ReaderInfo

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

As last year, I’ve put together a Rating Report analyzing the results of last year’s long distance racing season.

The report contains the following information:

• My “Long Distance Trivia Questions” and answers
• The TOP 10 overall Ratings and for each leg
• The TOP 10 performances of the 2012 season
• The 2012 Money List
• A discussion on the KPR and qualifying strategies
• Course Ratings
• plus a lot more statistics.

If you are just a little bit interested in IM-distance triathlons, this is a must-read! The feedback from my “beta-readers” has been very positive.

Please use this link to get your free copy of the 2012 Rating Report.