Trivia

My last question had quite a discussion on Twitter (and I still haven’t seen what I consider the right answer) – but here’s already number eight:

This year, we saw two new world best bike times in a long distance triathlon by Andy Starykowicz in IM Florida (4:04:39) and Caroline Steffen in Melbourne (4:35:29). Who had the world best times before them?

1. Men (name, time, race)
2. Women (name, time, race)

Please post your guesses as comments on this blog or tweet @ThRadde. The answers to all questions can be found by searching through the posts on this site, smart googling or in my upcoming 2012 Rating Report. If you want to be notified as soon as it is released, please subscribe to my email-list by using the form in the right hand side column.

Here is the next of my Trivia Questions – we’re up to number seven:

There are some athletes that race very often in a long-distance race. Among the participants in Kona this year, who has the most finishes during his/her career?

1. Men (should be pretty easy)

2. Women (trickier, as prolific racers Hillary Biscay and Belinda Granger didn’t qualify)

Please post your guesses as comments on this blog or tweet to @ThRadde. The answers to all questions can be found by searching through the posts on this site, smart googling or in my upcoming 2012 Rating Report. If you want to be notified as soon as it is released, please subscribe to my email-list by using the form in the right hand side column.

Here is my Trivia Question number six:

It is very hard to peak multiple times in a year for a long-distance triathlon. Who were the last Kona champions to win another Ironman race in the same year?

1. Men (name, year, race)
2. Women (name, year, race)

Please post your guesses as comments on this blog or tweet to @ThRadde. The answers to all questions can be found by searching through the posts on this site, smart googling or in my upcoming 2012 Rating Report. If you want to be notified as soon as it is released, please subscribe to my email-list by using the form in the right hand side column.

Another question to look back on the 2012 long distance racing season:

Who posted the fastest marathon times in an Ironman distance triathlon in 2012?

1. Men
2. Women

Christmas Day – by now we’re up to question number four:

Who were the last US athletes to finish on the podium (1-3) in Kona?

1. Men
2. Women
3. Bonus: Who were the last ones (men & women) before that?