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I’m working on another new Kona feature utilizing my data: kona.trirating.com will show the “TTR Kona Live Predictions”. By live predictions I mean a mixture of actual race splits and my predictions (as released in my “2013 Kona Rating Report“), updating as soon as new splits are available. You can easily see who may be a bit back, but still in a good position to win the race, who fell back a bit because of a slow swim and so on. All this information is easily available however you want to view it, you can sort the results table simply by clicking on the column header.

For now, I’ve put up a page with the current start list and my pre-race predictions and a sample page with some background information. I will update the “TTR Kona Live Predictions” as the race develops and hope that it’ll be a helpful feature for those following the race. Let me know if you have some ideas how I can improve the data even further!

For those that want to have the full on statistics, you can still download my free 2013 Kona Rating Report.

I’ve just finished my 2013 Kona Rating Rating Report focused on upcoming “big dance” on Hawaii. (To download, use this link or click on the image at the right.)

A couple of highlights:

• Result analysis from last year and the current course records.
• The Kona 2013 start list and a look at the country-wise distribution.
• My predicted finishing times for the pro athletes.
• Based on the predicted times for each of the legs, I show how the race may unfold.
• My predictions include odds for the winners and TOP3 and how these developed over the 2013 qualifying season.

A lot of people have asked how they can pay me back in some way for the information I’ve been putting out. In order to enable that, I’m releasing this report through Gumroad. The report is still free (you can just enter “0” as the amount), but if you want to help with my hosting costs, you can donate an amount of your choice. Regardless of whether you donate or not, feel free to share with others and enjoy!

One more thing: If you have you own opinion on who is going to win in Kona, you should check out IM-Betting.com. You can submit your picks for the men and women, and maybe you can win one of the cool prizes such as PlanetX Carbon Race Wheels!

I’ve put together a new Rating Report focused on the upcoming summer races.

The report contains the following information:

• An overview of all summer races (leading up to the Kona qualification cutoffs)
• A detailed look at the “big German races”: IM Frankfurt (July 7th) and Challenge Roth (July 14th)
• The TOP 10 overall Ratings and for each leg
• The TOP 10 performances of the 2013 season
• A discussion on the KPR standings
• Plus a lot more statistics and race results.

If you are just a little bit interested in IM-distance triathlons, this is a must-read!

Please use this link to get your free copy of the 2013 Summer Rating Report.

Also, you should check out IM-Betting.com where you can pick your winners for IM Frankfurt and Challenge Roth and have a chance to win some cool prizes.

Just a quick post to let you know about an exciting new project I’m starting:

Luke Dragstra and I are teaming up to bring you im-betting.com. Before a big Ironman race, you can submit your bets, and the best bets will win some cool prices. Here are some more details:

• The first race you can submit bets will be IM Melbourne on March 24th. We’re also targeting IM Germany, possibly some more summer races and of course Kona.
• You submit the top 10 for the men and the top 6 for the women.
• You’ll earn points if you pick the right winner, athletes on the podium and within the top 10 or top 6.
• We plan to have prices for the overall winner, the best men’s and women’s picks and a random drawing.
• Luke has already managed to get a Carbon Wheelset from Planet X and some cool tri clothing from Magic Sportfood for the Melbourne picks.
• Submitting a bet is free, so this is a great chance to win an attractive price.

I’m busy implementing the bet submission page, but you can already leave your email on im-betting.com and we’ll notify once you can submit your bets. IM Melbourne is shaping up to have a great field, so you should start thinking about your picks as soon as possible. Of course I’ll continue to provide my statistical predictions for the race, so readers of trirating.com should have an advantage!

While I was working on my 2012 Rating Report, Bevan and John from IMTalk gave me the chance to offer some of the content to their listeners. (I love listening to IMTalk myself, though it feels a bit strange to listen to yourself at double speed when running.) If you haven’t listened yet, give it a try, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! Here’s the link to the episode:

IMTalk Episode 342