aravilare wrote:
TLT wrote:
tomk407 wrote:
I get they have may have the money, with the average income for triathletes in six figuresWhere did this figure come from? I know a lot of triathletes but none of them come close to 6 figure salaries. I’ve just bought my first Tri bike and paid out around 8k, that’s not because I have that money to burn, I just saw little point in getting a cheaper bike I wouldn’t be happy with and end up switching it again in a year or two... and end up with 17 bikes lol. Most people spend quite big on houses and cars so they look cool for the neighbours, whereas my car is a banger as I have no interest in them. Just about where you prioritise your spending really 🤷ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸
https://www.teamusa.org/...tisport/demographics: median income is $126k.
Pretty shocked at that finding I’ll be honest, are US wages high in general? To be on 100k+ in the UK you have to be in a very high end job. I’d also imagine that since 2009 the average triathlete has changed quite a lot with the better access to the sport.
Edit - just read that study and the $126k figure is household income not just their personal income. Safe to assume a fair proportion of them are married/ have partners so that’s a pretty skewed figure that they are using. But at least it kind of makes more sense.
@the.lazy.triathlete
https://www.strava.com/athletes/18691068