Oh no. You can say it to their faces. All they'll do is defend themselves by explaining how much more rigorous and demanding their training schedule is. How they wake before dawn to do five hundred back and forths in the demented lap pool they had installed behind their house at a cost that could have bought a pool that people could actually enjoy. They'll explain how they set up the bike not for maximum cycling efficiency but to spare the muscles most necessary for running. They will say these things as if they were good things.

They will go out in public looking like this.



Truth is. The sprint tri is a great sport. It's short enough that a relatively normal person can train for it and have a relatively balanced and happy and athletic life. The speeds involved actually favor athleticism over how many hours of spare time you have. No exotic equipment is required, not even a special bike. It really is a good game. It's just that humans can screw anything up tri-geeks most of all.