ggeiger wrote:
X 2! Very ill advised. I hope Base made it right for him, because he severely devalued his small local brand by that act and many of these current postings. It's sad to me, as I like TG, but his ego seems to have won this battle to his detriment. It was a terribly self centered event that really took him a step back.
ironmayb wrote:
sentania wrote:
I don't think any amateurs have gone faster than TG went on the day. Properly motivated, I do think that JB or DS could easily go that fast on IMWI at this point in time.
I am not questioning TG's abilities. I know that was faster than any ager time. I believe burke was 9:04.
In that case I was responding to someone who seemed to think no ager ever goes faster at the same race than a pro but I admit I may have read it wrong
There is no question that TG and BB are faster than the ager's in wisconsin. I have a great deal of respect for their abilities
I just no longer respect TG's choices or the way he has chosen to conduct himself over the last 24 hours. Including the real starky podcast he gave today
I really started here just trying to give him a different perspective from the ag ranks. Clearly I have failed as he doesn't get what I am saying. It happens
But now that he has "outed" me from my anonymous status I better proceed to scrub my hard drive etc. know any good IT guys...
I will try to conclude my involvement in this thread on a positive note. The thread is about "removing pros from the race". I want to acknowledge some of the local pros around the race this weekend, who didn't need to be removed:
Blake Becker. I appreciate his input into this thread and his blog post re: the race. His contingent of athletes he coaches seems to grow every year. The signs of his athletes near picnic point was creative.
Jackie Hering(sp?): saw her all over the place this weekend. Most impressed at 7pm Sunday. I was heading home at Mile 23 and she was out past Camp Randall actively and individually inspiring one of her coached athletes. Definitely building her brand.
Paul Eicher and Will Smith working the Norma Tec booth and cheering on Mt. Horeb Hill
And as I mentioned earlier in this thread I saw Thomas Brunold assisting a biker with a mechanical within the first 10 miles of the bike ride. While it may have been close to the "outside assistance" line I don't care. I saw a freaked out participant get much needed help. I would like to believe it was a first timer (I bet it was) who was able to finish the race and has no idea they were helped by one of the best and most consistent AGer's at this race the last decade.
Clearly WTC has an issue they need to address on the Pro vs. AG nature of the races. In my view it will now need to be dealt with much like the finish line crossing with family/friends issue and for many of the same reasons.