Annual awards will be given out at the Holiday Party on Dec 10th.  But
before we can announce the categories, we'll need a few volunteers to
be on the Awards Committee.  This committee will evaluate nominees and
hand out the award.  Shouldn't be a big time commitment, but it should
be a lot of fun.  Let me know if you're interested.  Note, you must be
a member to both be eligible for awards and participate in the awards
committee.  (But anyone can come to the party).

Email me at emilynyc at gmail dot com.

Thanks!

Emily J.

Jason Goldberg does VO2 testing at R&A Cycles on 5th avenue in
Brooklyn. Get more info @ http://www.racycles.com/vo2.html
I believe there is a discount for Brooklyn Tri Members.

The information you get from the VO2 test is very useful. I found
out that I have a really big engine (good genetics, larger athlete)
but worked all season to improve VO2 at lactate threshold (% of
VO2max). Get tested, let the data inform your training & get
results!

--Cristi


Quoting Jonathan Cane <jonathan@...>:

> Catherine:
>
> I'm always happy to put on my lab coat and dust off the grad
> school
> texts, so feel free to write directly or call if you want more
> info.
>
> Off the top of my head, for women in the 25-35 year old range, a
> VO2
> max of 35 is probably about average, and you'd expect to see
> values in
> the high 40s-low 50s for well trained female endurance athletes.
> VO2
> is generally expressed in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of
> body
> weight per minute, or ml/kg/min.  Because it's relative to body
> weight, a lighter athlete will typically rank higher when using
> such
> such terms. In some athletes (such as rowers) who don't have to
> carry
> their weight, you'll see VO2 expressed in absolute terms
> (liters/minute regardless of weight) in which case larger
> athletes
> will generally score higher.
>
> There are a couple of other things to keep in mind.  VO2 max is
> largely limited by genetics, meaning that if your score is 35, no
> matter how hard you train, you'll never 70.  (That assumes that
> your
> weight stays the same.)  Also, while VO2 max is important, a far
> better predictor of performance is VO2 at lactate threshold.
> That
> *can* be trained - which means there's hope for those of us who
> picked
> the wrong parents ;-)
>
> --- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com,
> "journalistcatherine"
> <stlouis@...> wrote:
> >
> > I know someone of you have had your VO2max checked. I'm
> planning to
> > get mine done next week and so I'm wondering, what's a ballpark
> number
> > for an age group triathlete woman? Lance Armstrong is an 83 -
> or was.
> > I want to have some sense of whether when they tell me I'm a
> 40, of
> > whether that's embarrasingly low or whether I'm above average.
> Any
> > advice is appreciated. Catherine
> >
>
>
>

Hey does anyone have a digital video camera or even a VHS video
recorder that I can borrow?  I want to videotaped myself running,
cycling, and swimming so I can work on form over the winter and as I
prepare to buy a tri bike.

I will return it in about a week.  I'll be careful and give a deposit
if its really expensive.

Let me know.  Email me directly with yor phone # at
alexvillari@....  Thanks.

Alex

Here's an opportunity to earn your calories before the BTC Holiday
Party: the JackRabbit Indoor Tri!

The first event is on Sunday Dec 10th at the Prospect Park YMCA.
Anyone who has done one can tell you it's a hoot.  This year we're
doing a club points program, and Brooklyn Tri Club should be able to
CLEAN UP at this race.  There's also an individual championships event
at Asphalt Green on March 18th, so this is a great race to use as your
qualifier.

There are still slots available, but if you want to get the start time
you prefer you should sign up soon!

For more information and registration, go to www.jackrabbitsports.com.

Hope to see you all there!

Lee

All are welcome (yes, even non-athletic friends and family) at the
Brooklyn Tri Club's Holiday Party, Sunday December 10th at 7 PM.  The
party will be held in the basement of the Park Slope Ale House, 356 6TH
Ave (Cross Street: Between 5th Street and 4th Street).  (The Ale House
is conveniently located across the street from Jon Cane's studio.)  No
host bar (upstairs), food is available for order.

Way to go! Can't wait to hear all about Australia.

--- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com, "msbellino"
<msbellino@...> wrote:
>
> I'll come along. I am back from Worlds in Australia & feeling like I
> could use a good stretch. I placed second for US women and 12th in
my
> age group overall. The brooklyn tri club bike case returned safely
> with me and is ready for the next triathlete.
> -Marianne
>
>
> --- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com, Tony Claudino
> <tclaudino@> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry about that.  It is located on Flatbush between 7th and 6th.
> next to franny's restaurant.
> >
> > Here is their website:
> > http://www.bikramyogaparkslope.com
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > tony
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Reid Boyce <reidboycemd@>
> > To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:10:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] Bikram Yoga - tonight at
8pm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >             Where is Bikram Yoga?
> >
> > Tony Claudino <tclaudino@yahoo. com> wrote:
> >       Jose and I will be going to Bikram Yoga tonight at 8pm. We
> would love other Brooklyn Tri members to join.
> > If there is a large interest we can talk to them about some times
> specific for the club...
> >
> > You have to be pretty hydrated before going... It is not easy.
> >
> > tony
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Catherine:

I'm always happy to put on my lab coat and dust off the grad school
texts, so feel free to write directly or call if you want more info.

Off the top of my head, for women in the 25-35 year old range, a VO2
max of 35 is probably about average, and you'd expect to see values in
the high 40s-low 50s for well trained female endurance athletes.  VO2
is generally expressed in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body
weight per minute, or ml/kg/min.  Because it's relative to body
weight, a lighter athlete will typically rank higher when using such
such terms. In some athletes (such as rowers) who don't have to carry
their weight, you'll see VO2 expressed in absolute terms
(liters/minute regardless of weight) in which case larger athletes
will generally score higher.

There are a couple of other things to keep in mind.  VO2 max is
largely limited by genetics, meaning that if your score is 35, no
matter how hard you train, you'll never 70.  (That assumes that your
weight stays the same.)  Also, while VO2 max is important, a far
better predictor of performance is VO2 at lactate threshold.  That
*can* be trained - which means there's hope for those of us who picked
the wrong parents ;-)

--- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com, "journalistcatherine"
<stlouis@...> wrote:
>
> I know someone of you have had your VO2max checked. I'm planning to
> get mine done next week and so I'm wondering, what's a ballpark number
> for an age group triathlete woman? Lance Armstrong is an 83 - or was.
> I want to have some sense of whether when they tell me I'm a 40, of
> whether that's embarrasingly low or whether I'm above average. Any
> advice is appreciated. Catherine
>

Hi! Tony and I went last night, not tonight. Jose
Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.

-----Original Message-----
From: msbellino <msbellino@...>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:58:13
To:Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] Re: Bikram Yoga - tonight at 8pm

I'll come along. I am back from Worlds in Australia & feeling like I
  could use a good stretch. I placed second for US women and 12th in my
  age group overall. The brooklyn tri club bike case returned safely
  with me and is ready for the next triathlete.
  -Marianne

  --- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_: <mailto:Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club%40yahoogroups.com>
Club@yahoogroups.com, Tony Claudino
  <tclaudino@...> wrote:
  >
  > Sorry about that. It is located on Flatbush between 7th and 6th.
  next to franny's restaurant.
  >
  > Here is their website:
  > http://www.bikramyo: <http://www.bikramyogaparkslope.com> gaparkslope.com
  >
  > thanks
  >
  > tony
  > ----- Original Message ----
  > From: Reid Boyce <reidboycemd@...>
  > To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_: <mailto:Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club%40yahoogroups.com>
Club@yahoogroups.com
  > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:10:24 PM
  > Subject: Re: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] Bikram Yoga - tonight at 8pm
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > Where is Bikram Yoga?
  >
  > Tony Claudino <tclaudino@yahoo. com> wrote:
  > Jose and I will be going to Bikram Yoga tonight at 8pm. We
  would love other Brooklyn Tri members to join.
  > If there is a large interest we can talk to them about some times
  specific for the club...
  >
  > You have to be pretty hydrated before going... It is not easy.
  >
  > tony
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.
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I'll come along. I am back from Worlds in Australia & feeling like I
could use a good stretch. I placed second for US women and 12th in my
age group overall. The brooklyn tri club bike case returned safely
with me and is ready for the next triathlete.
-Marianne


