Race Ranger Eyes Investors in New Funding Round

Good morning everyone,

It’s July 4th here in the U.S.A. So happy independence day to all our American readers 🇺🇸 I’ll be spending the day training in some gorgeous weather, just like the founding fathers would have wanted.

In today’s edition:

• ☝️ Race Ranger wants YOU to invest in a future without drafting

• 💆 Massage guns are great for recovery (and your wallet!)

• 🚴 And how long does it take to lose bike fitness? Longer than you think!

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QUICK NEWS

🤝 Endurance Exchange locale: Endurance Exchange, the conference for endurance athletes and professionals organized by USA Triathlon, will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 4th-7th, 2024. [Endurance.biz]

🎉 Go Gemma: Redcar, U.K. triathlete Gemma Sharples pushed herself to break the Guinness World Record for the longest standalone triathlon. The 7.2-mile swim, 186-mile bike, and 46.8-mile run took her 30 hours to complete. [Teesside News]

🌉 Pontevedra courses: The highly-anticipated courses for the 2023 World Triathlon Championships in Pontevedra, Spain have been revealed. [World Triathlon]

🌲 Smoke support: Canadian professional triathlete Tamara Jewitt has pledged her prize money from the canceled 70.3 Mt. Tremblant to One Tree Planted, a non-profit focused on reforestation. [TRI247]

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ONE BIG THING

Fighting Drafting with Dollars: Race Ranger Seeks Additional Funding

What is it: Precision Triathlon Systems Ltd. known as Race Ranger, is the innovative anti-drafting technology described by athletes and race officials as “absolutely game-changing.” They recently announced they are raising a seed funding round with a target of NZ $1 million, or USD $650 thousand.

• This public funding round is open to any investor who “loves triathlon, and hates drafting!”

Investment goals: Like any good race, there are clear objectives and goals that the funding will work towards:

• A redesigned version of the Race Ranger product. The current units are prototypes.

• Further software development to make it more user-friendly, easier to deploy at events, and scalable.

• Develop live athlete tracking capabilities and the referee tablet app connection.

Tempo’s take: After incredibly successful trials at events, including the PTO European Open, the World Triathlon Long Course World Championships, and the Tauranga Half, it’s clear that the technology is incredibly effective at catching and discouraging drafting in triathlon.

Although the application of the tech is a bit niche, a successful product could effectively monopolize the anti-drafting space.

• It’s not hard to imagine the sensors could also be an effective platform for providing real-time data to broadcasts.

So if you’re looking to invest in an innovative company that’s already kind of solved the problem of drafting in triathlon, then definitely take a look at Race Ranger. Because in reality, IRONMAN will probably end up buying them!

TRAINING THOUGHT

Massage Guns, a Masseuse for the Masses

With the Tour De France back in action, it’s a reminder of what it looks like to compete at the highest level of endurance sport. Every aspect of nutrition and recovery is absolutely dialed, with chefs and massage therapists on hand to help the athletes get the most out of their bodies.

Unfortunately, we don’t all get to have a full World Tour team behind our multisport endeavors. But there’s a great tool for when you don’t have a 24/7 masseuse on hand…

The humble, but effective massage gun!

Massage gun benefits include:

• 🌊 An increase in blood flow.

• 😌 Relief from muscle tightness.

• 🦵 Improved post-workout soreness.

• 🛀 Stress relief!

Personally, we find that the gun is super great at loosening tight neck muscles and quads after a big bike workout.

Keen for a gun of your own? Wirecutter has put together a comprehensive guide based on objective criteria. Check it out for their top five picks.

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REEL TIME

Early Bird vs Reality

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Are you up early for morning workouts, but your partner isn’t? You might be able to relate to this reel from @Conradrodas 😂😂😂

FAVOURITES

📉 Fading fitness: Are you taking a family vacation without your bicycle? Or maybe you’re dealing with an injury that prevents you from riding? Whatever the reason you’re not cycling, don’t stress about your fitness because according to an article in Triathlete, you may not lose much at all! [Triathlete]

💪 Fired up: Motivation…Even the pros don’t always have it. Check out this great post by double Olympic Triathlon Champion Alistair Brownlee on how he uses habits to design his training and stay motivated. Because even the best sometimes need a café treat to get out the door! [Alistair Brownlee/Instagram]

🤣 A sign to laugh: Sometimes you don’t want people saying, “you look great!” when you clearly have a tough race. What would be better is some of these hilarious race signs! [Triathlon Magazine Canada]

🧠 Wurf’s wisdom: Cam Wurf, an endurance sports renaissance man, is an Olympian in rowing, super-domestique for the INEOS pro cycling team, and Ironman Champion. Check out his interview with Rich Roll and learn his take on proper endurance training and why he’s one of the most interesting endurance athletes in the world. [Rich Roll]

WEEKEND RACES

IRONMAN Frankfurt

Women: Sarah True (USA) passed Skye Moench (USA) in the first 10km of the run, and didn’t look back as she took a huge win in Frankfurt.

• 🥇 Sarah True (USA)

• 🥈 Skye Moench (USA)

• 🥉 Agnieszka Jerzyk (POL)

Full results

Check out the IRONMAN Coeur D’Alene results and the rest of the weekend action here.

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