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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I've never understood the "glamour" that many "lay" people seem to associate with the triathalon especially an iron man. When they show the Hawaii Iron Man on TV they always show those people crawling across the finish line in a delirium (undoubtedly having soiled themselves as well). What's the glory in that???
Many of the triathletes that I have the misfortune of training with seem to have this "I am better than you because I swim and bike as well" attitude and because of that they are more deserving of the coaches' time and energy. I don't feel because I have chosen to EXCEL in one sport rather than be mediocre in three that I am any less of an athlete...
I've never understood the "glamour" that many "lay" people seem to associate with the triathalon especially an iron man. When they show the Hawaii Iron Man on TV they always show those people crawling across the finish line in a delirium (undoubtedly having soiled themselves as well). What's the glory in that???
Many of the triathletes that I have the misfortune of training with seem to have this "I am better than you because I swim and bike as well" attitude and because of that they are more deserving of the coaches' time and energy. I don't feel because I have chosen to EXCEL in one sport rather than be mediocre in three that I am any less of an athlete...
