200 Triathletes Rescued

chaso I do agree with you 100 percent. I went to watch a tri over the summer and most of the people were swimming freestyle with there heads out some did seem to know what stoke to do. As long distance open water swimmer it makes me kinda upset that the swimming is so short. I have tri friends that when I tell them my goal of doing marthoon swimming they say well you know thats only 25 or so miles or swimming. Ironman people ride, bike and swim 140miles. It sad because the swimming even in an Ironman distance is 2,5milles. I think that its suppose to be a test of how well you can do all three events well but if the swim is so short there is now way that one would give much thought to the swim. Just me venting. I have many good tri friends and love them and admire there doing Ironmans, but the swimming needs to be just as important as the bike and run. because when it comes down to it you just have to be a good runner of biker.

chaso I do agree with you 100 percent. I went to watch a tri over the summer and most of the people were swimming freestyle with there heads out some did seem to know what stoke to do. As long distance open water swimmer it makes me kinda upset that the swimming is so short. I have tri friends that when I tell them my goal of doing marthoon swimming they say well you know thats only 25 or so miles or swimming. Ironman people ride, bike and swim 140miles. It sad because the swimming even in an Ironman distance is 2,5milles. I think that its suppose to be a test of how well you can do all three events well but if the swim is so short there is now way that one would give much thought to the swim. Just me venting. I have many good tri friends and love them and admire there doing Ironmans, but the swimming needs to be just as important as the bike and run. because when it comes down to it you just have to be a good runner of biker.