I’ve always wished the sport required you to do a graduated system of races.
Pool sprint- open water sprint- olympic- 70 - 140
That way you have the background practice to atleast complete it and the experience. There’s not much difference in 1500m vs 70 swim so once that Olympic distance is completely your pretty much ready for LC.
It’s the people who do 1 sprint and then go into LC that drive me nuts. They are the ones that can become endangered and put everyone in risk because resources are used on them when in reality they just aren’t ready yet.
But of course when your biggest race in your sport is catering to “anyone can do this” well you get what you get.
And of course no one will have the backbone or cajones to tell customers “no”. So now we are in that situation where events are just completely being morphed.
ETA: So I completely get why races are going soft. Hell it’s why I don’t see how anyone would want to be an RD. I’ve have no hair before even half way of the swim leg. So I can totally see why they cut it almost any chance they can. It’s their ass on the line in the event of deaths and potential lawsuits etc for neglect. That’s a headache I’d want no part of.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
Pool sprint- open water sprint- olympic- 70 - 140
That way you have the background practice to atleast complete it and the experience. There’s not much difference in 1500m vs 70 swim so once that Olympic distance is completely your pretty much ready for LC.
It’s the people who do 1 sprint and then go into LC that drive me nuts. They are the ones that can become endangered and put everyone in risk because resources are used on them when in reality they just aren’t ready yet.
But of course when your biggest race in your sport is catering to “anyone can do this” well you get what you get.
And of course no one will have the backbone or cajones to tell customers “no”. So now we are in that situation where events are just completely being morphed.
ETA: So I completely get why races are going soft. Hell it’s why I don’t see how anyone would want to be an RD. I’ve have no hair before even half way of the swim leg. So I can totally see why they cut it almost any chance they can. It’s their ass on the line in the event of deaths and potential lawsuits etc for neglect. That’s a headache I’d want no part of.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
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B_Doughtie: Aug 26, 19 9:33