Aussie Rebbeca Preston(no relation to Bill S Preston, theodore logans friend) had a stunning debut ironman race smashing all the other women and beating Wim in the process
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she passed me with about 2k to go and although She was miles ahead she kept pushing it. I did not. She had an amazing second part of the run. 3rd fastest. Lisa Bentley also does that all the time. Chicks are thougher then us guys…
She probably would have kicked your ass too.
What was your placing on the race?
Hey, nice job though. It looks like you put together a solid marathon this time. No blisters, I assume. Way to take home a paycheck!
BTW, I may try to get out and race SOMA in Oct.
Jeromy
8 pro’s men were faster, one age grouper and 1 superwoman …
She probably would have kicked your ass too.
You never know unless your racing do you, havent raced her, I spose the only person i have raced against who would be kind of similiar would be Belinda Granger who I beat by about ten minutes at the the Busselton Half Ironman(same course as Ironman Western Australia) and finished fourth overal. I also finished one spot ahead of Steve Bishop who Wim just finished ahead of in november at Ironman WA so i guess it would be kind of marginal whether i would beat her or not. Anyway congratulations Wim on a top result, the top 10 finish means u should continue to not have to pay entry fees to races for a while too.
Weak wim, you should have pushed to the end…
She probably would have kicked your ass too.
You never know unless your racing do you, havent raced her, I spose the only person i have raced against who would be kind of similiar would be Belinda Granger who I beat by about ten minutes at the the Busselton Half Ironman(same course as Ironman Western Australia) and finished fourth overal. I also finished one spot ahead of Steve Bishop who Wim just finished ahead of in november at Ironman WA so i guess it would be kind of marginal whether i would beat her or not. Anyway congratulations Wim on a top result, the top 10 finish means u should continue to not have to pay entry fees to races for a while too.
I paid my entry fee @ IM Busso AND @ IM UK
never compare results from a half and an IM
Congrats on a good race Wim.
Wow, doesn’t seem to be a very fast course ! Bike times are certainly pedestrain. The www.xtri.com age grouper’s report suggests the bike was brutal and said Bryan Rhodes called it the toughest bike course he’d every done. Bike profile suggests no huge climbs, but constant hills with hardly a mile of flat.
What are your thoughts on the bike course Wim ?
PS - even the run profile suggests a brutal looking hill at the 20 mile mark. Harsh ! I might consider doing this race next year.
Normally I attack the bike, this time I did not. Yes, rough roads like lanza and NZ combined with nothing flat and a few very steep suckers. Also the course is 6k long …
You need to improve your swim Wim. Otherwise you’ll miss the lead van.
Normally I attack the bike, this time I did not. Yes, rough roads like lanza and NZ combined with nothing flat and a few very steep suckers. Also the course is 6k long …
I actually wasn’t necessarily commenting on your bike time, although I know it was heaps slower than you’ve done on other courses. It was more when I saw Chabaud and Sabatschus with 5:16 when I thought this course was either very hard, long, or both. Both seems to be the case.
Good work on holding your race together after being out on the bike longer than you probably expected, even if you knew the course was going to be hard.
Found this on a UK board - this is you, right??
indeed, thanks
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I’ve just written my race report
it’s on www.wimdedoncker.be
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