--- In Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com, Tony Claudino
<tclaudino@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry about that.  It is located on Flatbush between 7th and 6th.
next to franny's restaurant.
>
> Here is their website:
> http://www.bikramyogaparkslope.com
>
> thanks
>
> tony
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Reid Boyce <reidboycemd@...>
> To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] Bikram Yoga - tonight at 8pm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             Where is Bikram Yoga?
>
> Tony Claudino <tclaudino@yahoo. com> wrote:
>       Jose and I will be going to Bikram Yoga tonight at 8pm. We
would love other Brooklyn Tri members to join.
> If there is a large interest we can talk to them about some times
specific for the club...
>
> You have to be pretty hydrated before going... It is not easy.
>
> tony
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.
>
>
>
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I know someone of you have had your VO2max checked. I'm planning to
get mine done next week and so I'm wondering, what's a ballpark number
for an age group triathlete woman? Lance Armstrong is an 83 - or was.
I want to have some sense of whether when they tell me I'm a 40, of
whether that's embarrasingly low or whether I'm above average. Any
advice is appreciated. Catherine

Jose and I will be going to Bikram Yoga tonight at 8pm. We would love other Brooklyn Tri members to join. 
If there is a large interest we can talk to them about some times specific for the club...

You have to be pretty hydrated before going... It is not easy.

tony

it's that time again, i have some discount coupons for new memberships at new
york sports
club. if you'd like one, please email me.

sarah

I have a pair of Spinergy race wheels that I don't need. My dad gave them to me, and he's
fanatical about taking care of his stuff, so they're in great shape. If you're interested, I can
email you a picture of them, or you can drop by and take a look.

Sarah

I have a pair of Spinergy race wheels that I don't need. My dad gave them to me,
and he's
fanatical about taking care of his stuff, so they're in great shape. If you're
interested, I can
email you a picture of them, or you can drop by and take a look.

Sarah

OK, so now I have gotten a taste of the 70.3 world
championships thing, and I am doing exactly what the
race organizers want you to do - trying to figure out
how to qualify for next year...
I have registered for Timberman but I would also like
to do one in the spring. Eagleman is sold out so I am
considering the Florida (5/20) one and the Baja (6/10)
one. Anyone know anything about these?
Anyone else interested??

phil

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On 16/11/06, loulebleu <laura@...> wrote:
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>
>
>
>
>
> Wow.
>
>  Um, sign me up for a lifetime supply...
>
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/science/17endurancecnd.html?em&ex=1163826000&e\
n=a46530e20d19ccb2&ei=5087%0A
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"Here on earth God's work must truly be our own." J.F.K.

I did Florida earlier this year. It was very flat and fast, but I was
ill-prepared for the heat. I can give you the complete briefing if you
need it.

I'd go out to Wildflower to camp, support, and get inspired to go faster.

On 15/11/06, Smith, John (USANYE) <john.smith4@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Guys,
>      I am thinking about doing either the St Croix 70.3 (which is a 70.3
> Worlds + Hawaii Qualifier) or Wildflower HIM the first week of May - it
> would be great if we could get a group of us from Brooklyn Tri to go out to
> either race to start the year - more fun with a group, probably save some $
> and, as Phil and I can attest, its always helpful with the inevitable
> logistical snafus.   Let me know if there is any interest and we can get
> together to make plans.
> Jack
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Blyer
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:37 PM
> To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] 70.3 races
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm signed up for Vineman on July 22 or 23 in Sonoma county CA.  It's
> supposed to be a beautiful race and it's a qualifier for 70.3 and Hawaii.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Phil Noyes <pdnoyes@...>
> To: brooklyn_triathlon_club@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:52:25 PM
> Subject: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] 70.3 races
>
>
>
>
> OK, so now I have gotten a taste of the 70.3 world
> championships thing, and I am doing exactly what the
> race organizers want you to do - trying to figure out
> how to qualify for next year...
> I have registered for Timberman but I would also like
> to do one in the spring. Eagleman is sold out so I am
> considering the Florida (5/20) one and the Baja (6/10)
> one. Anyone know anything about these?
> Anyone else interested??
>
> phil
>
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Wow.

