Originally Posted by galen_52657
I beg to differ....
...training ride now and then from the local tri shop... I can stomp any of those dudes.
John Howard won the Ironman when he was way past his prime.......
...said the big fish in the small pond.
Come down to San Diego and do some of the Tri-rides, then get back to me.
John Howard won Ironman in a much different era of Ironman. His winning time is off the back in modern tri history.
My point was not Tri vs. Cycling (I am actually not a tri-guy) but to point out that running and high-level cycling are not mutually exclusive.
-Z