WPro = 32; not shown names outside these 10 are (imo): Lopes (fish and #2 behind Perterer in 70.3 Cozumel) and Mitchell (previous winner of IM Wales and posted as winner in IM Ireland until Thoes appealed and was reinstated)
MPro = 61; not shown names outside these 16 are (imo): Neumann (#4 in IMWC), Weaver (demon runner), McDowell (Olympic medallist)
IM Pro Series ‘contenders’: Hering, Wilms, Sodaro(? after Texas DNS), Lewis (likewise ? after Texas DNF - what wrong), Ditlev, Marquardt, Hanson, Hamilton
Above dragged across from the IM Pro Series thread. Other resources below.
What time does the race start and how can I watch live?
IRONMAN 70.3 St George, Utah will take place on Saturday May 10. MPro will start racing at 06:40 local time. This corresponds to 13:40 in the UK, 14:40 in Central Europe and 05:40 on the West Coast.
The race will be broadcast live: the sixth race this year to be broadcast on the dedicated IRONMAN Pro Series app.
“A Fighting Chance presented by HOKA: we follow Lionel Sanders, Chelsea Sodaro, Sam Long, and Lisa Becharas in the days leading up to the North American Championship at Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 St George”
Yes - I find it amazing that if Ironman have legends with excellent insight remotely reaching in, that the production team doesn’t ensure excellent audio. How difficult is that?
as the tracker decided to only show top 20, FYI Lionel is out of the water 2.45 down (1 min behind Ditlev) and Sam Long 1 minute further down.
I’d say good swim for Lionel!
Great swim for Lionel, put himself in a great position to move to the front. I think sam will also get there later, but will of course have to burn extra matches to do so. Magnus did what he could do, was lead group but with two off the front solo.
Same in womens, two solo off front and then lead pack
A lot of firepower in the chase…Lionel, Foley, Wurf…gonna be hard for Sam to come back on his own.
At the front we’ll see who’ll dare sticking with Magnus. Justin Riele perhaps?
In the women Vitoria Lopes then Wilms 22 seconds back, and further one minute down Paula and Chelsea.
I think Paula can just get away from Chelsea, and then she might struggle shaking Lotte Wilms off when she catches her…
Also, probably disappointing for Jackie Hering not being with Paula after the swim, considering she’ll probably lose quite some time on the bike…
Either that or Magnus just has a genetically higher swim ceiling due to body type or other factors. If you put Magnus, Lionel, and Sam on the exact same swim program for a year I’d bet Magnus would still be the best of the three.
Insane start by Lionel, he already gained 30 seconds on Ditlev!
He’s basically already at the back of that pack…he’s dropped everyone but jackson laundry from his group. Madness.
When I watch all 3 of them swim, my swimmers eye tells me that Magnus has that “feel” for the water, while the other two have more of a fight. SO yes all things equal he will be on top, but of course it is more than just that often times.
and Sam Long the only one roughly on Lionel’s pace, he’s halved the deficit from the likes of Foley and Wurf. Perhaps if he catches can take a breather before going for the hunt of Lionel.
