Swim Rant

here you go, the thread you've been waiting for SWIM RANT RANT to your hearts content about aspects of SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU I encourage you to be good natured and hilarious you may find it cathartic Ande
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  • Triathlons I think triathlons should be equally balanced by time, in the Austin Triathlon you'll notice Brandon Marsh spent 19:25 on the swim, 59:18 on the bike, 34:45 on the run the distances in the swim bike and run should be set so elite triathletes spend around the SAME amount of time on each one. round up brandon's times (exclude transitions) here's how much time he spent on each discipline 20 / 60 / 35 he spent ___ of his race time on ____ 17.4% of time on swim 52.2% of time on bike 30.4% of time on run So the bike distance should be shortened, the run should be slightly lengthened and the swim should be significantly lengthened to equalize each event. it's obvious triathlons have a thinly veiled conspiracy lead by cyclists. End the injustice, shorten the bike courses and lengthen the swims. Also what's with allowing neoprene wetsuits, those things float like corks Poor swimmers must gain 4 - 6 seconds a 100
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  • Triathlons I think triathlons should be equally balanced by time, in the Austin Triathlon you'll notice Brandon Marsh spent 19:25 on the swim, 59:18 on the bike, 34:45 on the run the distances in the swim bike and run should be set so elite triathletes spend around the SAME amount of time on each one. round up brandon's times (exclude transitions) here's how much time he spent on each discipline 20 / 60 / 35 he spent ___ of his race time on ____ 17.4% of time on swim 52.2% of time on bike 30.4% of time on run So the bike distance should be shortened, the run should be slightly lengthened and the swim should be significantly lengthened to equalize each event. it's obvious triathlons have a thinly veiled conspiracy lead by cyclists. End the injustice, shorten the bike courses and lengthen the swims. Also what's with allowing neoprene wetsuits, those things float like corks Poor swimmers must gain 4 - 6 seconds a 100
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