This week on the GTN Show, Heather is joined by GCN’s Ollie Bridgewood to dive into some fascinating developments in the world of triathlon.
The big talking points? A newly released list of banned super shoes in triathlon and the debate over Race Ranger—an anti-drafting tech now being introduced at the age-group level. Is it a worthwhile investment? 🚴♂️🏊♂️🏃♂️🔥
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00:00 Welcome to the GTN Show – Headlines
00:59 Beth McKensie’s fast pit stop at trail running
02:08 New half marathon world record
03:40 Challenge Wanaka and debut of Race Ranger
04:47 Kristian Blummenfelt and Norwegian training regime
06:24 Tri News
06:26 XTERRA And Europe Triathlon cross triathlon
07:09 IRONMAN’s banned super shoes
08:41 Are those rules necessary?
11:00 Do age groupers need separate rules?
13:24 Anti drafting tech at the age group level
14:22 Ollie’s controversial opinion
16:05 Feedback from Race Ranger and athletes
17:41 The use of Race Ranger for referees
18:20 Could this mean an extra entry fee?
19:45 What would happen if long course triathlon became draft legal?
20:24 Race News
20:32 World Triathlon Series opener in Abu Dhabi
23:32 Tri-spy
25:04 Say What?!
26:58 Coming up on the channel
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