Slow training day? Kids out of town?

No kids
Yes

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Merge Multisport Founder & Head Coach
USAT Level 2 - Short & Long Course
Ironman Certified
Brevard, NC

In all seriousness, I remember a local race here was calling it self a “half iron distance” triathlon and VERu quickly got a letter from IM.

Is that because they were trying to organize a race, I guess?

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Merge Multisport Founder & Head Coach
USAT Level 2 - Short & Long Course
Ironman Certified
Brevard, NC

http://www.dynamicraceevents.com/...-half-iron-aquabike/

As long as you don't put the "man" in there you're golden.

I think they just called it a “half distance”. Man wasn’t in at all. Hmmm.

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Merge Multisport Founder & Head Coach
USAT Level 2 - Short & Long Course
Ironman Certified
Brevard, NC

He actually called it Ironman Challenge Roth once

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That is because he is a cringeworthy idiot.To be fair though if he didn't keep throwing in the "Ironman" or "Iron" most of the people he connects with wouldn't have a clue about the Roth distances,or Roth,or Challenge,or where Germany is.

Either (1) he’s not organizing an event or (2) they realize he’s actually promoting the brand quite a lot and for free.

Yes, he’s making money by uttering those words that shall not be uttered. However, WTC is ultimately benefiting more than TT is benefitting from those utterances.

Roth used to be known as Ironman Germany.

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Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.

Just don't call it a 70.3. Then you'll be in deep doo doo...

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"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Who cares?

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“The answer is hard work. What are you doing on Christmas Eve? Are you riding your bike? January 1st – are you riding your bike?”- Lance Armstrong

As if they would waste time sending a letter. Jezzz

Anyway he has more issues. Looks like from the results he has dnf after finishing the swim.

http://datev-challenge-roth.r.mikatiming.de/2019/

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What's more interesting is why he hasn't passed a timing mat after a decent non-wetsuit swim in 1h04'..

I said exactly the same thing in the post above you. Wtf?

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Your post didn't show yet when I opened the topic since they're only 3minutes apart

Haha.

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It was wetsuit legal for Age Groupers, non-wetsuit for Pros.

It took you 3 minutes to write a sentence?

It took me 3 minutes to read all the posts in the topic before his was added, yes.

According tot social media his tracker malfunctioned and he's still on the course.

To be fair. I'm getting really annoyed when people say 'Did you do an Ironman.' Like no, fuck Iroman adn their weird ass brand and the funny people with funny tattoo's with a commercial brand on their arms and legs. Only these attacks on Taren are starting to look like cyber bullying. Please stop doing this. Don't we triathletes have more important and more positive stuff to discuss? Sometimes this forum has such a high Waldorf and Statler feeling.

Do you offer an English translation?

You should start typing as soon as you click 'reply'. Better yet, open another tab with the thread and pause typing every 15 seconds to refresh the thread lest you commit the terrible sin of making a redundant post or not responding to the latest post.

Really? That's awesome, I like that guy a lot actually! GO TAREN!!