Um, sign me up for a lifetime supply...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/science/17endurancecnd.html?em&ex=1163826000&e\
n=a46530e20d19ccb2&ei=5087%0A

>From: afcarillo@...
>To: katiedoes_inc@...
>Subject: AGTC: 70.3 World Championship - a "draft" fest
>Date: 16 Nov 2006 13:02:35 -0500
>
>
>
>http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1069875;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC\
;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;guest=9782258
>
>if you're interested in seeing what the "bike" race experience was like in
>clearwater over the weekend, take a look at this guy's photo album that was
>posted on slowtwitch.com - it has 4 pictures of the packs that had formed. 
>believe me, (and Scott Stackman who went down as a result of a crash at
>mile 40) as bad and dangerous as they look, this was 'mild' compared to
>what we were swallowed up by. 
>
>Group: Group Workout
>Title: 70.3 World Championship - a "draft" fest
>Author: Anthony Carillo
>Author Email: afcarillo@...
>Date Posted: 11/16/2006
>
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It is a problem in NY races as well.   Even the NY Tri
races it has been an issue.   It was so bad at the
Bronx a couple of years ago (?) that one athlete
refused to accept his award.


--- George Reagan <georgereagan@...> wrote:


---------------------------------


From a race director's point of view it's pretty
interesting to read your feedback on the race.  You
would think that the organizers of a race of this
level could have prevented these problems and that
athletes at this level would not cheat.  Although we
have similar problems in control (for example two
ciclysts did the bike segment of the Prospect Park
Fall Du without their helmets, ugh!) but with less
participants and less pressure it's good to know that
we're not the only ones.  The first thought that
occurred to me when reading this report was that I
don't remember having  or ever hearing of similar
problems in any races in the NYC area.  I wonder if
the athletes who participated were a bigger factor in
that up here the athletes have less interest in
cheating as opposed to athletes from other places.
This might be an area where clubs can have an impact
by finding a way to send a clear message to their
members about not cheating.  It's an area that for the
moment is left up to the race organizer to deal with
but I think that clubs and trainers can have just as
big an impact if not more on dissuading their fellow
athletes from cheating.  I know as an athlete how
tempting it is to just fall behind that other bike for
a couple of seconds but somehow I've avoided it and
just deal with the pain.  I feel that because others
around me in the NYC area races seemed to share that
feeling and as a result wasn't further tempted to
draft.  If I had noticed a lot of other athletes
cheating I think back and believe that it might have
made the idea of cheating easier to accept.
Anyways....just some thoughts...



---------------------------------
From: cr2130@...
Reply-To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
To: Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Brooklyn_Triathlon_Club] the draft
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:02:12 -0500


I was discussing this exact issue via email yesterday.
Having only 1
lane for bikes & the other open to traffic wasn't a
good idea. It
was hard to get around packs of bikes to the left &
people to the
right got squeezed over into the cones & traffic. Some
people were
seriously cheating & riding in the peloton. But from
what I saw &
did, most tried to get out in front or hang back the
legal distance
(which also sucked because you couldn't pass when you
wanted to
until the road widened or another bike tucked in).

On the causeway after the halfway point, the riding
became the most
dangerous with only one narrow lane for bikes with a
cement wall on
the left that made passing hard especially when
catching up to
people riding in packs. I spent lots of energy
screaming "On your
left, on your left!!" When I was finally able to pull
to the front
& pass the cheaters (some blatant others just riding
scared in a
straight line), the peloton would suck up behind me &
then lock me
in on the right. It's a miracle that I didn't get side
swiped by
another wheel, hit an orange cone or get pushed into
traffic. In
fact, I saw one accident of about five bikes & heard
of one other
major crash. I feel bad for all those people.

