Samstag, 7. September 2013

Who will win IRONMAN 70.3 Las Vegas World Championship?

As always 1-2 days into a main race DNF's picks for the Top 10. Who will win the 2013 IRONMAN 70.3 Las Vegas World Championship? Will it a bike-runner like 2012 champion Sebastian Kienle? A IRONMAN icon and many time World Champion like Craig Alexander? or some new kids in town from ITU racing like Bevan Docherty, Jan Frodeno or Ivan Vasiliev on the men's side? You never know, pretty much the same on the women's side: a spicy mix containing former World Champions (Leanda Cave), bike-runners (Heather Jackson) and ITU veterans (Lisa Nordén, Svenja Bazlen, Annabel Luxford and many more).



TOP 10 Female Predictions

  1. Heather Jackson (2.)
  2. Svenja Bazlen (5.)
  3. Lisa Nordén (8.)
  4. Lisa Hütthaler (6.)
  5. Melissa Hauschildt (1.)
  6. Annabel Luxford (3.)
  7. Catriona Morrison (4.)
  8. Daniela Ryf (6.)
  9. Laura Bennett (DNF?)
  10. Emma-Kate Lidbury (14.)

TOP 10 Male Predictions

  1. Jan Frodeno (DNF in 2nd run lap, according to DTU achilles tendon issues)
  2. Sebastian Kienle (1.)
  3. Bevan Docherty (DNF?)
  4. Kevin Collington (6.)
  5. Craig Alexander (19.)
  6. Timothy O'Donnell (8.)
  7. Ruedi Wild (11.)
  8. Greg Bennett (20.)
  9. Boris Stein (15.)
  10. Andy Potts (4.)

Freitag, 6. September 2013

Video: Dirk Bockel, ahead of IRONMAN 70.3 and IRONMAN Hawaii World Championship in a very nice 52' video - "IM Kona"

Dirk Bockel, the guy that rode away at 2008 Beijing Olympic Triathlon is an Ambassador for inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg. A few weeks ahead of IRONMAN Hawaii in October he is featured alongside his wife Alicia Bockel and coach Michael Krueger in a 52' video from Black Sessions Films, directed by Tim Hensgen and Jeff Kieffer. 52 minutes worth a look and in tradition of "What it takes" and other documentary.