This topic used to come up now and again on this message board, but hasn't in quite a while. It seems always tied to articles/discussions of the "old Nice distance". It always starts with: we are in an unprecedented age of tri distance normalization. And it has always kind of been true each time; now it is really difficult to find a race that isn't based on ITU distance (full, half, quarter) or IM (full, half, rare quarter).
The fish (were they barracudas or sharks?) always begged for longer swims; the cheetahs always begged for shorter swims; the Europeans just used to beg for it be a non-drafting bike race. But, from where we are today...
What would your ideal race distance/leg-breakdown be?
This is, of course, sparked by the Mark Allen article. And only a chronic IM distance racer would consider a 5.5-6 hour race the break even point between speed and endurance racers! :)
The fish (were they barracudas or sharks?) always begged for longer swims; the cheetahs always begged for shorter swims; the Europeans just used to beg for it be a non-drafting bike race. But, from where we are today...
What would your ideal race distance/leg-breakdown be?
This is, of course, sparked by the Mark Allen article. And only a chronic IM distance racer would consider a 5.5-6 hour race the break even point between speed and endurance racers! :)