The Top 3!

Chris McCormack - 1st

Faris Al-Sultan - 2nd

Eneko Llanos - 3rd.

Would really like to see Cam Brown get up and have an awesome race, I'm not keen to jinx it though.

Girls:

Mark Allen made an interesting comment about Chrissie Wellington in an interview recently that made a lot of sense to me. I don't pretend to know anything about what it takes to win in Kona, but I think he might. On that note I'm picking a surprise to come from somewhere.

Belinda Granger - 1st

Natascha Badmann - 2nd (if Badmann ends up not racing my pick for second is Yvonne Van Vlerken).

Joanna Lawn - 3rd

Updated on 10/1/2008 8:35:14 PM

Stadler (win or DNF)

Macca

Alexander

Chrissie W.

Erika Csomor

Belinda Granger

That way and nothing else ;-)

The Chrissinator - no idea what Allen said but its just a race and she'll dominate from start to finish (no pressure)

Yvonne Van Vlerken - to take 2nd on the run from...

Belinda Granger - who'll maybe end up pacing Chrissie on the bike if they can form a 2 girl TBB pack.

Bella to make the top 5

I think the guys will go with the numbers

Macca - just think he's be on fire all year and wants it the most

Craig Alexander

Torbjorn Sindballe

There's too many strong bikers to let Faris or Stadler get away more than 5 minutes from the bunch and although Normann can run, he's not quick enough to keep Macca or Alexander from passing him.

Im going to play a wild card here:-

Craig Alexander

Chris McCormack

Andy Potts

Kate Major

Erika Csomor

Yvonne van Vlerken

1.Craig Alexander

2.Marino Vanhoenacker

3.Chris McCormack

1.Chrissie Wellington

2.Kate Major

3.Ericka Csomor

Would love to Macca win again but I thing Alexander has the hunger !

Great to see Natascha Badmann back - Just hope she can finish !

Mens:

1. Macca

2. Crowie

3. Eneko Llanos

Chicks:

1. Chrissie

2. Erika Csomor

3. Kate Major

Would love to see Macca back it up & join the legends....

1-Stadler

2-Alexander

3-McCormack

1-Chrissie Wellington

2-Yvonne Van Vlerken

3-Belinda Granger

1)AlSultan

2)Eneko Llanos

3)Torbjorn Sindballe

DNF: McCormac

DNS: Stadler

1)Yvonne Van Vlerken

2)Natascha Badmann

3) Chrissie Wellington

Women

1. Conversation starts and ends with Chrissie Wellington, i say she wins by >8 minutes and smiles while destroying the competition

2. Kate Major

3. Van Vlerken

Men

1. Craig Alexander

2. Macca

3. Potts

Mens

1 = Chris McCormack

2 = Eneko Llanos

3 = Farsi Al-Sultan

Chicks

1 = Chrissie Wellington

2 = Joanna Lawn

3 = Nicole Leder

1. Chris McCormack

2. Eneko Llanos

3. Andy Potts

For the ladies, going with the dream

1. Chrissie Wellington

2. Bella Comerford

3. Leanda Cave

Ladies first

1. Wellington

2. Van Vlerken

3. Lawn

Boys

1. Thunberbear

2. Crowie

3. LLanos

Women:

1. Wellington

2. Granger

3. Biscay

Men:

1. Macca

2. Normann

3. Faris

Men

1-Chris McCormack

2-Craig Alexander

3-Andy Potts

Chicks

1-Chrissie Wellington

2-Belinda Granger

3-Kate Major

Men

Craig Alexander

Macca

Eneko Llanos

Ladies

Chrissie

Kate Major

Erica Csomor

I'm going to go with

Men

Macca

Patrick Vernay

Craig Alexander

and for the ladies

Chrissie Wellington (set a new record somewhere across the course)

Belinda Granger

Bella Comerford

1. Macca

2. Alexander

3. Llanos

1. Chrissie

2. Csomor

3. Comerford

Chicks:

1. Chrissie

2. Csomor

3. Comerford

Blokes:

1. Crowie

2. Llanos

3. Macca

Men - Alexander held back last year as it was his first raced IM this year he will run 2:40 and win. Chris may not be as hungry given he won last year. Norman can run with Alexander or Macca. Potts should lead out of the swim and is still pissed about not makng the Olympics so watch out

1-Craig Alexander

2 -Chris McCormack

3-Andy Potts

Women - Chrissie has won everything all year long and unless she suffers the Kona meltdown she should win by a lot. Desiree has had some tough times but should be able to run well given her focus earlier in the year - she run 3:05 to get second but not sub 3 hr that Chrissie will run. Kate hits #3 per usual.

