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Great article Jim, like the comment or below, ots of questions remain for the age group crowd were body weight is typically higher than pro cyclists....
Ha, I just got through reading some entries from my April 2004 blog, around that time it wasn't clear that a new US Male triathlete was going to make the Olympics, his name? Andy Potts...
So yep, it's fair to say this isn't a new problem.
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I'm not a selector either, but I've been here before. While a fellow club member was selected for the 2000 Olympic triathlon event, I watched frustratingly while a friend was denied a spot in similar circumstances.
It's worth notin…
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It depends how you look at it, but personally given the results they've achieved, I'd rather have seen someone with little or no hope from a nation that is just starting out in triathlon, get one of the slots. But given the ITU rule…
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That's pretty simple, none of them could benefit from a domestique. It's the Olympics they all have an outside chance, and since there are three of them allowed to go, might as let them try.
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Thanks @EmilyCocks , thats what the British would call "stating the bloody obvious". The real question is, do they actually deserve 3-slots? Have their performances warranted it? or will they be shutting out a competitor w…
No, it really comes down to if you think Gwen is invincible. If you do, do what you like with the other two selections.
ITU triathlon despite what you assert, hasn't been a genuine individual sport since Leanda cave won the world's in 2002. Si…
Doesn't selecting a female domestic depend on if you think Gwen can actually run down the field at the Olympics?
The Olympics isn't just an ITU race, it's not just a world championship race, it's a once in a lifetime race for many athletes, any…
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Nope... nobody has a plan, perhaps because they know how unpredictable and unlikely a clean sweep is. Besides it's way to early to publish a plan even if one existed, as you know... it's a long road to Rio and anything can happen...
It's u…
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Good luck with that.., Americans are just so arrogant and over confident. Yep, you've got some good athletes, and Jorgenson does look unstoppable... The Olympic Tiathln is a different sport, I don't mean Olympic distance, I mean the race at …
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You are of course right... we've discussed too many times. The issue here is that TBI as an organized body, instead of whining about pro's, could have put forward a code of conduct for race organizers and sponsors and asked members to adhere…
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Interestingly, notice how everyone was fawning over Greg Bennett wearing a suit... instead of showing up like a pro triathlete, dressed as a sandwich board aka NASCAR driver covered in logos?
I would assert there are two reasons for this. O…
This is going nowhere... we have no idea how much time Rich has already given up or been paid for doing PTU work.
As for Pro's doing things for the greater good, it's happened a bunch of times, look how many pro's do go to races, do do things for R…
Bingo. Thanks @KBG . The only way the PTU will know which road to travel down, is by finding out who will travel with them on the journey. There is absolutely no question much needs to be done, including potentially a name change, until then nothing…
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I've been attending TBI since it started as Triathlon America 6-years plus ago, and while Jack might have liked Rich to attend, he was never on any agenda that I saw, and based on the fact I discussed it with him back in November, it's inacc…
Ryan, Woah.... hold on a minute hoss... Did you think to actually contact Richard and ask him about attending TBI, especially when he didn't show up?
Richard and I exchanged emails and discussed this on the phone, in the lead up to TBI. I was willi…
from my time as Chairman of the UK triathlon club Tri-Force and observing athletes for 5-years...
There are 4-types of Ironman(that is someone who has completed at least 1-Ironman)
1. Someone who is single
2. Someone who wants to be single
3. Someo…
To be fair I did respond straight away to your original tweet/fb post asking for details with a link to the Island House Triathlon fb page with the then list of TV airings.
I think more importantly this shows why the US broadcast TV syste is so brk…
for IMFL maybe Ironman is reaping what they sow. There were no pro's so people less likely to show up at all to watch, and less likely to stay and get carried away with the atmosphere...
FYI I fixed it for Kristen. She stayed at my place on Thursday night, and we got her a homestay for the rest of her trip. Not sure whats going on with Ironman though, I received a request from Heather Fuhr to consider a homestay back in August, comp…
I guess you get what you deserve. I had a quick discussion before the race and after the pro awards with andrew. He had a totally awesome bike split and was beating himself up for having taken "4-mins" to fix his flat
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Totally.
Everytime I see Rob Urbach of USAT in the middle of a presentation show an Ironman video with people collapsing all over the road, running like they have a birth defect and the backing track is Eminem Lose Yourself, I'm convinced w…
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So thats a start at a definition. But winning overall, what does that mean? How often, where, when?
So far, all I've heard is that there are a few dominant age groupers who others would like to move into elite so they can claim their titles…
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This makes even less sense to be honest. So "you" are a top age grouper and regularly win in your age group; you are forced to turn "elite amateur" and now you can only race in races that have elite amateur categories, w…