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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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My wife and I agreed that we thought we saw the marshals a lot - definitely more than usual. Was that because of the number of marshals, number of athletes, or the lack of a pro field that the marshals light otherwise need to focus on?
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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Julie Miller in the house?
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [Pat0]
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pretty bad but not that bad.
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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Details, please. What (almost) happened?
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [Kula]
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Kula wrote:
Details, please. What (almost) happened?Agreed, it is Sunday evening, racing and training aredone, work prep has not started yet for the next week....this is the window when the twitch hunts explode...kick it off now!
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [Kula]
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Ok here goes:
Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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No so much sad as just plain stupid.
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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Saw the same thing at IM TX.... What does he look like
Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
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mrw42976 wrote:
Ok here goes: Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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mrw42976 wrote:
Ok here goes: Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
So how exactly did Jimmy R get informed? Did people yell out to officials before you went into the water in time for an official to observe the shorts? Did someone approach him after the race was over and he just believed the accuser enough to strongly confront the guy?
Did Jimmy have to search the guy out after the race or was he waiting at the finish line for him?
Edit: He must have some serious swimming insecurity to jeapordize his whole race (and personal reputation) for that.
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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So we had fin man. Elliptical man. Do we now have a pants man? :)
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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I'm just curious. What evidence did the head official or Jimmy had that he cheated? I'm assuming that they had more than just hearsay testimonies from other athletes? Did they have video feed or photographs to draw from? Is this guy a well known age grouper? I know that if I saw someone cheat, I wouldn't be able to tell whether the person is a top age grouper or MOP.
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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You're sure it was 149?
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [ericM40-44]
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He's listed as DQ in the results.
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [RowToTri]
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RowToTri wrote:
He's listed as DQ in the results.Is his word "gold"?
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [ericM40-44]
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ericM40-44 wrote:
RowToTri wrote:
He's listed as DQ in the results.Is his word "gold"?
I don't get it...
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [RowToTri]
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RowToTri wrote:
He must have some serious swimming insecurity to jeapordize his whole race (and personal reputation) for that.Not just his own rep apparently
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [RowToTri]
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RowToTri wrote:
ericM40-44 wrote:
RowToTri wrote:
He's listed as DQ in the results.Is his word "gold"?
I don't get it...
Look at 149's occupation on the tracker and search that my word is gold thread. Should be an enjoyable evening
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [RowToTri]
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RowToTri wrote:
mrw42976 wrote:
Ok here goes: Athletes were corralled into two waves. Athlete number 149 was holding Lava pants in his left hand near the gate so no other athlete could see what he had in his hand. A few of us were like "this guy is hiding 3/4 " neoprene pants and is going to put them on once he enters the water. The thing about Hawaii 70.3 is it is very well know and posted to athletes no wetsuits or core short or else automatic DQ. Problem number two was athlete ended on podium. When approached by head official he denied it to start them Jimmy got a bit firm and he admitted to wearing them.
He was DQ'd and everyone moved up one slot. This athlete apparently stopped in water above his waste and took the pants off before exiting the water. Pretty sad as he probably would have had the same time without using the pants as he had to stop and take them off and let them float out to sea.
Sad sad
So how exactly did Jimmy R get informed? Did people yell out to officials before you went into the water in time for an official to observe the shorts? Did someone approach him after the race was over and he just believed the accuser enough to strongly confront the guy?
Did Jimmy have to search the guy out after the race or was he waiting at the finish line for him?
Edit: and on that course, faster than 4:33 is very fast. He must have some serious swimming insecurity to jeapordize his whole race (and personal reputation) for that.
Hang on....the DQ better only the the "start" of the sanction. Finman got banned from WTC events for an entire year for the exact same deception of getting in the water, putting on fins and then ditching the fins before getting caught (well, he got caught with a "fish" in his hands).
In any case, finman was going for a 14 hour finish doing the "floatation aid shortcut". This guy is going for the podium using the "floatation aid shortcut". Julie Miller got banned for the "no timing chip shortcut".
So is this guy on the track to get banned. the DQ does not seem to be a sufficient penalty. This guy was stealing a podium slot like Julie Miller.
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [ericM40-44]
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ericM40-44 wrote:
RowToTri wrote:
ericM40-44 wrote:
RowToTri wrote:
He's listed as DQ in the results.Is his word "gold"?
I don't get it...
Look at 149's occupation on the tracker and search that my word is gold thread. Should be an enjoyable evening
wow and wow. I see he shows up as DQ in the results now if this is the correct person.
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [devashish_paul]
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It was 149 yes!
He was a AWA last year to boot
He was a AWA last year to boot
Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [mrw42976]
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mrw42976 wrote:
It was 149 yes! He was a AWA last year to boot
Can you name names? I wasn't there.
Also, other than the admission, how was this proven and disseminated to you?
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Re: Jimmy Richitello-Hawaii 70.3 [ericM40-44]
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Putting aside the person who transgressed, maybe at WTC races we need a new system:
I think you guys almost busted someone at IM Texas for carrying cheater pants to the start line?
- enter start corral with race kit on minus swim skin, goggles and swim cap
- Only swim skin, goggles and cap in hands. No other kit
- get inspected before entering corral
- Put swim skin, goggle and cap on inside corral once inspected
I think you guys almost busted someone at IM Texas for carrying cheater pants to the start line?
I deleted the pics, because guy dumped the shorts.
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