Race Coverage

Right Sometimes. Wrong Sometimes...

Thursday, 08 June 2017 19:10

On Monday, May 29, we made some predictions regarding the Pigman Sprint on June 4. Were we right about anything? Let's find out.

- PREDICTION #1 - Heather Lendway (photo below) would win, lower her women's course record and win the The Equalizer bonus.

- WHAT HAPPENED - Heather did win (career W #29), but did not lower the CR or take home the bonus. It was a very hot day, thus not a lot of records went  down, EXCEPT the men's mark. Jake Rhyner somehow managed to shoot down DKT's race best, actually breaking 1-hour for the first time in race history. Rhyner's herculean effort rightfully effort earned him the bonus.

- PREDICTION #2 - We predicted that Kris Spoth (photo) and Missouri's Kevin Denny would be the Top Two finishers, in either order, in the amateur race. ...

- WHAT HAPPENED  - We nailed it! Denny was first amateur, placing 3rd overall (there were three pros in the field). Spoth was 2nd amateur, fifth overall.

- PREDICTION #3 - We predicted that Kevin O'Connor would win the masters title and place 3rd overall among elite amateurs.

- WHAT HAPPENED - We almost nailed it! Kevin did indeed take masters honors, but finished 4th among the amateur men, behind Kevin Denny, Kris Spoth and former pro Christian Waterstraat.

- PREDICTION #4 - We predicted that Diane Hankee would not only win the masters title, but the overall amateur title as well.

- WHAT HAPPENED - This time we totally nailed it! Diane actually placed 2nd overall (behind Lendway). The win was the 31st of her multisport career.

- PREDICTION #5 - We predicted that former Minnesotan Joanna Hall would place 2nd behind Hankee in the amateur women's competition.

- WHAT HAPPENED - We were very, very wrong. She didn't race. She opted instead to do parental stuff, we think?