1-Chrissie Wellington

2-Desiree Ficker

3-Kate Major

Norman may be able to run with Macca or Alexander but he won't! He'll be fortunate to come within 10 minutes of either. As Macca says, when you rile ze Germans... they crumble.

It will take a sub 3 hour marathon for the women's title and a sub 2:42 marathon for the men. Whomever runs that fast will win. I say Alexander and Wellington.

Men

Potts

Sinballe

Vernay

Women

Csomer

Wellington

Badmann

Men:

Vernay

Bayliss

Larsen

Women:

Wellington

Granger

Csomor

Men:

1 Potts

2 Mccormack

3 Al Sultan

Women:

1 Csmor (with a new hawaii record)

2 Van Vlerkan

3 Wellington

Without a DOUBT....

Men - Macca, Crowie, Potts.. (1, 2, 3)

Women - Wellington, Preston, Major (1, 2, 3)

=== Can I donate again for a new nickname?

Cheers,

Bobby

Macca

Stadler

Potts

Wellington

Granger

Cosmor

1 McCormack

2 Alexander

3 potts

1. Wellington

2. Badman

3. Lawn

Guys

1)Macca

2)Crowie

3)Bayless

Ladies

1)Chrissy

2)Natascha

3)Bella

for the guys;

1st - Eneko Llanos

2nd - Cameron Brown

3rd - Macca

For the chicks;

1st - Chrissie

2nd - Erika Csomor

3rd - Yvonne van vlerken

Male

1 Normann Stadler

2 Chris McCormack

3 Marino Vanhoenacker

Female

1 Yvone Vlerken

2 Chrissie Wellington

3 Desiree Ficker

1 Macca

2 Potts

3 Llanos

1 Chrissie

2 Grainger

3 Cave

MEN:

1.Chris McCormack

2.Eneko Llanos

3.Marino Vanhoenacker

WOMEN:

1.Chrissie Wellington

2.Erica Csomor

3.Belinda Granger

BUT WHAT DO I KNOW?????????????

Dunno if I'm past the cut-off on Thurs 9th, but here's my pics :-

MEN

1. Eneko Llanos

2. Chris McCormack

3. Cameron Brown

WOMEN

1. Chrissie Wellingtno

2. Belinda Granger

3. Bella Comerford

blokes: 1 Crowie. 2 Macca. 3.Shandy Potts

Chicks: 1 Crisinator 2.csomor 3. bella comerford

worth a punt for a free t-shirt

1 - Crowie

2 - Macca

3 - Llanos

1 - Wellington

2 - Van Vlerken

3 - Granger

Dudes - Crowie, Llanos, Lieto

Dudettes - Wellington, Csomor, Granger

Studs:

1) Stadler

2) Crowie

3) Llanos

Studettes:

1) Chrissie

2) Granger

3) Csomor

Lets try something different.

Men

1. Faris Al Sultan

2. Cam Brown

3. Craig Alexander

Women

1. Chrissie Wellington

2. Belinda Grainger

3. Jo Lawn

Hombres:

1. Chris McCormack

2. Andy Potts

3. Faris Al Sultan

Chicas:

1. Van Vlerken

2. Chrissie Wellington

3. Bella Comerford

1. Alexander

2. Llanos

3. Vanhoenaker

1. Wellington

2. Csomor

3. Major

ok, i didn't account for Chrissie getting a flat tire! She still wins, but only by 3 minutes since she flatted! Macca's out, wonder what happened?

Mechanical - internal gear cable or something