Dare to tri

In a world of complacency
The daring few have become just that.

James Kelly

Sometimes just getting to the start line is the hardest part. Over the last few years there have been many hazardous conditions leading up to and including race day for a number of Ironman races.

The first Ironman Utah was a disaster. Some swimmers who thought they heard the start gun headed out onto what they thought was the swim course, ending up getting pushed two km down the beach from the actual finish line.

Ironman Canada 2003, with raging forest fires all around the town of Penticton, firefighters and water bombers were at a premium. Oddly enough a burning bird nest took out the local electricity and the Friday night carboload was held on the local baseball field. Funny no one really noticed the smoke until they looked at their photos and realized they had been running in fog all day.

Now Kona, the news makes it out like the whole place is gonna slide under the waves. Well not according to a few buds who are over there racing. Looks like business as usual.

If this was going to be easy, well you know, but I mean jeeeze common guys.
Triathletes are getting too pampered. This whole sport used to be about the daring few. Now the few who dare are labelled as trouble makers or worse yet non compliant. Sometimes even looked upon as crazy. I await the day that someone looks my way with consternation and distaste. That will be the day I know I have become a true trier.