i haven’t done an ironman yet, but i’ve noticed in pictures the pros often have several hair twist things around the wrist…why? i’ve seen pictures of larsen, macca, brown…and they have different colors and usually more than one hair band around the wrist…???i have no clue?
I suspect that it’s used as a marker for each loop that they’ve completed. i.e. if Larsen does 1 loop of a run course (that’s a 3 loop course), the race volunteer/marshall puts a band on his wrist for each loop.
Used for loop courses at IM. For example, complete lap 1 and you get a red band. Lap 2 a blue one, etc…Now try putting or grabbing one on the bike!
.Now try putting or grabbing one on the bike! <<
Ha! You have to do this in New Zealand, but luckily, it’s as you are cresting the one big hill on the course and the volunteers have those things stretched really wide.