So, spectators can follow pros, but not age groupers, but it can't be a relative or a coach, and it can only happen on some courses, and you can't pace them?

Sounds good.

Yep, seems pretty clear to me

 

Haven't even looked at the photos, but my 2 cents based on the comments. This won't be happening next year at the event :)

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Crystal clear. I was, however, wondering how the chasers are supposed to cleanly make their way through the 'gallery' in the event they want to make it a contest. Or maybe the order of finish is already set after the all important bike? After all this is slowtwitch.

To no one in particular.
I used to compete in 6-8 tris a year in the mid-late 2000s. I slowly got out of it as I just wasn’t having any fun racing. Still loved to swim, bike, and run just did not feel like racing. It was a bunch of money to compete on some cookie cutter course that was setup so the maximum amount of people could enter, finish, get a medal, and brag back home. The post race was typically tolerating most entrants complaints about the race and listening to how people had a bad race because they screwed up their taper or messed up their nutrition. I was just tired of not having any fun and it became too roady like(don’t blast me for that most will understand!)

I currently solely race mountain bikes and a few running races. No course is the same, no bitching, and afterwards people crack a cold beer and tell war stories about the race. It’s super fun and rewarding. I still swim in a masters program and hit the road frequently but I only do one triathlon a year, Savageman. It’s in my backyard and my friends and family use the backroads to see me at 4-5 places. My overweight brother even tells how bad I’m getting my ass kicked, guess that’s borderline rule breakage. This year I did a sprint tri and had a blast. I gave serious thought about getting a specific bike and getting back into the tri game. Then comes this thread. There are at least a dozen posts that illustrate exactly why I got out of racing triathlons. I don’t want any parts of splitting hairs with rules that were made for 1% of situations in 1% of races. I want to toe the line and race my guts out. Then crack a beer and talk about it with my fellow competitors. If a group of people happen to watch that unfold while riding along then I want them cracking beers and telling their side of it as well.

Now that you've been able to get up close the action do you think you'll be more likely to support and participate in triathlon in the future?

This did not get nearly the love it deserves. Best reply in the thread.

What about if some random kid ducked under the barrier and ran down the chute with Hoffman?

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As a domestique, was it hard going back to the team car, loading up on bottles and returning to the leader up front? Can you post your power file? /pink. c'mon, that was funny

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So you did Kona?

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What's your CdA?

As a golfer and triathlete, I didn't think anything could surpass the obnoxious nature of golf fans calling in penalties. Watching everyone in this thread argue with a pro who is basically saying "use common sense" might be approaching that.

Edit: not only argue, but comment as if that pro with two wins this year was some random ass clown troll lolol