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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Originally posted by Boe Clark
By the way, when you think you're in shape - step up to multi-sport events. I bet your HR has not seen the numbers it will push in a tri. You are probably a "one dimensional" athlete though, eh??? In a triathlon, whatever advantage you might gain on the swim will quickly evaporate if the only skills you have are waterborne.
S/B/R in tri-shoes before you critique grasshopper.
First of all, this is the website of United States Masters Swimming, so if some of our members wish to critique triathletes, this would be a reasonable forum in which to do so.
Second, regarding heart rates, I reach 180 during some of my workouts, which is higher than my age predicted max (173).
Originally posted by Boe Clark
By the way, when you think you're in shape - step up to multi-sport events. I bet your HR has not seen the numbers it will push in a tri. You are probably a "one dimensional" athlete though, eh??? In a triathlon, whatever advantage you might gain on the swim will quickly evaporate if the only skills you have are waterborne.
S/B/R in tri-shoes before you critique grasshopper.
First of all, this is the website of United States Masters Swimming, so if some of our members wish to critique triathletes, this would be a reasonable forum in which to do so.
Second, regarding heart rates, I reach 180 during some of my workouts, which is higher than my age predicted max (173).
