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Can my husband pace me to KQ?
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I am on the bubble for a KQ and have been on the podium in my last 3 Ironman races. My husband is mush faster and could easily pace me to the needed time. If we register for the same race, can he legally pace me on the bike (I would stay out of his draft zone) and run? Can I get DQ'd for doing this?
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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You live under a bridge in Scandinavia right?

This of going to be awesome
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Agreed.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Andrewmc wrote:
You live under a bridge in Scandinavia right?

This of going to be awesome

ha ha haa.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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Last edited by: BryanD: Nov 9, 15 19:47
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Andrewmc wrote:
You live under a bridge in Scandinavia right?

This of going to be awesome

Very first post!
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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Wow.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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FastKitty wrote:
I am on the bubble for a KQ and have been on the podium in my last 3 Ironman races. My husband is mush faster and could easily pace me to the needed time. If we register for the same race, can he legally pace me on the bike (I would stay out of his draft zone) and run? Can I get DQ'd for doing this?

First post, huh? 2/10 on the troll. Would have been a 1, but you already snagged a few in your net.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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I don't think it should be a problem unless he's planning to wear a gorilla suit.

Less is more.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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I haven't seen any rules that state this would be illegal and I have seen it several times at races.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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FastKitty wrote:
I haven't seen any rules that state this would be illegal and I have seen it several times at races.
Your serious right?

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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IP never used here before. after a careful vetting, i'm going to call this legit.

you people are free to educate fastkitty. be nice to the kitty.

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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BryanD wrote:
FastKitty wrote:
I haven't seen any rules that state this would be illegal and I have seen it several times at races.
Your serious right?

No, her serious left.

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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I have seen it several times and I have never heard of anyone getting a penalty or DQ.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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Oh wow. You and h20fun must have the same moral compass. So since everyone else is doing it, you must think it's ok to cheat as well right?

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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FastKitty wrote:
I have seen it several times and I have never heard of anyone getting a penalty or DQ.


From USAT rulebook: http://www.usatriathlon.org/...isport/rulebook.aspx

d. Unauthorized Assistance. No participant shall accept from any person (other than a race official) physical assistance in any form, including food, drink, equipment, support, pacing, a replacement bicycle or bicycle parts, unless an express exception has been granted and approved, in writing, by USA Triathlon. The receipt of information regarding the progress, split times, or location of other competitors on the race course shall not be considered the acceptance of unauthorized assistance. Any violation of this Section shall result in a variable time penalty.

Do you draft on the bike because everyone else is doing it too?

http://www.slowtwitch.com/...Assistance_2100.html and http://www.slowtwitch.com/...Assistance_3245.html

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Last edited by: BryanD: Nov 9, 15 20:08
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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FastKitty wrote:
I have seen it several times and I have never heard of anyone getting a penalty or DQ.

You are saying that you have been on multiple podiums and don't know some of the basic rules. OK, that's fine. Consider yourself being educated. If your husband relinquishes his own race ambitions to go at your pace then you'll run the risk of a DQ. Good for you to come here and ask to clear things up in advance. If you had to ask, you probably had an inkling that it might be illegal.

Anyway, good luck with your KQ. You don't need your husband to help you. Just follow your powermeter, nutrition plan and run pacing plan. Between a powermeter and GPS, you have better pacing than what your husband can provide anyway. At best he is redundant, at worst he gets annoying hovering over you for the entire time.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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Ok. I see the reference to pacing, but I assumed that was from outside assistance, not someone in the race.
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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Unauthorized assistance means anyone in the race or outside of the race.

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Last edited by: BryanD: Nov 9, 15 20:09
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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let me tell you a story about a man named Lionel, a colleague Barrie and the swim..........

use the search function on the right....
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Andrewmc wrote:
let me tell you a story about a man named Lionel, a colleague Barrie and the swim..........

use the search function on the right....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH QUOTE OF THE NIGHT!

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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http://forum.slowtwitch.com/..._reply;so=ASC;mh=-1; and this thread too http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...ders%20swim;#5729240

Start reading this thread to find out what happens when an athlete paces another athlete in the swim. Then, ask yourself how you feel after realizing their reputation is now tarnished

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Last edited by: BryanD: Nov 9, 15 20:18
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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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Only if he wears a gorilla costume.

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [FastKitty] [ In reply to ]
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As long as he doesn't punch you when you're coming through the finishing chute, I don't see why a pacer in a gorilla suit is any problem.

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Re: Can my husband pace me to KQ? [cloy26] [ In reply to ]
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cloy26 wrote:
As long as he doesn't punch you when you're coming through the finishing chute, I don't see why a pacer in a gorilla suit is any problem.

If the gorilla wears Newtons, then we have a problem......

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