I've had a dream of completing an IM since college and decided to start two years ago with my first sprint. Since then I've completed a second and bettered my time by more than 10%. Yes I'm slow (PB 2:01:00 for a sprint) but when I started I could barely swim 50 yards and was almost 100 pounds overweight.
I do try to stay out of the way of the faster athletes but believe me I'm breaking a sweat !
We should all be more understanding of our fellow triathletes. Not everyone can be Michael Jordan but if no one played basketball because they weren't as good as Jordan then basketball wouldn't be very exciting. We can't all be as fast as you but that doesn't take away from our effort and continually improving.
If you want to compare apples to apples, wear a backpack with enough weights to equal 200 pounds and see how your time is affected.
I'm continuing to loose weight and getting faster. In the mean time I'll stay out of your way because you too are achieving something great and I want you to do your best.
I do try to stay out of the way of the faster athletes but believe me I'm breaking a sweat !
We should all be more understanding of our fellow triathletes. Not everyone can be Michael Jordan but if no one played basketball because they weren't as good as Jordan then basketball wouldn't be very exciting. We can't all be as fast as you but that doesn't take away from our effort and continually improving.
If you want to compare apples to apples, wear a backpack with enough weights to equal 200 pounds and see how your time is affected.
I'm continuing to loose weight and getting faster. In the mean time I'll stay out of your way because you too are achieving something great and I want you to do your best.