'll see 1:17, 4:38, 2:53 out of him today.

Timing looks like an issue, a 55-59 guy is now in the race lead! That guy Kelly Williamson is now 21 miles into the run!

K - close! Josh lost a little bit 'o time coming back to town, but still biked 4:40.

yeah timing looks repaired, 4:40 is pretty smokin' on that course.

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Jul 28, 13 10:20

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mauricemaher wrote:

Murphy'sLaw wrote:

mauricemaher wrote:

kny wrote:

Josh is 7 minutes up on Potts at 86. I expect we'll see 1:17, 4:38, 2:53 out of him today.

Timing looks like an issue, a 55-59 guy is now in the race lead! That guy Kelly Williamson is now 21 miles into the run!

K - close! Josh lost a little bit 'o time coming back to town, but still biked 4:40.

yeah timing looks repaired, 4:40 is pretty smokin' on that course.

Agreed. Much respect.

And, he's not even all that aero, and he's not a little doode.
Super strong climber, which is amazing for his size.
(I'm not calling Josh 'fat'. He's just 'big-boned' ;-)

PS- Jennie Hanson, doing work on the run:

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Spotters have reported that Jennie Hansen has already made up at least one minute into Griesbauer's lead, and that Lester only trails by 1:20.

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Jul 28, 13 10:31

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Murphy'sLaw wrote:

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Spotters have reported that Jennie Hansen has already made up at least one minute into Griesbauer's lead, and that Lester only trails by 1:20.

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Look out for Rochester, New York's Jennie Hansen. Last year she came from behind (from fifth) and ran the fastest marathon (3:12:25) to finish second. She is much closer to the front this year.

Jennie was 9+ min back out of T2. At the 3 mile mark, she's picked up about 5 minutes on Dede.

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Jul 28, 13 10:37

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Dede's now in 2nd. Jennie needs to pick her off, then keep on keeping on. Lester seems to be running well, too.

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Jul 28, 13 10:39

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Anyone got a weather report? BIG thunderstorms here in the midAtlantic.

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mauricemaher

Jul 28, 13 10:42

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Don't know the guy. Didn't realize he was AG!

Fontana and Potts looks interesting, Fontana put a minute into him in T1 and another 1:30 or so in the first 8 miles.

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Jul 28, 13 10:45

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dsmallwood wrote:

Anyone got a weather report? BIG thunderstorms here in the midAtlantic.

Looking at the radar, it does look like some rain is headed in that direction and might hit in about an hour. Could be welcome if it isn't accompanied by lots of lightening.

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Jul 28, 13 10:46

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They've had some rain, but for the most part, a great day for racing.

ST's own Rich Burke out crushing dreams on the run, after biking 5:20 - thru 3m in 6:29's. DAMN.
Appears to be in 7th AG currently, but likely to run a lot of those other 6 guys down.

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Jul 28, 13 10:55

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Kona Express appears to be 3rd in M50-54 off the bike 1:04 & 5:29 thus far.

Dev w/ 1:04 and 5:45, plus his usual ProZone T-times.

PS - Josh Beck throwing down 6:14's for the first 3m. Double-DAMN.

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Jul 28, 13 10:57

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Murphy'sLaw wrote:

Dede's now in 2nd. Jennie needs to pick her off, then keep on keeping on. Lester seems to be running well, too.

Ironman.com wrote:

Jennie Hansen just passed Dede Griesbauer for second but Dede is hanging tough. They trail Carrie Lester by 2:30 at just before mile 8.

Yeah baby!

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Jul 28, 13 11:12

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Jennie Hansen is running strong. These cool conditions are playing into the favor of this strong marathoner. At mile 10, Carrie Lester leads by just 45 seconds.

NY in the hizzouse!

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Jul 28, 13 11:12

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Josh Beck and Kelly Williamson (doode) now 1-2 in AG after 8.2 miles. SavageMan may no longer be able to draw much of a pro field in this day and age of WTC and Rev3 incentivizing pros to race within their series, but I'd say these guys are showing that SavageMan's AG field is no joke. Kelly will likely fade a bit from here, Josh will continue to move up to top 5 overall on the day.

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Jul 28, 13 11:22

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As I'm waiting for updates, I'm watching the bike dismount line. Fun to see the dazed and confused look of the cyclists trying to flip their leg over the bar and try running on those legs. (Also a little sad to see how many people misjudge the line and bike right on by it).

Potts is up by more than 10 min after 16. Think he'll go for the course record or start to conserve?

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Jul 28, 13 11:25

Post #247 of 291 (3116 views)

What's the course record? Simon Lessing? Or Steve Larson? Is Potts in spitting range? I would have thought a 4:48 bike would put it well out of reach.

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Jul 28, 13 11:29

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I read on IMDead earlier, that he'd hafta run something like a 2:45 to get the record. No chance.

He does whatever he needs to, to nab the win comfortably, and start getting ready for Kona.

Rich Burke appears to be running at *least* :30/mile faster than the next fastest runner ahead of him in his AG.
(and in some cases, over a minute/mile faster).
I'd be shocked if he didn't run his way into the top 3 AG, and possibly all the way to the lead.

(not that I'm trying to jinx him. ok, maybe just a little... ;-)

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Jul 28, 13 11:30

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kny wrote:

What's the course record? Simon Lessing? Or Steve Larson? Is Potts in spitting range? I would have thought a 4:48 bike would put it well out of reach.

Simon Lessing at 8:23.12

At 16.1,

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1 07:24:44 1 Potts, Andy Colorado

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Jul 28, 13 11:32

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kny wrote:

What's the course record? Simon Lessing? Or Steve Larson? Is Potts in spitting range? I would have thought a 4:48 bike would put it well out of reach.

Here ya go:

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Unless Andy Potts runs 2:44:54 or faster, a course record will be out of reach. That bike ride looked like a took a bit out of him and he spent a little extra time in T2. Will he just run steady to stay ahead and save some of that effort for Kona?

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