Just had to share: Last nite went to a local lake that I swim in occassionally. Smaller lake, 730 yards from one end to the other (GPS is great). As I was getting ready to go, a local Tri-guy was finishing his swim. I noticed that he was wearing a wet suit. Water temperature was about 81 degrees! I say," isn't it a little warm for a wet suit?" (I would be smothering), he says "Well, there are a couple of cold patches out there!" (probably gets down all the way to 80 degrees for 30 seconds) LOL.
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Man, I don't know what races you guys are hearing about, reading about, or doing, but I've done in excess of 20 tris in So Cal, and about 5 OWS in the last 3 years, never been kicked, punched, had my wetsuit torn off, had nails on me, or anything that I am hearing here. Incidental contact? Sure - Actually, trake that back - Crum Pier to Pier 2006, ha dhte most aggressive swimmer I've ever had, that was an OWS, not a tri.
I am not the fastest, but I am a top 10% tri swimmer (which makes me a top 20-30% or so OW swimmer, depending on who shows up)
So, what have we learned? There are jerks in triathlon. There are jerks in running races. there are jerks in swim races. Who knew?????
Man, I don't know what races you guys are hearing about, reading about, or doing, but I've done in excess of 20 tris in So Cal, and about 5 OWS in the last 3 years, never been kicked, punched, had my wetsuit torn off, had nails on me, or anything that I am hearing here. Incidental contact? Sure - Actually, trake that back - Crum Pier to Pier 2006, ha dhte most aggressive swimmer I've ever had, that was an OWS, not a tri.
I am not the fastest, but I am a top 10% tri swimmer (which makes me a top 20-30% or so OW swimmer, depending on who shows up)
So, what have we learned? There are jerks in triathlon. There are jerks in running races. there are jerks in swim races. Who knew?????
