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Old 12-04-15, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by shovelhd
I think you are looking at the situation primarily from a Masters road lens.
Not at all, actually. The number of guys from 5-2, +masters and women who have no horse in chasing some sort of paying gig far far exceeds those seeking a career or high high end hobby. There's not very many people on the olympic track team either. So sure there are people in that program or near that pool, and they can and should certainly be tested but tossing a little bit more money at testing amateur racers just doesn't seem to be a wise use of time and resources to me.



I don't believe the barriers to participation to Tri are fairly looked at when compared to cycling. The overwhelming majority of triathletes are 'let's try (pun!) this" people who just want to finish or hang with their friends. There's one in every town around here. Every one. People do 1 and may never do it again. But they're really easy to do. Now look at cycling where the races are harder to find, much more competitive, and now you're agreeing to be dope tested.
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