Daniele Meucci of Italy and Dathan Ritzenhein, the second-fastest American at the distance, finished 4 and 8 seconds behind.
Ayr went close in the second half when Adam Hunter's drive from distance finished up just the wrong side of the post.
Running stores have clinics for every distance, finished off with a race for extra motivation.
Shanghai Bobby, failing to quell concerns about being able to tackle longer distances, finished fifth.
These three groups did not differ by age, sex, ultramarathon running experience, number of prior 161-km ultramarathon running finishes or drops, running training distance, finish status or time, use of sodium supplementation, rate of sodium intake in supplements, minimum weight during the race, and post-race serum sodium and blood creatinine.
Krone had one other mount today, aboard First Draft in the $100,000 Distance Handicap, finishing fifth.
Immaculate green rolling hills dotted with crowns of thick forest swept into the distance before finishing against the rocky escarpment of the Appenzell Alps and Säntis, the highest peak in the range, at more than 2,500m.
They say that because executives want to maximize total earnings, they favor funds that charge higher fees or funds that are within shouting distance of finishing at the top of year-to-date performance rankings.
Even allowing for the substantial amount of walking he plans to do on the Ironman marathon, he would seem to be in striking distance of finishing it, considering that he will have at least 6 ½ hours for the marathon, allowing him an average pace of about 15 minutes each mile.
