I was looking for videos of the Honu 70.3 course and stumbled across this. Looks like this girl ran with her boyfriend in 2013 for the entire run course and filmed it all while somehow avoiding disqualification. Seems like it was a pretty casual run for her :)
This link should start you at the right place in the video (1:53)
Doesn't look like pacing to me. Just capturing the race experience.
Plus, she's not wearing a gorilla suit.
^^^This.
In an era of GPS watches, pacing is kinda meaningless unless they are providing other aid IMO (carrying nutrition, providing a wind block, etc.). ECMGN Therapy Silicon Valley: Depression, Neurocognitive problems, Dementias (Testing and Evaluation), Trauma and PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Can you imagine if all the athletes had people videoing them thru the whole race. The scary part is her filming him on the bike course. That is just an accident waiting to happen.
I was looking for videos of the Honu 70.3 course and stumbled across this. Looks like this girl ran with her boyfriend in 2013 for the entire run course and filmed it all while somehow avoiding disqualification. Seems like it was a pretty casual run for her :)
This link should start you at the right place in the video (1:53)
Well, he's a MOP age grouper, so if his girlfriend wants to be obnoxious and run alongside him it's not really affecting the race meaningfully. However, I just hope she stayed as far from the aid stations as possible, because I would be pissed as hell if a bandit or otherwise were blocking me from getting what I need. At least this particular year at Honu I was ahead of him and didn't encounter them.
But the bike course shit is inexcusable. Going out of your way to worsen traffic conditions and potentially put other athletes in danger because you're absorbed in filming your guy, that should be an instant DQ and a ban from all future WTC events.
As someone who went to a race half way across the country, by myself may I add, and received a 4-minute stand-down penalty for outside assistance on the run at mile 16 and cost me mega $$$, I would say that yes he was pretty lucky.
I think that the rather clear conclusion is that you need to be paced by a hot chick next time.
I think this kinda shows there are no real race officials on the run course. Its timing mats and aid station volunteers. Its the same reason more and more people are using mp3 devices on the run, no one is out there to stop them. Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right!
But the bike course shit is inexcusable. Going out of your way to worsen traffic conditions and potentially put other athletes in danger because you're absorbed in filming your guy, that should be an instant DQ and a ban from all future WTC events.
It's hardly like there is much traffic on that road, there is a huge shoulder and she always stops well off the road, so I don't see that she was doing much wrong. Sure, if she's driving and filming at the same time you can criticize that, and clearly it's better if a non-driver was doing the filming, but I don't see anything she's doing as being particularly dangerous. But this is ST and it's been a while since we've had something to be outraged about, so carry on...
I was looking for videos of the Honu 70.3 course and stumbled across this. Looks like this girl ran with her boyfriend in 2013 for the entire run course and filmed it all while somehow avoiding disqualification. Seems like it was a pretty casual run for her :)
This link should start you at the right place in the video (1:53)
As someone who went to a race half way across the country, by myself may I add, and received a 4-minute stand-down penalty for outside assistance on the run at mile 16 and cost me mega $$$, I would say that yes he was pretty lucky.
I'm with you. In Madison, my friend was trying to give me updates and encourage me and was jogging alongside near the capital. I have a video of me waving him off. Later he told me I had nothing to worry about as 1/2 the pros had coaches running alongside giving them instructions too.
I guess now all the pros will have Garmin 920's and can get live updates during the race. Maybe Ironman will add a useful app so you can see where your competition is.
I think USAT needs to update their rules and evaluate how technology can benefit the sport and adjust the rules. TrainingBible Coaching http://www.trainingbible.com
I was looking for videos of the Honu 70.3 course and stumbled across this. Looks like this girl ran with her boyfriend in 2013 for the entire run course and filmed it all while somehow avoiding disqualification. Seems like it was a pretty casual run for her :)
This link should start you at the right place in the video (1:53)
As someone who went to a race half way across the country, by myself may I add, and received a 4-minute stand-down penalty for outside assistance on the run at mile 16 and cost me mega $$$, I would say that yes he was pretty lucky.
I'm with you. In Madison, my friend was trying to give me updates and encourage me and was jogging alongside near the capital. I have a video of me waving him off. Later he told me I had nothing to worry about as 1/2 the pros had coaches running alongside giving them instructions too.
I guess now all the pros will have Garmin 920's and can get live updates during the race. Maybe Ironman will add a useful app so you can see where your competition is.
I think USAT needs to update their rules and evaluate how technology can benefit the sport and adjust the rules.
Lol that's pretty great on the run but scary on the bike. I ran a marathon a few weeks back and I was running along side this girl for a while had her boyfriend tag along on a poopy bike so they could talk I thought it was pretty cute moment actually lol. Like honestly who cares lol he's not winning or placing anything so wtf I sure as hell could care less lol
The lack of traffic is because the Honu course highways are closed for the race. It's supposed to be local traffic only, because the alternative route to that part of the island is a circuitous drive. The police used to make more of an effort at stopping non-local traffic during the Honu. Over time this has changed and it is very noticeable on course. What looks like a wide road and shoulder in video snippets is a lot different than what you get with a couple thousand riders going both directions plus local commercial traffic. Winds on this course can be unbelievable and having the road as clear as possible is safer.
Pretty simple rules for the race: no following racers on the bike course and the run course is closed except where accessible from roads or paths. These folks disregarded both. I've been in attendance or raced every Honu and agree with keeping race followers off most of the bike course past the Queen K. A DQ would be a good start for this racer.
I don't see a lot of outrage in this thread. There are a fair number of posters with ambivalence or apologistic attitudes towards the behavior illustrated in the video. Just like ST drafting threads...
I was looking for videos of the Honu 70.3 course and stumbled across this. Looks like this girl ran with her boyfriend in 2013 for the entire run course and filmed it all while somehow avoiding disqualification. Seems like it was a pretty casual run for her :)
This link should start you at the right place in the video (1:53)
is it just me or this whole thing is about "me me me" generation. I personally don't want to see a video of myself running. think about the reasons why she was there.
I missed a Kona spot by 15 seconds this year to someone who had a friend/coach/whoever cycling along with them for most of the run.I was within sight of them for a lot of it, and when the course went into town the cyclist peeled off, but for all the non town bit, there they were.
Should have gone faster I know.... next time. Did piss me off a bit at the time.
I watched somebody dropping off nutrition for a pro at IMFL one year while I was spectating. Guy would get ahead of his friend and place small bottle for him. Once on a mailbox and once on a chair by the side of the street. He was out of the top ten so I never said anything. Probably happens a lot. ---------------
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