Triathletes

Got it, George! That explains a whole lot. Hey, maybe us older swimmers with declining bodies need an older coach (LOL)? He'd/She'd sure understand what we'd be suggesting and why. I mean, I'm by no means ready for the handicap lane but the thought of doing fly tires me out just thinking of it. And to me, fly is a sprint no matter how it is swum by me and I lost my sprint gear a few years ago.

I teach by touch and demonstration. Let me guess which gender of students you teach by touch and which by demonstration. ..................;)

Touch elbows, hands, feet, shoulders.... Nothing obscene. Three - you know better. I am too old to have bad thoughts - I might have a heart attack.

John, Your right triathletes are a PITA. You should understand though that since the swimming is the wussy of the three legs, that 99.9% of triathletes care very little about it. And those that do, are the back of the pack'ers.

You should understand though that since the swimming is the wussy of the three legs, that 99.9% of triathletes care very little about it. And, one that 99.9% of them stink at so they claim it's the wussy aspect, evident by the skill level.

John, Your right triathletes are a PITA. You should understand though that since the swimming is the wussy of the three legs, that 99.9% of triathletes care very little about it. And those that do, are the back of the pack'ers. If swimming were of equal weight in triathlons, your alleged "non-wuss" front of the packers might well drown and therefore be DNFs.

After running a swim clinic for a group of triathletes, I must say that some of them were really interested in the stroke mechanics. One fella didn't like "slowing" down to perfect it so he left. I spoke with them all and even having a true swimmer onboard for awhile (me) and giving them lots of help, they all still do the same things: swim fast and resort back to their old habits. I think a lot of it is because the other triathlete disciplines require speed and they just can't get out of that mode for the swimming portion. To them, fast=winning, even though swimming "fast" without technique won't get them on the beach any faster. It's a tough thing to try to slow down people used to going fast all the time. Donna

It is not that they swim fast, they are in a hurry to get no where.

John, Your right triathletes are a PITA. You should understand though that since the swimming is the wussy of the three legs, that 99.9% of triathletes care very little about it. And those that do, are the back of the pack'ers. That's odd. I train with many the top Kona finishers to professional triathletes and they care VERY MUCH about the swim leg (they are typically top 3 out of the water). And they train accordingly. Are you talking about local tri races?

Hey Josh, don't bring my crazy 12th cousin into this! Seriously, if I can distill one truth from all the postings, from all sides, in this and other rant-y threads it is this: there are inconsiderate jerks in the world and then there are exemplars of wisdom and right conduct. I (insert individual poster's name here) strongly resemble the latter while deeply resenting the former.