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2008-08-19 1:24 PM

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Subject: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon

Each country gets one member to do each leg.

We know our swimmers : (Phelps / Torres)

Cyclists ?  (Lance?)

Runners : ?

 

 

 

2008-08-19 2:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon

I'd probably rather go with Larsen Jensen, Levi or Vande Velde, then Rupp or Abdirahman.

For the women: Hoff, Armstrong, and Flanagan.

That would be fun to watch.  Of course, those are my picks right now.  Four years from now it will be different.



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2008-08-19 3:43 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon
The pros have done a race where each member does a short triathlon. Member A does swim/bike/run, then tags member B and he swim/bike/runs, etc. I think you can probably find a video of it on triathlon.org. BUT, for your example I say:

Potts [due to OWS] / Levi or Vandevelde[sp?] / Javier Gomez - Okay I know he's from Spain but c'mon!
2008-08-19 3:47 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon
Assuming that this is an Olympic distance event:

Swimming - Chloe Sutton

Torres and Phelps aren't long distance/OWS specialists.
2008-08-19 4:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon

All the other countries are too scared to post a team!

 

 

 

 

 

 

or just in a different time zone

2008-08-19 5:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon

Well, I would bet Alan Webb would be up for the challenge of the Run leg.

His PB for the 10k is 27:34 and holds the American Record for the 1 mile. Given his 5k PB Time, I would imagine he has some untapped talent at the 10k distance.

Since he failed to qualify for the 1500 at the Bejing Olympics; (Placed 5th at the OTs) it would seem that he has some free time on his hands



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2008-08-19 6:08 PM
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Interesting... they did something like this at Silverman IM last year (two years ago?), $100K if a relay team beat 8 hours.  Eric Vendt on the swim, Tyler Hamilton on the bike, and a Kenyan to run the mary.

Hamilton got a penalty for going over the dismount line, assessed on the Kenyan a couple miles into the run.  He went out at some blistering pace that he couldn't hold onto.  Not even sure they finished, but way over 8 in any event

2008-08-19 6:43 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon

Australian Team Men:

Swim: Ky Hurst or Grant Hackett

Bike: Michael Rogers/Cadel Evans or if we wanted someone not in the Road Race Trent Lowe/Will Walker

Run: Martin Dent

 

Australian Womens Team:

Swim: Alicia Marriott (maybe)

Bike: Oenone Wood or Kate Bates

Run: Benita Johnson 

 

Who have I forgotten from Australia?  

2008-08-19 9:01 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon
condorman - 2008-08-19 2:24 PM

Each country gets one member to do each leg.

We know our swimmers : (Phelps / Torres)

Cyclists ? (Lance?)

Runners : ?

Torres?  Is the Oly distance 50m? 

2008-08-20 3:16 PM
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kaqphin - 2008-08-19 7:43 PM

Australian Team Men:

Swim: Ky Hurst or Grant Hackett

Bike: Michael Rogers/Cadel Evans or if we wanted someone not in the Road Race Trent Lowe/Will Walker

Run: Martin Dent

 

Australian Womens Team:

Swim: Alicia Marriott (maybe)

Bike: Oenone Wood or Kate Bates

Run: Benita Johnson 

 

Who have I forgotten from Australia?  

Emma Snowsill, just because we can't get enough of watching her!

2008-08-20 6:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Suggestion for 2012 : Olympic Team Triathlon
Shermbelle - 2008-08-21 6:16 AM
kaqphin - 2008-08-19 7:43 PM

Australian Team Men:

Swim: Ky Hurst or Grant Hackett

Bike: Michael Rogers/Cadel Evans or if we wanted someone not in the Road Race Trent Lowe/Will Walker

Run: Martin Dent

 

Australian Womens Team:

Swim: Alicia Marriott (maybe)

Bike: Oenone Wood or Kate Bates

Run: Benita Johnson

 

Who have I forgotten from Australia?

Emma Snowsill, just because we can't get enough of watching her!

We could just put her in solo....   

2008-08-20 11:15 PM
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kaqphin - 2008-08-20 7:43 AM

Australian Team Men:

Swim: Ky Hurst or Grant Hackett

Bike: Michael Rogers/Cadel Evans or if we wanted someone not in the Road Race Trent Lowe/Will Walker

Run: Martin Dent

 

Australian Womens Team:

Swim: Alicia Marriott (maybe)

Bike: Oenone Wood or Kate Bates

Run: Benita Johnson 

 

Who have I forgotten from Australia?  

 At IM WA there is a John MacLean Foundation teams setup.  do the ironman in a team to raise money for John MacLean's foundation.   the first year he organised it John organised a team.

Swim was Ky Hurst.  (He smashed it and came out a mile in front)

Bike was Henk Vogels (he wasn't as impressive matching the pro's bike times If I remember correctly)

Run was John MacLean (he completely smashed it, keeping in mind he's in a wheelchair)

was impressive to watch Ky Hurst flying alongside the busso jetty!

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