Andrewmc wrote:
if you read what she'd proposed out loud to yourself, does it sound ok? "I want to use my husband to pace my race to allow me to Kona qualify"............
I know everyones been told to play nice, and abiding by that, seriously, given its a "individual" sport, does it sound ok (setting the rules aside for a moment)?
No, it doesn't sound OK. I agree it is against the spirit of the rule, no discussion, and on the bike, she may get a penalty for first offence. On the run, I have never heard about somebody paced by another competitor (not an external person) and being penalised. How do you prove it? Who has never latched on somebody who ran just a touch faster that you would and increase your pace this way? I know I have, last time this year in Roth, and then paid back when my 'pacer' slowed down by getting in front on doing the pacing. Now the question is 'is there a difference between pacing
by chance and
on purpose?'. I would say yes. One is the natural dynamics of the competition, the other is planning to play with the rules. By the way, why would he not pace on the swim too? That's another recent hot topic...
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