At the turn around on the causeway at about mile 33, I
took off like
a maniac. This was the best & cleanest part of the
race. The last
1/4 of the race was the most congested because by then
I had caught
up to slower riders and there were a lot more turns.
At one point, I
had to actually stop & get off of my bike because
people were backed
up trying to roll over a timing mat. Riding up Drew
road, I found
myself to the right rather than the left of the cones
because there
was nowhere to pass.

I'm sure 70.3 will respond to this problem by some or
all of the
following: 1)changing the race location and/or bike
course, 2)making
the waves smaller & spaced further apart (all women
went off
together-too crowded),3)more marshalls on the course
(I was praying
that the packs would get stuck in the penalty tent,
but I didn't see
any), and 4)closing certain roads to traffic
completely.

For a first time effort, I think 70.3 Ironman & the
city of
Clearwater did a reasonably good job. It's never good
news when
people get hurt. Think I'll start doing time trial
races & avoid
all this nonsense! I enjoy riding against the clock
anyway.
If we're not having fun in the sport, what's the
point.
Best,
--Cristi

Quoting Phil Noyes <pdnoyes@...>:

> I just read this email from Anthony and since I just
> posted a message saying that I was interested in
going
> back, I do want to respond.
>
> The accident sounds horrible. My only hope is that
it
> can be a wake-up call for race organizers. I do put
> a lot of blame on the organizers – the bike area was
> too narrow, there were too many opportunities for
> crossing traffic, and riders were bunched together.
> Drafting issue is a serious problem. It was gross –
> there were massive packs and the officials didn’t
give
> nearly enough penalties. I started yelling at some
> folks during the race, but that didn’t seem to be a
> reasonable solution. The pack is a magnet – you
> really need to fight to stay out of it. Both race
> officials and competitors need to be assertive in
> preventing drafting. Unfortunately drafting happens
> in a lot of races, even some of the most competitive
-
> Blyer mentioned to there was a lot of drafting in
the
> Hawaii. I hope the sport will evolve and move beyond
> ambivalence about this issue. Any thoughts on how
> to get beyond drafting???
>
> However, having said all that, I am willing to give
> Clearwater another tri... The solution is not
> difficult – longer gaps between the waves,
physically
> blocking off cross traffic to only a few locations,
> wider lanes, a clear message about drafting and
> stronger policing of the rules.
>
> phil
>
>
> --- Katherine Ward <katiedoes_inc@...>
wrote:
>
> > Did this crash or the peletons effect You guys?
> > Phil, Cristi, Jack? What
> > are your thoughts on the way the race was run?
> >
> >
> > >From: "ANTHONY CARILLO" <afcarillo@...>
> > >To: ebaker@..., mlong1@...,
> > bmurray@...,
> > >ln_morgado@..., ACherniack@...,
> > PWeiss@...,
> > >josh@..., katiedoes_inc@...,
> > tjdor@...,
> > >dlipsius@..., APMOTOLA@...,
> > john.carillo@...,
> > >joe.carillo@...
> > >Subject: FW: CORRECTED VERSION
> > >Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:30:11 +0000
> > >
> > >this letter is from a friend/client that i
coached
> > last season and
> > >unfortunately had a horrible bike accident in the
> > 70.3 championship in
> > >clearwater over the weekend. he was riding behind
> > me and i so easily
> > >could've been down in this crash as well - it
> > destroyed the rest of the
> > >race for me and was my most terrible tri race
> > experience in 10 years
> > >competing. it sounded like a car crash and i was
> > afraid to look back to
> > >see the damages - i knew it was inevitably going
to
> > happen the way these
> > >guys were breaking all the rules, riding so
> > reckless, race marshalls not
> > >doing their job, and the course itself so unsafe.
> > i was just counting my
> > >blessings that i was at the front of the pack,
and
> > praying that Scott
> > >Stackman wasn't seriously hurt or miraculously
> > escaped going down.
> > >unfortunately, he wasn't so lucky as you can read
> > in his letter to the WTC
> > >and race director.
> > >
> > >i would never go back to this championship unless
> > major changes are made
> > >next year.
> > >
> > >sorry about the negative energy - weekend was
> > fantastic otherwise -
> > >celebrating my 2nd wedding anniversary with Amy
