World Championship on TV (Page 3)

Media slots are also given out to people they [NBC] think will be good to cover in the broadcast.

I think this was the best one in a long time.  It focused on the pros and gave you enough updates on the 'special interest' types to keep it going.  Everyone at Kona has a story...everyone.  What I want to see is how it's done at the highest level and that is the pros.  It's tough seeing someone cramp and then latch on to 6:30 miles until the next cramp.

The best shot of all I think was when Chrissie retook the lead.  She flew by like a motorcycle!!

I also wonder if the guys that passed Chrissie at first wish they would have gone back and helped her.  And when the girls said, "She's still smiling!".

I KNOW! I thought the same thing - she took a minute to get going and that made me feel a lot less bad about my awkward biking skills.

Or when I forget that I have it in a big gear and then start after a light.  About 30 rpm for a while before getting back into it.

Maybe if NBC had a replay before freakin' February then people wouldn't have to make bootleg copies...at least put it up on Hulu or something SHEESH!

I'd love a bootleg copy if anyone can kindly point me in the right direction.

Finally finished watching the tape last nite,    The really scary moment was the 57 year old on the bike that was wobbling down the road and looked to be heading into on coming traffic.     Than they finally tried to catch him as he fell off the bike into the back of the car...

Interesting how the Navy Seal storyline started with Goggins and than continued later with one of the Seal team commanders....Wish the Marine major was shown.

Over all a good show, not NBCs best, but still very good.

Also mentioned the twins from Germany (?) being the first twins to finish Kona.   I thought the Puntous sisters finished the IM together a couple of times.

How could I have missed this?  I searched all up and down NBC's lineup over the weekend and couldn't find it....  Frick.

I wonder where I could see it or if they will replay...

They usually will have a replay a couple weeks later on NBC..  Keep checking the listings or Ironman.com

The amazing thing for me was seeing Chrissie surge back to the bike lead after the flat tire.

It's incredible how dominant she is at the moment, and how much of an impact her dominance has clearly had on her rivals.  She's sitting on the side of the road with a flat, and they're talking about how she's just going to win by less now.  Sure it was a joke, but it's definitely there in their minds.

Only a few athletes get so far to the top of their sport that they are so far under the skin of their competitors.  Almost reminds me of Tiger - it doesn't matter how far back he is; when it comes to the final round you know the leaders are looking for his name on the board.

For those of you who have the NBC Sports (Universal Sports) channel, they aired Kona last night and it's actually on right now. I recently set up my digital converter box, since I was using rabbit ears, and I now have this channel. I don't know if it's available through cable/satellite providers. It's a pretty cool channel -- swimming, cycling, ITU racing, track and field, skilling, ski jumping, luge, speed skating, etc., and, of course, multiple showings of Kona.