The article says that the race organizers are disputing the number of rescues being reported.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, just passing along the news as it is reported.
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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.
From what I understand, in the original "Ironman" contests in Hawaii, the swimming was "only" 2.4 miles, but that was 2.4 miles over some of the largest surf in the world - swimming up and down mountains. They use that same distance for all Ironmen, but most of them are in civilized waters.
The Tri folks say you can't win by swimming, but you lose by it. Seeing as more than 90% of triathlete deaths happen in the water? Well, you can lose big.
If you look at the results, the order for the bike times ends up being almost identical to the overall order. That really shouldn't be.
Perhaps someday they will get their balance right.
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.
From what I understand, in the original "Ironman" contests in Hawaii, the swimming was "only" 2.4 miles, but that was 2.4 miles over some of the largest surf in the world - swimming up and down mountains. They use that same distance for all Ironmen, but most of them are in civilized waters.
The Tri folks say you can't win by swimming, but you lose by it. Seeing as more than 90% of triathlete deaths happen in the water? Well, you can lose big.
If you look at the results, the order for the bike times ends up being almost identical to the overall order. That really shouldn't be.
Perhaps someday they will get their balance right.
