Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Go talk to any half seriouse road cyclist or runner and you'll hear the same thing. I'll never forget being on a ride with a group of roadies when two tri-guys i full regalia hooked up with the group (aero bars, iron man tattoo's, rear seat water bottles, the works).
Not only did they not have a clue about the general etiquette of riding in a group (they tried to sit at the front & "pull" but slowed the group down and they had no idea how to rotate out and hook up on the back), but they we're dangerous.
My expereince is that the mid level and wanna be's that make up the vast majority of the sport are uncoachable (reading an article by Dave Scott then going to the pool is not the same as being coached) and sport way to much attitude.
At the pool recently a small pack cornered me, when I asked what they did hear in Boulder the reply was "Im a triathlete", when they asked me I said I was a sales rep......which generated a reply of "well actually I work for so and so".
There's the difference....mst of us don't define ourselves by what we do for recreation!
Go talk to any half seriouse road cyclist or runner and you'll hear the same thing. I'll never forget being on a ride with a group of roadies when two tri-guys i full regalia hooked up with the group (aero bars, iron man tattoo's, rear seat water bottles, the works).
Not only did they not have a clue about the general etiquette of riding in a group (they tried to sit at the front & "pull" but slowed the group down and they had no idea how to rotate out and hook up on the back), but they we're dangerous.
My expereince is that the mid level and wanna be's that make up the vast majority of the sport are uncoachable (reading an article by Dave Scott then going to the pool is not the same as being coached) and sport way to much attitude.
At the pool recently a small pack cornered me, when I asked what they did hear in Boulder the reply was "Im a triathlete", when they asked me I said I was a sales rep......which generated a reply of "well actually I work for so and so".
There's the difference....mst of us don't define ourselves by what we do for recreation!
