I was just checking the video link at Ironmanlive.com and Degree has a pretty nice promo video with music and lots of video from Lake Placid and Hawaii that’s worth a look. There are also some brief but good interviews with some of the pros under the “features” link.
Even though I’m getting up at 5:30 for an early morning run I couldn’t resist staying up to catch the start of IM Hawaii. So far the coverage is outstanding! The streaming video is following the swim from a number of different aerial vantage points and the commentary and interviews by Bob Babbitt, Huddle, Greg Welch, and Nicole DeBoom is colorful and enlightening.
I wish I had a capture card to record the whole damn thing. I could spend all night/day in front of my computer watching this coverage. Bravo to Ironmanlive.com!
One thing I’m dreading based on the IMlive.com coverage is yet more Rick/Dick Hoyt features in the NBC broadcast. Great story, but only worth a quick mention this time. They’re getting some air time on the IMlive.com streaming coverage, which is great when it’s not packaged in one of those sugary special features.