https://getgoingnc.com/2011/03/triathlon-by-the-numbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=triathlon-by-the-numbers Explore the outdoors, discover yourself. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 https://getgoingnc.com/2011/03/triathlon-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-18413 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.getgoingnc.com/?p=2048#comment-18413 […] is the third of four posts this week on sprint triathlons. Tuesday: Triathlon by the numbers Wednesday: The growing popularity of sprint triathlons Today: Kim […]

]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2011/03/triathlon-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-18189 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:46:42 +0000 http://www.getgoingnc.com/?p=2048#comment-18189 Joe,
I love the attention you are giving to our “passion”. I read the story in todays N&O re: Sprint Tri’s and there was one clarification that was needed. In my opinion, your closing paragraph made it seem like any female participant that weighs over 150 lb.s would be labeled with an “A” for the Athena class. That is not completely true, participants decide for themselves which category they would like to participate in whether it be simply age group, or one of the sub classes like Athena or Clydesdale (for heavier males). The way your statement was written might discourage females – that weigh >150 – from participating b/c they may fear getting the “dreaded Scarlet Letter”. It is their choice and not mandated which category they race in. Otherwise, great article.

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