Simon Ward and Tim Heming 2018 Kona Predictions

Hey Folks, this year it's the 40th anniversary of the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and it promises to be one hell of a race in both the male and female events.  Our regular forecaster, Tim Heming, is back with his annual Top 10 predictions. Tim does a lot of work in advance of making his picks. It's not just simply picking the big names.  In the conversation he outlines why he selected certain athletes and why others didn’t make his top 10.  Last year he dropped a monumental clanger when he omitted Lionel Sanders from the top 10 only for him to just miss out on the win. There is lots for us to discuss including:

 

• Where does he think Sanders will finish this year?
• Will any of the GB athletes - The Don, Joe Skipper, Dave McNamee or Will Clarke - make it into the top 10 and do any of them have the capacity to be the first  GB male to win in Kona?
• How will Javier Gomez fare on his Kona debut?
• Can Patrick Lange do the double or will Keinle fly the German flag again?
• Daniela Ryf - can she make it four in a row and emulate Paula Newby Fraser back in 1994?
• Will Lucy Charles go one better in 2018?
• Why no Top 10 predictions for Suzy Cheetham, Laura Siddall, or Emma Pallant?

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