and
> > Ally turning 15 months
> > >old! - Anthony
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Stackman, Scott"
> > <scott.stackman@...>
> > >>To: "Stackman, Scott"
<scott.stackman@...>
> > >>CC: "Allison Caccoma"
> > <allison@...>,"Cliff Scherb"
> > >><cliff16493@...>,"Michael Mann"
> > <M_Mann@...>,"ANTHONY
> > >>CARILLO" <afcarillo@...>,
> > showky@...
> > >>Subject: FW: CORRECTED VERSION
> > >>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:00:21 -0500
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Scott L. Stackman
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> > >>Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:49 AM
> > >>To: 'Allison Caccoma'; 'Michael Mann';
> > 'showky@...'
> > >>Cc: Cysner, Natalie; 'Cliff Scherb'
> > >>Subject: FW:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Ironman Inc.
> > >>
> > >>My season is over and I have so much to be
> > thankful for. I completed 4
> > >>half Ironman 1 olympic and my first IM in kona
> > after qualifying through
> > >>the challenged athletes foundation. I set a new
PR
> > for every race I did
> > >>including the world championship in Clearwater.
> > Truth be told though it
> > >>was the worst race of my life. My season is now
> > over due to the
> > >>horrific bike crash I sustained as much as
> > because the season is
> > >>actually over.
> > >>
> > >>I am a huge fan of the Ironman Corporation and
> > everything you do for the
> > >>sport, including those who are less fortunate
ie.
> > Blaseman, Rick and
> > >>Dick Hoyt, and the CAF to name a few. As a
> > business executive who
> > >>focuses on consumer retailing and branding I
> > truly believe the M dot
> > >>branding is textbook and nothing short of
> > spectacular.
> > >>
> > >>However, after witnessing first hand the 70.3
> > world championship in
> > >>Clearwater I must express grave concern that the
> > corporation is
> > >>sacrificing quality of races, and the safety of
> > its athletes that have
> > >>made it successful for public relations and
brand
> > buliding.
> > >>
> > >>I attended the award cerempny as well as read
the
> > local newspapers both
> > >>of which appeared to describe the race as a huge
> > success. Clearly a
> > >>different race than the one I competed in.
> > >>
> > >>Can you blame the athletes? of course since too
> > many showed reckless
> > >>abandonment and lack sportsmanship that I have
> > never witnessed before in
> > >>this sport .
> > >> I have never witnessed so many barbaric acts on
> > the bike or in the
> > >>water. It is the comradery and sportsmanship
that
> > has made me become
> > >>part of this tri family. This was quite
> > disconscerting.
> > >>Could you blame the officials who rode by
peletons
> > of 30-60 cyclists
> > >>without breaking it up? Sure. But unltmately the
> > blame lies on the
> > >>course itself. It was a bike course that was
> > impossible to avoid getting
> > >>sucked up by a pack.
> > >>
> > >>I am sure you will all agree that a succesful
race
> > is not one that puts
> > >>20 plus people in the emergency room overnight,
> > another 40 who went to
> > >>the ER and released, as well as the individuals
> > like myself who were in
> > >>the medical tent for 2 hours and spent the next
2
> > days getting xrays,
> > >>MRI's, as well as taking antibiotics to fight
off
> > infections caused by
> > >>road rash. I am sure you have read the blogs and
> > recieved hundred of
> > >>letters from athletes with concerns such as
mine.
> > >>
> > >>As an avid athlete and admirer for all you do
for
> > the sport please dont
> > >>let all of the letters you will recieve fall on
> > deaf ears and make the
> > >>appropriate changes that will make this sport
and
> > more impportantly all
> >
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>
>
>
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i thought i sent this message in last night, but i must have posted it somewhere
else.

the bike lane on 5th ave. seems to have been replaced, in parts at least, with
bike markers
(those white bikes they paint on the street) in the middle of the traffic lanes.
there are also
signs on the stoplight posts that say 'bike route/share the road.' i can't
decide if it's a good
thing or not. on the one hand, the bike lane is almost always full of parked
cars. on the other,
i really don't like trying to compete for space with cars.


does anyone know how/why this came about?

sarah