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Hi Challenge,

One way to deter people from drafting is to make the penalty worse than what is gained.

So my proposal is to add a run loop that every person caught of drafting has to do before starting their marathon. The loop could be maybe 600m total in length. Every drafting penalty equals one loop.

The refs on the bike course do their normal work, but in stead of making the drafter ride to the nearest tent to relax for 2-4 minutes they're given a slash on their number and the information is radioed back to T2.

At T2 a person handles the drafters and cone is placed 300m out on the marathon course with a sign indication drafting turn-around and a person is also placed at the cone to makes sure the drafters actually turn around and go back to complete their penalty.

This would tire the person and the energy saved while drafting will be used running and there is the extra time spent running the 600m extra.

Let me know your thoughts....

/TIP