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Re: Cost of tri (let's start over) [Slowman]
Slowman wrote:
our resident provocateur, publiusvalerius, originated a thread that had - if you looked way down deep - a valid and timely premise: that for many our sport has gotten out of reach financially.

that thread spawned a number of offshoots, but the OP himself wrote at some point along the way something to the effect of:we are now having a discussion.


Sorry, but this is kind of a bland start when the OP of "Welcome to triathlon..." was really quite nicely written. I cannot vouch that the rest of the thread followed suit (as I only skimmed the first few pages), but when doesn't a thread go somewhat sour here? There appeared to be some good replies, but now those people seem to be tired and do not wishing to replicate their efforts a second time so soon.

Anyway...

It has been a long time since I competed in a triathlon here in Australia. It has been years in fact, so maybe I am out of touch. I help coach cyclists part-time, it involves focused athletes mainly but we start our sessions right next to a much newer but quite healthy tri-focused group. The bikes in that group range in price, but its clear that people are spending a decent amount of money -- well before they really need to in terms of gains.

The culture of "treat-yourself to the top tier" just seems to be a part of tri and road cycling today.

Though I think there remains a strong interest for select races like Noosa, many people perhaps are finding that the single-sport event, in particular Grand Fondo, is a more manageable goal. At the same time, perhaps its also a more social training atmosphere, with just one sport to worry about.

Basically, triathlon is only part of a competitive marketplace. One where, the sport takes more commitment (time and financially) and possibly doesn't receive the same "wow you did that?" respect it used to enjoy.

[ed] fixed some errors
Last edited by: cerebis: Dec 5, 16 22:39

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  • Post edited by cerebis (Cloudburst Summit) on Dec 5, 16 22:39