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No wetsuit.
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Can become FOP in 2 sports instead of FOP in 1 and MOP in 2.
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Socks.
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No disorientation after swim to bike.
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No chance that I will be assaulted during swim.
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No more smelling like chlorine.
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No staggered starts.
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Cheaper.
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No more water logged chamois pads.
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No chance that I will drown.
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No wetsuit.
Con -
Can become FOP in 2 sports instead of FOP in 1 and MOP in 2.
Unless you suck at running (I’m looking directly at me) -
Socks.
Con -
No disorientation after swim to bike.
What? -
No chance that I will be assaulted during swim.
Con -
No more smelling like chlorine.
Big Con -
No staggered starts.
Mostly because no one signs up, comparatively speaking -
Cheaper.
Not true where I’m from -
No more water logged chamois pads.
Don’t you sweat while running? -
No chance that I will drown.
Me either
You don;t think you could drown while in water? You have actual gills?
Duathlon has only one “a.”
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You don;t think you could drown while in water? You have actual gills?
Nah. Just an indestructible complex from being in the water for so many years. I don’t even think that drowning is an option. I’m sure some it’s idiotic, but I’m significantly more concerned about getting leveled by a car while biking or running than having something happen to me in water. Even in the worst of surf and the most aggressive of triathletes.
- No wetsuit.
That’s only a bonus because the reason I don’t need a wetsuit is I don’t have to swim… which is the real bonus.
- Can become FOP in 2 sports instead of FOP in 1 and MOP in 2.
For me, it’s more like MOP in 1 and BOP in 1… but that still eliminates waaay BOP in 1.
- Socks.
Agree.
- No disorientation after swim to bike.
Not familiar with that one.
- No chance that I will be assaulted during swim.
I’m safe there regardless. I’m so far behind in the swim that the only way they could assault me would be if they did a second lap just for fun.
- No more smelling like chlorine.
Not a concern. No pools where I live so it’s lakes in the summer and no swimming in the winter.
- No staggered starts.
Not enough people at the local event for that to be necessary.
- Cheaper.
Locally, the entry fee is exactly the same for the triathlon and the duathlon.
- No more water logged chamois pads.
Does sweat count as water?
- No chance that I will drown.
Never considered that one, was too busy worrying about having a coronary in the run.
The downside is that while triathlons have “participants” duathlons have “competitors”
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they’re also harder than tris, in my opinion.
that’s a plus.
-mike
I agree with you on all points, and I get the disorientation after swimming thing. Duathlons are harder anyway. Triathlons are like an easy training day. If you swim as poorly as me you can’t really overcook the swim, leaving you fresh legs on the bike and running off the bike is easier if you didn’t kill your legs on the first run.
Don’t hurt me.
Duathlon has only one “a.”
Triathalons are like so much better.
Boo!
Funny, I’ve been thinking about going back to duathlon from triathlon for all of the same reasons (I despise swimming). Checking my results for this last year, I would have taken first in my age group at one event and definitely top 10 in the others. As opposed to my current standings which is loser to bottom 1/3.
No swim;no cheaters;no stickersno tattoos
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Yeah! All you strong runners should drop triathlons for duathlons so us FOP swimmers don’t have to lead all race just to get annihilated on the run! Kona here I come!
Love duathlons, mainly because I suck at swimming (which in turn is because I hate pool swimming, and don’t live near any viable open water).
Wish there were more of them around. Also wish they had a bit more name recognition. I don’t race for glory (just as well given my results) but at least when vaguely interested colleagues/friends/family ask about what races I’ve done and I say 10k/marathon/ironman/olympic tri, etc they know what I’m talking about, when I say duathlon they generally just go “huh?” and I then have to explain it.
- Pictures of Kenny Souza.
Reason number 11:
American Zofingan!!!
Kenny should launch a comback at AZ.
Reason number 11:
American Zofingan!!!
Kenny should launch a comback at AZ.
11a. Fly-by-night.
And the Powerman series is back in the USA!!
Which makes me sad, because I just force myself to learn swimming last year 
Add:
- Very easy to qualify for the world champs (PM Zofingen) and have a great experience rather than chasing Kona for decades…!