Ted Waugh–A female with a Long Blond Pony Tail?
This has seen the blog before, but we’re bringing it back in celebration of Ted’s upcoming Ironman. After finishing an IM sub-10 hours only to have a penalty push him back over the 10 hour mark, Ted emailed the head ref to ask what the penalty was for. He received the following response:
—–Original Message—–
From: XXX XXXX [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:02 AM
To: Waugh, Ted
Cc: Robert Vigorito; Sharon Vigorito
Subject: Chesapeake Man Triathlon
Hello Ted,
I was the head official at the Chesapeake Man Triathlon and I can tell you
what the violation report says from the official that saw the incident.
“#193, female with long blond pony tail, Pint tri top then blue long sleeve
shirt was given long blue sleeve shirt by spectator running alongside her
for more than 50 yards/15 seconds.”
This seems to be self-explanatory. The official saw you take a shirt from an
individual not part of the race.
This is considered Position, Unauthorized Assistance a violation of 3.4d in
the USAT rulebook. A copy of the rulebook is located at
http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/9319/2009_USAT_Competitive_Rules.pdf.
5.10f is located on page 10 of this document if you would like to read it.
If this description of the athlete (#193, female with long blond ponytail,
Pint tri top then blue long sleeve shirt) does not describe you, please let
me and the race director know. Also, feel free to contact me again with any
questions that you may have.
Thank you
Joy Wolf
Head Official
Chesapeake Man Triathlon
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OId Man Waugh’s response
—–Original Message—–
From: Waugh, Ted
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:14 AM
To: ‘Joy Wolf’
Cc: Robert Vigorito; Sharon Vigorito
Subject: RE: Chesapeake Man Triathlon
Joy,
Thank you for the information. I appreciate your time and consideration of my request.
Normally, I would not have even asked the question, but because it was the first time I had ever broken 10 hours for an Iron-distance race, I wanted to find out about the penalty which changed my time from 9:58 to 10:02. At my age, I may not have any more sub-10-hour races in me.
I am very happy to say, I am not a female. In fact, I am a tall, 41-year old man with short brown hair. The penalty was incorrectly assigned to my number which was #193. I am sure Viggs can vouch for my gender.
Best regards,
Ted
