According to our panel Tim DeBoom will win this third Ironman title on Saturday. Duathlon.com gathered top five predictions from eight people, and Tim DeBoom earned four first place votes to three first place votes for Simon Lessing. While DeBoom made every ballot, two people didn't have Lessing, a Hawaii rookie, listed as a top five finisher. Defending champion Peter Reid was a close third in the balloting. Cam Brown, a top three finisher in each of the last three years, was listed as fourth.

Eight people made predictions for Ironman Hawaii. Each person predicted the top five finishers and five points were awarded for a first place vote, four for second, etc., with a fifth place vote earning one point.

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Predictions were made by:

Wes Hobson - Wes is a former pro triathlete and he is now a coach. See www.weshobsonperformance.com.
Jerry MacNeil - Jerry is a race announcer based in Minnesota.
Mary Uhl - Mary is an ironman triathlete with several top 10 finishes, including a third place at Ironman Canada in 2002.
Lance Watson - Lance is a Canadian coach of several top athletes. See www.lancewatson.com.
Eric Schwartz - Eric is the editor of Duathlon.com, a pro duathlete, and an Ultrafit coach.
Gordo Byrn - Gordo recently finished second at Ironman Canada. Gordo coaches athletes with an Ironman focus. He is also the co-author of Going Long. See www.gordoworld.com.
John Duke - John is the publisher of Triathlete Magazine.
Chuckie V - Chuck won Ironman Canada in 1999. He still races and he also coaches. See www.chuckiev.com.