Challenge Roth

pgibbo

It's on like Donkey Kong :cool:

Will the records fall this weekend? Will Jan break 7:41:33? There must be huge pressure on him going in to the race. Is he fully fit after his injuries? Lanza would suggest that he is as I'd say the slow down over the 2nd half of the run was deliberate with Roth in mind.

I see Ryf has entered now after her DNF in Frankfurt. Should be a cracking race.

I know Fazz is doing it. Anyone else from these parts racing?

Best of luck to everyone doing it. One of these years I'll make it over there.

P.

Shedite27

Yeah I reckon both records could fall this weekend.

Hoping to get in myself next year

mossym

ryf is a strange one. obvously fit after pulling out at frankfurt, but still needs to validate for kona which means another race somewhere, which cannot be good for kona. tough to see the thinking of doing this, even if she takes the world record

pgibbo

Her first year in Kona she did Switzerland followed by CPH a few weeks later. Plus she won the 70.3 worlds after CPH I believe. Not sure she'll have that big a problem validating. Brett is a big advocate of racing by the looks of it. I'd say she'll be in CPH or Sweden in a few weeks.

BTH

pgibbo wrote: »

Her first year in Kona she did Switzerland followed by CPH a few weeks later. Plus she won the 70.3 worlds after CPH I believe. Not sure she'll have that big a problem validating. Brett is a big advocate of racing by the looks of it. I'd say she'll be in CPH or Sweden in a few weeks.

She probably wont be in Copenhagen

http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz4ENTfzARJ

8/20/2016 Ironman Sweden - WPRO ONLY P-2000 $50,000 proregistration@ironman.com 7/30/2016
8/21/2016 Ironman Mont Tremblant P-2000 $100,000 proregistration@ironman.com 7/31/2016
8/21/2016 Ironman Copenhagen - MPRO ONLY P-2000 $50,000 proregistration@ironman.com 7/31/20

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BTH wrote: »

She probably wont be in Copenhagen

http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz4ENTfzARJ

She is doing Ironman Tremblant, she was on looking to bunk in one of our beds

bopperr

conditions need to be perfect for either fav to have chance of breaking the records. Winning times in Roth have varied by upto 30 minutes in recent years in the mens race. I'd say it is unlikely either record will be broken

bopperr

mossym wrote: »

ryf is a strange one. obvously fit after pulling out at frankfurt, but still needs to validate for kona which means another race somewhere, which cannot be good for kona. tough to see the thinking of doing this, even if she takes the world record

easy money for her

mossym

bopperr wrote: »

easy money for her

this might be.

bigger picture though.

mossym

well, question answered, she is doing zurich a week later.

pgibbo

mossym wrote: »

well, question answered, she is doing zurich a week later.

Where did you see that? This says no decision has been made yet. Hard to see her not doing Zurich

Ceepo

mossym wrote: »

ryf is a strange one. obvously fit after pulling out at frankfurt, but still needs to validate for kona which means another race somewhere, which cannot be good for kona. tough to see the thinking of doing this, even if she takes the world record

Seems like Brett had an answer to for you.
http://trisutto.com/why-race-roth/

mossym

pgibbo wrote: »

Where did you see that? This says no decision has been made yet. Hard to see her not doing Zurich

sory, meant to get back to this and completely forgot

https://twitter.com/ThRadde/status/753841951900770304

iAcesHigh

He didn't just do it, but did it with 6 mins or so to spare - if I remember correctly it's 7:35:39! Congrats Sir, nicely played!

Edit: plus, he fell around 120km

bopperr

Some going. #beast

pgibbo

Anyone got a link to the results that doesn't go through the FB site?

pgibbo

Found them here

Cracking showing by Fazz.

Sub 3 marathon for Martin Muldoon and sub 9 overall :eek:

pgibbo

I just watched this. The crowds in Roth are unreal. Man, it looks crazy. Savage support on the course.

I see Will Clarke deleted his tweet about how ridiculous world records are in Ironman. He came across as a right twat with the tweet

mossym

well ryf didn't "just" validate at zurich now did she?

Shedite27

Anyone manage to get a spot today?

pgibbo

mossym wrote: »

well ryf didn't "just" validate at zurich now did she?

Unreal performances a week apart. She's a machine

Shedite27

NEw run course for next year
http://www.challenge-roth.com/files/challenge/content/Dateien%20zum%20Download/Dateien%20zum%20Download%202017/challenge_roth_laufstrecke_neu.pdf