Another death happened in the swimming portion of triathlon yesterday.
The day before, Ironman Will Proceed After Hudson River Is Declared Safe
Now Hudson River swimmer dies during Ironman race
I think the temperature was too high for triathlon.
Many triathletes do very little training in swimming. If you run too hard, you can stop running and walk. If you're biking too hard, you can get off and walk. If you don't know how to regulate your breathing during a swim, you're in trouble.
I'm a good swimmer, but I find the bumping and jostling to be very upsetting.
I agree with this 100%. I've been a pool swimmer since I was 7 on a year round team, with only a few years of a break between 26-31. I'm 35 now, and consider myself an experienced swimmer in good shape and good health.
In OW conditions, I still get that Panic Attack shortly into the start of the race. I'm not sure exactly why, but I know how to just slow down, and relax a bit to control my breathing. Eventually I get going and am fine.
An unexperienced person in the water, who knows what happens to them in Panic Attack mode, or the mass start situations? I always try to start off to the side of the front of the pack, and haven't yet had to fight my way through a pack.
Many triathletes do very little training in swimming. If you run too hard, you can stop running and walk. If you're biking too hard, you can get off and walk. If you don't know how to regulate your breathing during a swim, you're in trouble.
I'm a good swimmer, but I find the bumping and jostling to be very upsetting.
I agree with this 100%. I've been a pool swimmer since I was 7 on a year round team, with only a few years of a break between 26-31. I'm 35 now, and consider myself an experienced swimmer in good shape and good health.
In OW conditions, I still get that Panic Attack shortly into the start of the race. I'm not sure exactly why, but I know how to just slow down, and relax a bit to control my breathing. Eventually I get going and am fine.
An unexperienced person in the water, who knows what happens to them in Panic Attack mode, or the mass start situations? I always try to start off to the side of the front of the pack, and haven't yet had to fight my way through a pack.
