EricTheBiking wrote:
plant_based wrote:
rmcc056 wrote:
Back to ironcowboy - given what he's doing doesn't actually resemble 'our sport'
And why doesn't it resemble triathlon?
I've been thinking about this a lot. For me, it's when the outside assistance is so great. In other words: sure, there's drafting in triathlon in the swim -- from other competitors. Sure, in triathlon, there's drafting on the bike, either legal (ITU), or illegal (lead moto or <20m draft distance or giant packs in IMTX or whatever). On the run you can pace with someone, sure -- but in IC's case, all of it is outside assistance. So then the problem is, how far can you take outside assistance before it just becomes maudlin? Why not draft behind a truck, for example? It'd be safer, right? That's where it breaks down for me. Do it with a peloton, sure, but if they didn't swim and won't run? Kinda ruins it right there.
Anyway, it's still an incredible feat of strength, I get that. I wouldn't diminish that part of it.
-Eric
I’m not that harsh considering the basic effort he is putting in every day. Even a ‘simple’ effort of 3 hours easy swim, 7 hours on a bike trainer, and 5 hours on an elliptical is epic when done for multiple days (I’d like to do it for one day). Heck, here we are, probably the largest group of triathletes in the world, and most of us couldn’t complete 100 runs of three miles for 100 days. I give IC tremendous credit for a great endurance feat attempt over 100 days, we just need to figure out what to call it.