Originally Posted by merlinextraligh

I tend to agree.

IMHO, Triathlon is grossly over rated by the general public, and bike racing is grossly underated.

I'll admit that doing an Iron Man at an elite level is very impressive, and somethin gI could never do.

But simply finishing a triathlon is simply a matter of not drowning and and having enough endurance to finish.

Whereas actually racing your bike, takes a level of speed power, endurance, bike handling and guts that some folks simply don't have.


Yet when I tell my Co- workers and acquaintences that I did a Triathlon (albeit a sprint) they rhink that's amazing. When I tell them I won a crit, they ask how long, I say 50 minutes plus 3 laps and they are not impressed.

The myth of traithlon is way overhyped, and on the other hand people outside bike racing just don't begin to understand.