As a card carring USMS swimmer for the past 4 years I am proud to say that I also carry the card for USATriathlon. :D
I have swam my entire life and I need to do something more than back and forth; up and down the lane. I find swim meets to be extremly boring and a good waste of a taper.
Triathlons, well, they Rock!
Anyone else out there want to stand up with me? Or am I to be forever banned from this site, never to return again untill my tires go flat and both my knees are surgically altered.
Barry
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Originally posted by Kevin in MD
The roadies dislike it so much they have rules madating that in a bike race you must have sleeves on your jersey. That's because they were embarrassed by the massive guns of the triathletes that showed up.
Ha! That's really funny! I agree with you! I just joined a fully sponsored road racing team and I can barely squeeze my swimmer arms into a size medium womens jersey. And I'm barely swimming right now. Looks like I'll have to buy an XL jersey next year!
But really, I think they made sleeved-jerseys a rule because sponsored road racing teams have many sponsors that need to be advertised on the jerseys. And if they allowed sleveless jerseys to be worn in races, then many teams would have trouble squishing all their sponsors onto the jersey. And there's a rule that states the team name must be on both the front and back, clearly visible, and not swallowed up by a montage of other sponsors logos.
Originally posted by Kevin in MD
The roadies dislike it so much they have rules madating that in a bike race you must have sleeves on your jersey. That's because they were embarrassed by the massive guns of the triathletes that showed up.
Ha! That's really funny! I agree with you! I just joined a fully sponsored road racing team and I can barely squeeze my swimmer arms into a size medium womens jersey. And I'm barely swimming right now. Looks like I'll have to buy an XL jersey next year!
But really, I think they made sleeved-jerseys a rule because sponsored road racing teams have many sponsors that need to be advertised on the jerseys. And if they allowed sleveless jerseys to be worn in races, then many teams would have trouble squishing all their sponsors onto the jersey. And there's a rule that states the team name must be on both the front and back, clearly visible, and not swallowed up by a montage of other sponsors logos.
