Given the interesting troll like threads about no wetsuits, fixed bikes or running barefoot, I am not going there.
Let's just get to the concept of whether or not hard races or easier races are safer. In other words, if a race is a hard race does that keep fools away.
For example, I hear of few deaths in long OW swims. Same with long bike events or long running events. They seem to be rare, why is that?
Is there something about a triathlon of almost any length that "provokes" people to think that "if they can make it through..." they'll finish? Are harder triathlons safer than supposedly easier ones if the weather becomes a problem? Would triathlons be "safer" if the swim distance was increased across the board to keep weaker swimmers from biting off too much?
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.
Let's just get to the concept of whether or not hard races or easier races are safer. In other words, if a race is a hard race does that keep fools away.
For example, I hear of few deaths in long OW swims. Same with long bike events or long running events. They seem to be rare, why is that?
Is there something about a triathlon of almost any length that "provokes" people to think that "if they can make it through..." they'll finish? Are harder triathlons safer than supposedly easier ones if the weather becomes a problem? Would triathlons be "safer" if the swim distance was increased across the board to keep weaker swimmers from biting off too much?
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.