Roth, Race report. MOP special.

Roth, Race report. MOP special.

Post by Phil » Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:00:00


OK, OK stand back, make some room there, don't push at the back, there's
enough for everyone.
Form a queue.

What's that?

No, you don't have to stand 10 metres behind the person in front of you.

Here it is, the long awaited ;-) race report from Roth. Well, my race
anyway.

In order to avoid posting a 30,000 line message, you can find the report
here:

http://w1.116.telia.com/~u11602093/NEW/roth.htm

Being the kind, sweet, thoughtful person that I am*, it's zipped up in both
Word 6 and text formats. Other formats are available upon request :-)

(*Source: Mrs Squire, mother to the poster)

The Word version is 12KB

(The 12 volume, leather bound, gold inlaid version is at the printers)

Comments are welcome, although the "you suck" kind are best sent through my
agent.

Off topic? Well, not really, but if flames were "awarded" for waffle...
--
Phil Squire
Went for it in Roth 98. 11:29:42
Please remove XX from address to reply
http://w1.116.telia.com/~u11602093/NEW/homepage.htm
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Post by Richard Lan » Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:00:00

Great stuff Phil! I really enjoyed your report- a tear even chanced to my
eye!

--
Slainte,
Richard.

Arran Triathlon Club - *the going got tough*

<snip>

Quote:
>In order to avoid posting a 30,000 line message, you can find the report
>here:

>http://w1.116.telia.com/~u11602093/NEW/roth.htm


 
 
 

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Post by anders randrup II » Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:00:00

thank you, phil, for a wonderful report.  very inspiring.

anders IM *** (soon to be IM, at the GFT in Oct.)

Quote:

>OK, OK stand back, make some room there, don't push at the back, there's
>enough for everyone.
>Form a queue.

>What's that?

>No, you don't have to stand 10 metres behind the person in front of you.

>Here it is, the long awaited ;-) race report from Roth. Well, my race
>anyway.

>In order to avoid posting a 30,000 line message, you can find the report
>here:

>http://SportToday.org/~u11602093/NEW/roth.htm

>Being the kind, sweet, thoughtful person that I am*, it's zipped up in both
>Word 6 and text formats. Other formats are available upon request :-)

>(*Source: Mrs Squire, mother to the poster)

>The Word version is 12KB

>(The 12 volume, leather bound, gold inlaid version is at the printers)

>Comments are welcome, although the "you suck" kind are best sent through my
>agent.

>Off topic? Well, not really, but if flames were "awarded" for waffle...
>--
>Phil Squire
>Went for it in Roth 98. 11:29:42
>Please remove XX from address to reply
>http://SportToday.org/~u11602093/NEW/homepage.htm
>ICQ 11599162


 
 
 

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Post by Tricia Richt » Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:00:00


Quote:



> > Here it is, the long awaited ;-) race report from Roth. Well, my race
> > anyway.

> > In order to avoid posting a 30,000 line message, you can find the report
> > here:

> > http://w1.116.telia.com/~u11602093/NEW/roth.htm

> Where???

> There's no link to be found on this page for a race report, Phil.

> You tease!

> Tri-Baby

OOOOPS!

Never mind!  I still had a copy of this page in my cache; the new version
came up when I did a reload.  My mistake, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima
culpa!

Sorry, guys.

<:-}

Tri-Baby

                                     _
                                  -    o
     '             -  __o       -    </\_
 `     '         -    \<         - __/\
   /\o_         - (()) (())        -  /
^^^^^^^^^^    

"REAL Triathletes don't draft."
*** Ironman Canada 1997 - 13:04:09 ***
http://www.stanford.edu/~brooksie        

 
 
 

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Post by Tricia Richt » Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:00:00


Quote:

> OK, OK stand back, make some room there, don't push at the back, there's
> enough for everyone.
> Form a queue.

> What's that?

> No, you don't have to stand 10 metres behind the person in front of you.

> Here it is, the long awaited ;-) race report from Roth. Well, my race
> anyway.

> In order to avoid posting a 30,000 line message, you can find the report
> here:

> http://w1.116.telia.com/~u11602093/NEW/roth.htm

Where???

