Bevan and John went through my TriTrivia questions in IMTalk Episode 398. Here’s how they did:
| Question | Bevan’s and John’s Answer | Correct Answer? | Comment |
| 1. Who ended Cameron Brown’s winning streak at full distance IM New Zealand? | Bevan Docherty in 2013 (but they weren’t 100% sure if Cam hadn’t lost earlier ) | Yes | They correctly discarded the wins by Marino in 2012 (race shortened to a half IM) and Ain Alar Juhanson in 2006 (90k bike, 21k run). |
| 2. Australia for the men and the UK for the women had a series of Kona wins. Name the highest placed athletes from these countries in Kona 2013! | UK: Rachel Joyce (2nd) Australia: Luke McKenzie (2nd) |
Yes | |
| 3. Name at least one athlete (m or f) who has won two IM-distance races in 2013. | Eneko Llanos Rachel Joyce Fredrik Van Lierde |
Yes | The full list of double IM winners:
If you include non-WTC races:
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| 4. Who was the highest placed male Pro in Kona 2013 that has never won an Ironman? | Sebastian Kienle (after only a short discussion) |
Yes | For the women, it was Kim Schwabenbauer in 22nd place! |
| 5. Name three or more new IM races after the end of 2013 qualifiers! | Lake Tahoe Japan Boulder |
Yes | They thought about Canada, but correctly noted that it qualified for 2013. There are also additional new IM races in Fortalezza (Brasil), Mallorca (Spain) and Langkawi (Malaysia). |
| 6. Name a US athlete that has gone sub-8h! | Andrew Starykowicz („that’s easy“) |
Yes | He’s the first and only one so far (7:55:22 in Florida 2013). |
| 7. Which race will be the first Kona 2015 qualifier? | Wisconsin | Yes | Scheduled for September 7th, 2014. |
| 8. Which was the last win by Macca? | 2012 ITU Long Distance, for IM-distance: 2010 Kona |
Partly | The question I sent to Bevan and John was worded a bit loosely. Therefore, their answer of „2012 ITU Long Distance World Champs“ was correct (July 2012).The version I published on my site was more specifically targeted at „last IM-distance win“. Bevan and John discussed that question too, but they missed Macca’s win at Challenge Cairns in June 2011. |
| 9. Name at least one female US athlete who has gone sub-9h! | Mary Beth Ellis Meredith Kessler |
Yes | The full list:
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| 10. Which were the last IM races won by US athletes (male and female)? | M: Andy Potts (Lake Placid) F: Mary Beth Ellis (somewhere in 2013) |
Partly | Andy Potts is the correct answer for the male, but US pro Elizabeth Lyles won the last IM in 2013 (Western Australia). |
| Bonus: Who were 3rd placed Pros (m+f) in the first ever Challenge Wanaka in 2007? | M: John Newsom F: „maybe Hillary” |
Yes | Amazing! I was pretty sure John would get the male answer right, but had my doubts he’d also remember Hillary Biscay as the third women. |
All in all, Bevan and John did very good. They got two questions only partly right, so I give them a total score of 9 out of 10 (plus the bonus point). Well done!