Anti Drafting Tech and Banned Supershoes | GTN Show Ep. 393

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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