As if the whole running thing wasn't enough:
Study: Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks
March 28th, 2009 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE , AP Medical Writer (AP) -- Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found.
www.physorg.com/news157482153.html
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This is elitist bullcrap. Adults participate in sports for a wide variety of reasons. Apparently you should only compete if you can be an absolute stud in all three sports, which is ludicrous. When 60% of Americans are obese and you can't get them to take a walk for 30 minutes three times a week, it takes a lot of nerve to tell folks who want to get fit to stay away because they don't meet your standard of swimming ability. So much for growing the sport.
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So it's ok for a poor swimmer or someone with subpar training to enter a tri and not only risk their safety but, the safety of others? How am I being elitist by putting in the time to be prepared? The parameters of these races are written out, read it and decide if your ability can match the requirement. Why should people unable to complete a swim in waves be able to dictate to a RD that the first leg of the race they signed up for is not safe for everyone so it needs cancelled?
I love the involment of everyone in the sport no matter how fast they are. That is not the issue. The issue is personal safety. I do understand that some unfortunate situations occur, such as a perfectly healthy athlete dropping to a hidden heart problem. Nobody can predict that.
This is elitist bullcrap. Adults participate in sports for a wide variety of reasons. Apparently you should only compete if you can be an absolute stud in all three sports, which is ludicrous. When 60% of Americans are obese and you can't get them to take a walk for 30 minutes three times a week, it takes a lot of nerve to tell folks who want to get fit to stay away because they don't meet your standard of swimming ability. So much for growing the sport.
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So it's ok for a poor swimmer or someone with subpar training to enter a tri and not only risk their safety but, the safety of others? How am I being elitist by putting in the time to be prepared? The parameters of these races are written out, read it and decide if your ability can match the requirement. Why should people unable to complete a swim in waves be able to dictate to a RD that the first leg of the race they signed up for is not safe for everyone so it needs cancelled?
I love the involment of everyone in the sport no matter how fast they are. That is not the issue. The issue is personal safety. I do understand that some unfortunate situations occur, such as a perfectly healthy athlete dropping to a hidden heart problem. Nobody can predict that.
