With all the complaints about drafting during races lets put a stop to drafting.Allow body contact during the bike.You would be allowed to wear elbow and knee pads.If you come upon a pack of drafting rider give em each a elbow to the head as you go by.Say someone is drafting off you,slow down till they come around, as they pass ,clothesline the SOB.I bet they will never draft again.Maybe allow full body armour like downhill mountian bikers wear.I know racers will think twice about drafting if they know they will get knocked on their ass if they draft.If this works as will as I think it will then carry it over to the swim.Allow body contact and helmets during the swim. But that is another topic.
I just stop pedalling and take a break. Make ths person go around you. BUt I like your idea as well.
M~
Everyone could do the race on a different day, so no more than 365.25 participants. 
jaretj
Some guy was drafting like crazy (and never pulling as far as I could see) during the tiny, family-oriented Anchor Bay Triathlon in New Baltimore, Michigan, on Saturday.
He totally knew what he was doing. At one point, when there was some traffic on the route, he drafted off of a car. If I remembered his race number, I would look up his name and post it here.
I don’t get all that worked up about these things, but it bothered me because it was an affront to my sense of fair play.
And somebody (harmlessly and accidently) socked me on top of the head during the swim… it was nothing out of the ordinary, but HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SORRY HAD I BEEN WEARING MY SPIKED HELMET OF DEATH!!!
And somebody (harmlessly and accidently) socked me on top of the head during the swim…
How about those who constantly kick us with the breast-stroke-frog-kick-of-death? There should be a special place in hell for them…
I got the frog kick o death yesterday at Carlsbad. I got it straight on the top of my head. Oh boy did that hurt!!!
I once got caught behind two breast strokers swimming next to each other. Passing was almost impossible, and everytime I tried, I got kicked.
I know it won’t ever happen, but I’d love to see the frog kick outlawed. I have a race in 2 weeks where the waves are determined by age group rather than time - I’m already having nightmares about dodging the breast strokers! ;-(
For the swim we tie their legs together only arms are allowed!!!
I don’t mind people drafting off me during the swim ( I draft as much as possible myself), however, its not cool to smack some one’s feet for a mile. And its never ok to come up on a person’s ankles, that makes me hesitate a bit and throw a donkey kick “get off me”…kj
Don’t go around the breast strokers to pass - go over them.
Nothing better than peeing on the bike when you have a wheel sucker behind you.
Don’t go around the breast strokers to pass - go over them.
If you are in a triathlon and doing the breaststroke, you deserve to be swum over.
Nothing better than peeing on the bike when you have a wheel sucker behind you.
or having the clear your throat with a good spit bomb
you know someone who’s new to the sport ( like me ) might not be aware of this problem with the breaststroke.
they say it’s a freestyle swim and that means any stroke is allowed so what can I say . sometimes I have to breaststroke, but thanks to this board I keep my knees and ankles as close together as possible. I ‘ve never kicked anyone and wouldnt’ want to.
My nose seems to run a lot more when I am being drafted off of. And having someone behind me frequently makes my Gatorade go sour so I have to spit it out over my shoulder. Once I got so flustered that I accidently sqeezed my water bottle too hard and sent Gatorade flying all over behind me.
I am a very strong swimmer (top 1-2% on the swim). I can breast stroke (comfortably) faster than most triathletes can swim freestyle. It is not that unusual for me to do a little breast stroking 200 meters into the race to get my bearings (i.e., to find the fast draft pack). When drafting others, I accept the risk that the guy in front of my might break into a breast stroke kick and I expect that others should assume that risk when drafting me…
My nose seems to run a lot more when I am being drafted off of. And having someone behind me frequently makes my Gatorade go sour so I have to spit it out over my shoulder. Once I got so flustered that I accidently sqeezed my water bottle too hard and sent Gatorade flying all over behind me.
Crazy…same thing happens to me…and then I need to spit and blow my nose…allot.