offpiste.reese wrote:
40 people on a 1.2k course that don't regularly ride in close quarters could get ugly real quick.
Nah, course isn't really a crit. In fact part of it goes though the same route IMWI takes going out of town, its hardly a critical course, but its a loop with wide turns. They are doing a rolling start not a mass start so it will be very similar to the first 2 miles of IMWI. If triathletes can navigate that area in aero bars I am sure they will be fine on their road bikes.
Im surprised my the marathon row with a time cap of 4 hours. One thing CrossFit has done really well that triathlon is struggling with is making their events high energy, fast paced, and active. This marathon row will be quite boring to watch if they even open it up to a spectator field. I would imagine they will probably have another stuff going in in the area at the same time.
I do appreciate how they use the Madison endurance culture and mix it in their events, obviously they are not as fast as triathletes, cyclists or runners at the top of the sport. Some of them do have 5k's that many on ST couldn't touch (18-19 minutes) but are definitely far from top of the field in a 5k. But they can crush any triathlete is every other single event.
Speaking of, what is everyones definition of "fit"? Do you tie it to aerobic endurance, general athleticism, mix of strength and endurance?