There's no link to be found on this page for a race report, Phil.

You tease!

Tri-Baby

                                     _
                                  -    o
     '             -  __o       -    </\_
 `     '         -    \<         - __/\
   /\o_         - (()) (())        -  /
^^^^^^^^^^    

"REAL Triathletes don't draft."
*** Ironman Canada 1997 - 13:04:09 ***
http://www.stanford.edu/~brooksie        

 
 
 

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Post by Cervelo Cycles, Inc » Fri, 24 Jul 1998 04:00:00

Phil:

Great report. I was one of the 20,000 standing on Solarer Berg, and I
have to say it was as amazing standing there as it must have been riding
up. You can't help but rattling away for five hours with this 5 cent
Quelle rattle, and loving every second of it.

When the pro women went by the first time, Mel Spooner rode by an inch
away from me and I yelled my encouragements as loud as I could. She
later said she never heard me! As I figured she didn't, I stood at a
quieter spot the second time around, and held up a pre-fab "Deutsche
Post Banner" on which everybody could write the name of his/her
favorite. Together with the tens of thousands of rattles, these yellow
signs of encouragements made this grey day a pretty bright one. And
judging by the smile on Mel's face, she did see me the second time
around.

It was also amazing to go back at 10.00pm to see the last athletes
finish. As Mel says, these people suffer twice as long as she does, so
they deserve the encouragement. It was the evening of the World Cup
Soccer final, and there was a TV set so people could watch it. 3 people
were in front of the TV. 3,000 were still in the stands, cheering on the
finishers. Then at 10.30pm, the last finisher and the fire works. We
walked around a bit longer and when we walked to the car, one man just
walked/crawled into the stadium. The lights were out, everybody had
gone, workers were tearing down the stage, and this man comes in. The
clock was still ticking for him, but he was too late, no official
finisher.

It was quite a sad view, especially since this guy may have started some
90 minutes after the first ones, due to the wave start. Normally on a
fast course like Ironman Germany that is not much of a problem, but that
day, the race wasn't that fast. While we were feeling sad for this man,
he himself seemed just happy to have finished. and he will no doubt be
back next year. As will I.

Sincerely,

Gerard Vroomen, Cervelo Cycles

website: http://www.cervelo.com

 
 
 

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Post by Kaze » Fri, 24 Jul 1998 04:00:00



Quote:
>  The lights were out, everybody had
> gone, workers were tearing down the stage, and this man comes in. The
> clock was still ticking for him, but he was too late, no official
> finisher......It was quite a sad view, especially since this guy may have started some 90 minutes after the first ones, due to the wave start.

I watched this happen for a couple of people at IMH, but with a significant
difference.  Several volunteers who were closing up shop walked the last few
miles with each man and woman.  They came in with big satisfied smiles and
there was even cheering from the crowds in the restaurant above what had been
the finishing line.  I don't think the lack of a medal meant much, but there
should be some way they too could have the finisher's shirt which they earned.

Ruth Kazez

 
 
 

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Post by Cervelo Cycles, Inc » Fri, 24 Jul 1998 04:00:00

Quote:

> I watched this happen for a couple of people at IMH, but with a significant
> difference.  Several volunteers who were closing up shop walked the last few
> miles with each man and woman.  They came in with big satisfied smiles and
> there was even cheering from the crowds in the restaurant above what had been
> the finishing line.  I don't think the lack of a medal meant much, but there
> should be some way they too could have the finisher's shirt which they earned.

> Ruth Kazez


This was exactly what I found disappointing. It was a very well
organized race, but to have non-official finishers enter a completely
dark stadium with only workers who are tearing the place down is an
anti-climax. They have a car behind the last participant, so they should
know that there are still people on the course.

But the organization in Germany doesn't like slow finishers, and is
looking for ways to get rid of them. They are moving towards qualifying
races for this purpose as well. I think this will change the sport in a
negative way, but they are obviously of another opinion.

Gerard Vroomen, Cervelo Cycles

website: http://www.cervelo.com