Mark. wrote:La wrote:I just saw Mark finish in 12:25, not looking too happy.
Thanks for the updates Lesley. Less unhappy than totally wasted. 12h25 on a day as hot as that was about all I could hope for.
oh look....Mark. !!!!
Mark. wrote:La wrote:I just saw Mark finish in 12:25, not looking too happy.
Thanks for the updates Lesley. Less unhappy than totally wasted. 12h25 on a day as hot as that was about all I could hope for.
Mark. wrote:La wrote:I just saw Mark finish in 12:25, not looking too happy.
Thanks for the updates Lesley. Less unhappy than totally wasted. 12h25 on a day as hot as that was about all I could hope for.
CinC wrote:Just did a look at the last few years of stats - thinking that this was an exceptional year for DNF's because of the heat, but not really the case - 2009 was the worst - that was the year with the smoke that blew in from the forest fires.
2011 - 234 dnf's of 2832 starters - 8.3%
2010 - 125 dnf's of 2732 starters - 4.6%
2009 - 224 dnf's of 2605 starters - 9.1%
2008 - 144 dnf's of 2211 starters - 6.5%
2007 - 142 dnf's of 2588 starters - 5.4%
La wrote:Thanks for the update, seuss. Did he get his medal, hat and shirt? When my friend crossed at 17:15 back in 2006 they gave her the finishing gear.
Running out of water at aid stations?? At Ironman? That's pretty bad.
seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
La wrote:They switched from Gatorade to Powerade? Why is that? Is that just IMC or all IM races?
Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
Yikes, not a good PR person, I guess?
It seems pretty inexcusable. I'm also really surprised they used Powerade.
Anyway, I'm glad he'll still get his finisher's swag.
La wrote:They switched from Gatorade to Powerade? Why is that? Is that just IMC or all IM races?
ETA: things have kind of gone downhill across the board since Graham Fraser sold all the IMNA races to WTC. I thought IMC was not included in that sale. Who runs it now?
Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
Yikes, not a good PR person, I guess?
It seems pretty inexcusable. I'm also really surprised they used Powerade.
Anyway, I'm glad he'll still get his finisher's swag.
CinC wrote:Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
Yikes, not a good PR person, I guess?
It seems pretty inexcusable. I'm also really surprised they used Powerade.
Anyway, I'm glad he'll still get his finisher's swag.
It wasn't Powerade. It was Ironman Perform Sports Drink made by Power Gel.
They''ve been using it at all WTC events now and we were informed of this months ago.
seuss wrote:CinC wrote:Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
Yikes, not a good PR person, I guess?
It seems pretty inexcusable. I'm also really surprised they used Powerade.
Anyway, I'm glad he'll still get his finisher's swag.
It wasn't Powerade. It was Ironman Perform Sports Drink made by Power Gel.
They''ve been using it at all WTC events now and we were informed of this months ago.
my info is all hearsay and filtered through an addled brain so i should stop commenting. it is still somewhat predictable that a product change could result in more athletes wanting water.
Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:CinC wrote:Jwolf wrote:seuss wrote:he spoke to the race director last night at the dinner. she was full of excuses - powerade instead of gatorade meant athletes took more water, and that it was hot so athletes were using it to cool themselves. really - how unpredictable! as she put it "well these things happen - just like a flat." not really the same.
Yikes, not a good PR person, I guess?
It seems pretty inexcusable. I'm also really surprised they used Powerade.
Anyway, I'm glad he'll still get his finisher's swag.
It wasn't Powerade. It was Ironman Perform Sports Drink made by Power Gel.
They''ve been using it at all WTC events now and we were informed of this months ago.
my info is all hearsay and filtered through an addled brain so i should stop commenting. it is still somewhat predictable that a product change could result in more athletes wanting water.
Yeah, even though people knew well in advance (I remember another friend talking about some fancy enhanced IM drink which is why I was surprised you said Powerade), it's not surprising that many people would plan to take water instead and take with them what they regularly train with.
Jwolf wrote:Regardless, they ran out of water...
That was the real problem.
seuss wrote:what was most disappointing for mr seuss was that the Things were holding the finish banner on the last shift so he missed out on that and a finish line photo.
La wrote:They were also promoting it heavily at the Boston expo this year. Not sure if it's available here - is it?
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