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Challenge Roth 2015
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28-07-2014 1:14pm#1
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I'd be interested in hearing your pros/cons list.
Only done IM myself, currently trying to figure out my next adventure.
I found the bike check in very casual and not a secure as Frankfurt, in Frankfurt you have a marshal that brings you in, helps with racking your bike and brings you back out, meaning less chance of "bikes or gear going missing" Roth you walked in with your bike, get your helmet checked and your free to walk around and rack your bike, there was some confusion with the racking too (other people racking in people places etc). also i seen some people walk out with bikes (no one checking if that was their bike or not after bike check in). in saying that i didn't hear of anything going "missing" so maybe this works and Frankfurt is over kill.
The swim was a wave starts, i was in wave 10 (i knew this anyway but i prefer the one wave start, lots of traffic in the canal to swim around/over,) i don't think the canal could handle a one wave start anyway. As Tunney said its starting to creep into Ironman events now :-(
on the 2nd loop of the bike i passed two aid stations that had no water or even any drinks, meaning a 20k spin after each station conserving what ever fluids you had left... (maybe it was the hot day and extra demand for water that caught the stations out),
aid stations on the run i found were very hit and miss, some were very small meaning congestion and people everywhere trying to grab the same cups etc etc ( i wasn't in it to win it or anything so i just had to stop to get the water etc instead of the slow plod/walk i was doing anyway)
the food at the finish line was crap too, some sort of ham and cheese roll thingy with pastries, (now i know the food is normally crap at these but in Frankfort we got hotdogs that were actually alright to eat)
also there were showers but no towels to use so unless you brought a towel in the after race bag prepare to be smelly till you get back to hotel. (Frankfurt you got a Towel),
in saying that Roth was an awesome experience, the crowds were everywhere for the day, the support was amazing, it looked like there was lots of support cars / quad bikes (with spare wheels) and mechanics after every aid station. the crowds on the run and locals in the small towns we went trough were very supportive, there were lots of marshals at T1/T2, the finishers chute was unbelievable too. its deffo one for the bucket list but not the i need to do this now list
but I've done Roth now, Not in the time i'd hoped but it was an experience i wont forget, i even was given the wrong finishers t-shirt but one quick mail to them and i had one in the post a few days later. so great post race help too (horrible T-shirts btw)
for the extra 100 odd euro i think IM have all the basics done well and is worth it, id go back to Frankfurt before Roth but that's just my opinion.
I've only done Frankfurt and Roth so these are my experiences with them
now 99% of people will think the above are petty cons about Roth but when you train so much for the one event you'd expect the best with the amount of money and time you have invested into it 1 -
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This year in Frankfurt they didn't check bikes or helmets on the way in. On the way out was equally lax.I found the bike check in very casual and not a secure as Frankfurt, in Frankfurt you have a marshal that brings you in, helps with racking your bike and brings you back out, meaning less chance of "bikes or gear going missing" Roth you walked in with your bike, get your helmet checked and your free to walk around and rack your bike, there was some confusion with the racking too (other people racking in people places etc). also i seen some people walk out with bikes (no one checking if that was their bike or not after bike check in). in saying that i didn't hear of anything going "missing" so maybe this works and Frankfurt is over kill.The swim was a wave starts, i was in wave 10 (i knew this anyway but i prefer the one wave start, lots of traffic in the canal to swim around/over,) i don't think the canal could handle a one wave start anyway. As Tunney said its starting to creep into Ironman events now :-(
Again frankfurt is two waves now, suspect go moreon the 2nd loop of the bike i passed two aid stations that had no water or even any drinks, meaning a 20k spin after each station conserving what ever fluids you had left... (maybe it was the hot day and extra demand for water that caught the stations out),
aid stations on the run i found were very hit and miss, some were very small meaning congestion and people everywhere trying to grab the same cups etc etc ( i wasn't in it to win it or anything so i just had to stop to get the water etc instead of the slow plod/walk i was doing anyway)
Again same in Frankfurt this year, saw two fights over water.the food at the finish line was crap too, some sort of ham and cheese roll thingy with pastries, (now i know the food is normally crap at these but in Frankfort we got hotdogs that were actually alright to eat)
HAHAH Frankfurt slipped this year, food was sh1te compared to 2011 (or maybe I was three hours later). Would love to commend on the Roth food in 2012 but I never get to have it cause of jackyback related drama.
HAHAHAHAHA yes in 2011 I did, in 2014 no towel and I had banked on one so no shower.also there were showers but no towels to use so unless you brought a towel in the after race bag prepare to be smelly till you get back to hotel. (Frankfurt you got a Towel),
in saying that Roth was an awesome experience, the crowds were everywhere for the day, the support was amazing, it looked like there was lots of support cars / quad bikes (with spare wheels) and mechanics after every aid station. the crowds on the run and locals in the small towns we went trough were very supportive, there were lots of marshals at T1/T2, the finishers chute was unbelievable too. its deffo one for the bucket list but not the i need to do this now list
but I've done Roth now, Not in the time i'd hoped but it was an experience i wont forget, i even was given the wrong finishers t-shirt but one quick mail to them and i had one in the post a few days later. so great post race help too (horrible T-shirts btw)
for the extra 100 odd euro i think IM have all the basics done well and is worth it, id go back to Frankfurt before Roth but that's just my opinion.
I've only done Frankfurt and Roth so these are my experiences with them
Comparing 2011 Frankfurt and 2012 Roth setup - yes I would agree.
Compaing 2012 Roth and 2014 Frankfurt - nope. Frankfurt has slipped.now 99% of people will think the above are petty cons about Roth but when you train so much for the one event you'd expect the best with the amount of money and time you have invested into it0 -
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