Will soon be in the lead courtesy of 5:45 miles. Yowzers. Is this a downhill run like a downstream swim?
Might get a chance to see a great run today, unless he gets into a good lead too early and doesn’t need to keep running that pace.
I think he’s that Rocket Science Sports level 3 athlete…It must be the backpack 
for real though, this dude seems to be throwing down…
Look up IMTX and IMCDA. He had issues on the bike and swim in both of those…but not today. At imwi he was a little off and “jogged” in about a 2:55.
He can run under 2:40 here.
2:41 at Texas…2:42 at Coeur d’Alene…both course records according to his site…legit for sure.
I’m hoping so. I’m just aware that pros tend to do what they need to do to win. If he gets a big lead, in my limited experience I’ve seen people slow down a bit, not so much to put the win in jeopardy, but I suspect both of us know how much the ironman run hurts at the end, and you end up doing not much more than u need to do is all…
Well, it sure looks like someone at the timing company needs to update the actual miles the mats are at, because they certainly aren’t right.
Matt Hanson is a first year pro out of Iowa. Had issues at IMTX (flat tire x 2), IMCDA (major eye laceration on swim) and IMWI (when overtaking age groupers on 2nd loop got caught in a little bike accident) so this has been his first truly uneventful race… let’s see if he can bring it home these last 6 miles for the W. You can follow him through our team links below:
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Bretscher was only 20sec out of 3rd and charging. 2:00 out of 2nd and gaining 1:00/mi. Could be an Iowa 1-2. Hanson is still pulling away…
Hanson is still hold 9 minutes up in cruise mode. Bretscher has moved into 2nd.
Hes in. 8:12… and cruised to a 2:47:41 run split.
Well, it sure looks like someone at the timing company needs to update the actual miles the mats are at, because they certainly aren’t right.The first 8-mile out and back is flat. The 5-mile loop after that is not flat. Cross the bridge and you hit a really nasty 1-mile climb, then it’s up and down through the residential bit.
Well, it sure looks like someone at the timing company needs to update the actual miles the mats are at, because they certainly aren’t right.The first 8-mile out and back is flat. The 5-mile loop after that is not flat. Cross the bridge and you hit a really nasty 1-mile climb, then it’s up and down through the residential bit.But yeah, the numbers were a little off.
The Little Debbies were at the finish to present him snack cakes. Awesome.
Along with a dude taking a selfie…
Selfie with a Trucker Hat.
Is it just me or does he look like a cardboard cut-out?
I think it is pretty cool that the finish “arches” are black this year.
Selfie with a Trucker Hat.
he’s not racing because he coached dropped him mid-season
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Purely for fun: So Matt goes 8:12:32 at IMCHATT, yes, granted with a downstream swim, BUT with a 116 mile confirmed bike leg AND no one pushing him the second half of the run (he ran 2:47 but has twice been 2:41/2:42)So the question is, how fast can he go? #Sub8
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