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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 16:36:12 GMT -5
Photos by jeff McFarland who is covering the event! Thanks Jeff. Dexter Jackson(left) Lee Priest (right) Respectively at 1st.and 2nd. from all accounts  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 16:40:34 GMT -5
Projected/predicted second place finisher Lee Priest !  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 16:43:17 GMT -5
By all accounts third place will go to Craig Titus.We`ll have to waut for the official decision but this is the opinion of people who are at the show! I`ll post more updates and pics as I get them.  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 16:52:23 GMT -5
This is from Peter McGough,editor of Flex Magazine:
2004 IRONMAN PREJUDGING
Prince pulls out as Dexter Jackson pulls ahead of Lee Priest
Minutes before the 10.00.am prejudging start time, Tom Prince pulled out of the 2004 Ironman being staged at the Pasadena Civic Center in rain-sodden Southern California. Hospitalized by serious kidney malfunction last year (a story featured in the January '04 issue of FLEX) Prince had battled through his 12-week contest prep to arrive at Friday's weigh-in at a contest-ready and remarkable 276 pounds. However, overnight his lungs began to fill with fluid and finding it difficult to breath, he had to pull out of the contest and go for kidney dialysis at a local LA hospital. We'll have more updates on Prince's condition as the story develops.
At the contest itself, Dexter Jackson stood out as the clear leader, with Lee Priest (at 199 pounds) a solid second. Observing the callouts it seemed that Ahmad Haidar, Craig Titus and Gustavo Badell were battling for the third and final Olympia qualifying spot.
Photo galleries on flexonline.com, soon.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 17:04:52 GMT -5
Comparison shot of Lee Priest(right) and Jason Arntz (left).They both look great to me!  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 17:41:36 GMT -5
More pics from flexonline.com Judging by the ab shot below,Titus may be out of contention for third place because of the visible gyno he`s displaying.    |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 18:54:02 GMT -5
Impressive comparison shot !!  |
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Post by GerryT on Feb 21, 2004 21:23:05 GMT -5
Hope Arntz is in the top 5. Had a lot of problems but resolved them and busted his ass for this. In his best shape to date and would be most deserving.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 21, 2004 21:56:30 GMT -5
He looks better than I`ve ever seen him and feel that if he doesn`t place top 5 he got robbed.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Feb 22, 2004 0:34:41 GMT -5
Two more outstanding competitors in the contest.Gustavo Badel (top) and Ahmad Hadair (bottom).   |
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