Excellent preview. I still feel that even though you mentioned it everyone is underestimating the impact of 80km, no drafting and in the aero position for the ITU gang. Not just physical but mental and how much will it take out if their run speeds. Seems most of the Ironman competitors are writing themselves off except for Sanders so in my view he’s the only one of them with a chance of hitting the podium. (If you consider Brownlee as an ITU’er)
@@brettbale9535 Lionel did probably the best he could - the swim crippled him. No other long distance man got anywhere near the podium though. Lionel should take note of that.
