Comments on: Drafting During An Ironman

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:01:24 +0000

I raced IM FL this past weekend and I witnessed people drafting all the time! Although I was passed by about 15-20 course marshall’s, I never saw them hand out penalties to anyone. This past IM was my 5th (3rd time for FL) and even in the past I have rarely seen penalties handed out for drafting. I believe that the IM is about you finding a way to complete the 140.6 miles, so getting help during the bike section shouldn’t be allowed. Just my opinion.

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By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:23 +0000

I’m wondering if they will eliminate the drafting penalties from Ironman in the future. Drafting in the bike leg of the triathlon at the Olympics was legal in 2008 (which I thought was kind of a bummer), so I’m curious to see if this is a trend we will see. I recently did the swim and bike portions of the Longhorn Ironman, and I never saw a race official the whole time. I really doubt they were enforcing many penalties, except on the elites.