Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

Triathlon is fun. Like, really fun. I get bored of just running or riding for several hours, but in the shorter-distance tris (which I do) you don't have that problem, and then you change things quickly. Yes, we're inferior to single-sport athletes at their sports, and it's frustrating to not be able to really focus in training and dedicate ten hours a week to one thing, but it also means you don't tend to get burned out, mentally.

And AdelaaR is right. One thing I noticed when living in Boulder was how much I'd rather look like the short-course triathletes than the cyclists or runners, since the tri guys actually had upper body development (the HIM and IM distances less so). Icing on the cake.

Also, way less worry about crashing.

And did I mention fun?