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.
To me, the bizarre thing is that all those athletes who died had wishes, or seemed to have had wishes, that the circumstances and cause of their death be kept private. That is the complete opposite of what i would want should i die on a swim (or ...). Rather, i'd want the details of the circumstances and actual cause to be widely, freely and openly investigated/disseminated so as to help other athletes either avoid the same fate, or to help other athletes understand and gage the unavoidable risks ... "is the pleasure/enjoyment that I will get out of the race worth the risk of not being alive for my children or spouse for their future?". I know of more than one climber/mountaineer whose spouses required them to give up rock climbing and mountaineering before agreeing to start a family, so such weighings do take place.
Maybe the it is a byproduct of their ultra-competitiveness that elites (and others) want to keep the details private, i.e. don't share training/strategy/nutrition/psychology/... info that might help another athlete finish ahead. Since i am a) arguably non-elite and b) disinterested in group competitions, the by-product theory might, or might, not explain the difference.
Or maybe the wishes of the deceased athletes are just not being honored.
To me, the bizarre thing is that all those athletes who died had wishes, or seemed to have had wishes, that the circumstances and cause of their death be kept private. That is the complete opposite of what i would want should i die on a swim (or ...). Rather, i'd want the details of the circumstances and actual cause to be widely, freely and openly investigated/disseminated so as to help other athletes either avoid the same fate, or to help other athletes understand and gage the unavoidable risks ... "is the pleasure/enjoyment that I will get out of the race worth the risk of not being alive for my children or spouse for their future?". I know of more than one climber/mountaineer whose spouses required them to give up rock climbing and mountaineering before agreeing to start a family, so such weighings do take place.
Maybe the it is a byproduct of their ultra-competitiveness that elites (and others) want to keep the details private, i.e. don't share training/strategy/nutrition/psychology/... info that might help another athlete finish ahead. Since i am a) arguably non-elite and b) disinterested in group competitions, the by-product theory might, or might, not explain the difference.
Or maybe the wishes of the deceased athletes are just not being honored.
