2008373, Id bet a lot of money Foucher wins it Posted by ShawndmeSlanted, Fri Jul-13-12 09:03 PM
Its not even close and shes good enough at everything to hold the lead barring injury of course.
I wanted Elizabeth Akinwale to win
>Team: > >TJs Gym is in the early lead but I think Invictus or Diablo >winning the team competitions. >Both teams are really well rounded for the listed team events > >Women: > >I'm pulling for Christy Phillips. I want her to win badly, >but it's hard ignore what Julie Foucher is doing. She is >picking up where she left off in the Regionals. I think she >beat all but 8 men in the Pendelton event. Suprised to see >"Iceland" Annie and Kristen Clever struggle early. The >surprise triathalon got the best of many top athletes. (even >Spealler. more on him in a second). Would be nice to see >Annie Sakamoto on the podium. She's always fun to watch. > >I'm going with Julie Foucher to take first, and hopefully >Christy will join her on the podium. > >Oh, Talayna Fortunato is looking amazing. She's beating a lot >of the big dogs. I'm keeping my eyes on her. > >Men: > >I'm in the camp that believes Rich Froning will not repeat. >Way too many well rounded athletes this year. Some have >argued that the listed events cater to the smaller athletes, >which on paper they do, but the bigger guys like Matt Chan, >Graham Holmberg and Spencer Hendel have pushed their way in >the top 10. > >I'm also not a fan of the Chris Spealler coddling. I get it. >Sixth trip to the games, HQ trainer, all around nice guy. The >Update Show and spectators have been a little much since he >made that comeback at Regionals. I don't think the games were >programmed with him in mind, but I can understand why >conspiracy theorist would think so. After all that, it would >be dope if he won :) > >I'm rooting for Ben Smith (yes I'm rooting for Mid-Atlantic >athletes). I don't think he'll take first, but I expect him >to take podium (3rd in 2011) again this year. He made every >event at the Regionals look easy. >I'm going with Mike Chan to take first this year. He's in >better condition this year than he was last year and it showed >at Regionals and the triathalon. > >It's early and this year's competition seems wide open. Just >like the Snatch ladder at Regionals, I think the Clean Ladder >is going to create a lot of separation. > >
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