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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As someone flirting with "the dark side" myself (I did USMS SCY nationals and two sprint triathlons this summer) I find myself on shaky ground here.
But, I ask, why does USMS have 2 meets a year in the whole country with anywhere near 1000 participants, but the city of Seattle alone has probably over a dozen triathlons with over 1000 participants? I really don't understand it myself. It costs way more than swimming, it can really hurt, and the shortest event is an hour long.
And, go figure, I want to do more of them...I might actually be able to improve my times next year, and I actually lose weight training for them. And there is something about racing 1000+ people that my competitive nature likes, and I don't have to travel to do it.
As someone flirting with "the dark side" myself (I did USMS SCY nationals and two sprint triathlons this summer) I find myself on shaky ground here.
But, I ask, why does USMS have 2 meets a year in the whole country with anywhere near 1000 participants, but the city of Seattle alone has probably over a dozen triathlons with over 1000 participants? I really don't understand it myself. It costs way more than swimming, it can really hurt, and the shortest event is an hour long.
And, go figure, I want to do more of them...I might actually be able to improve my times next year, and I actually lose weight training for them. And there is something about racing 1000+ people that my competitive nature likes, and I don't have to travel to do it.
