I don't envy you any more:-)

Triathlon Forum
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Having read the thread on “poor race conduct”, I am not longer certain I envy you all the races, the local tri shop, bike fiter and every thing else.

Maybe it is not so bad being in Norway after all, with four or five triathlons every year, no tri shop at all and our little club of 70 triathleetes being the bigest. At least I have never heard about any of our volounteers being yelled at and even though we are beginners with our events and a lot of things are sorted out as we go along, criticism is allways presented in a package of “thank you” and “I liked your race, but…”. Maybe the result of being a small community? Of having so little to choose from that you can’t afford to be too picky? Maybe we are closer to the original spirit here?

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you probably are closer to the original experience of just being out there for fun and passion. when things get popular, that’s when the creeps come in, and expectations get out of line as does some people’s behaviors.

I think in time ultra marathoning will become more populated because people will be desperate to do events that aren’t loaded with jerks.

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I dont think all triathlons or triathletes are that bad.

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I don’t either actually. But I think it is wise for us in underdeveloped Norway to have in mind that there also is a downside to the american tri dream.

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I think the problem here in the states is that tri has grown too fast in the last couple of years.