determination wrote:
Personally I've noticed a lot fewer younger women out at races and I think there's a few reasons: cost, having a job that enables the cost of the sport, and a job that has decent amount of PTO to enable going to races etc. I think most fresh out of college are under a mountain of school debt... otherwise, maybe just tastes are changing?
I do think the younger generations in their 20s and 30s face so many challenges in this day and age. Maybe more so than us older women in our late 40s, 50s and beyond. Mountains of student loans, insane housing costs, current day inflation, supply chain issues when you can buy a bike or need parts. It's just a tough time right now for all of us. And yes, PTO (vacation time). Back in my 30s I don't think I had much more than 2-3 weeks off (mostly 2 weeks). Now at age 52, I have 5 weeks and 3 days of combined time off per year. And then add the pandemic and how it might have affected everyone. War in Europe (for those affected). Climate change wreaking havoc on many places (too hot to train, floods, fires, smoke). It's almost a miracle that triathlon life continues as business as usual. Just my take. And when the world is going to sh*t, I do think it's easier to be older right now. (more money, more resources, more savings, more time off)
ETA: maybe priorities are changing for younger men and women faced with so many problems in the world today. Honestly I'm so glad I am not young. I don't see anything really getting better in the world or feel hopeful for improvement (climate change, weather events, war, famine, economic problems).
Death is easy....peaceful. Life is harder.
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Triingtotrain: Aug 24, 22 8:03