Who’s foolin’ who
February 27th, 2008 Categories: San Diego County Triathlon Race Reports, Triathlon Club of San Diego Race Reports
Finally after several months and a back surgery, I am now finally able to get back into training. Today was my first time back at a pool and while I had a great time I realized that the most overused training tool in existence has to be the pull buoy. I think everyone doing a freestyle was using one. I reflected back on how I would proudly tell you of my great swim workout, but realize now I was cheating myself out a solid workout. 3500 yards with one of these flotation devices is nowhere near the workout without.
I then recalled my recollection of the debate surrounding the introduction of wetsuits to triathlon. The swimmers of the day such as Dave Scott were not happy with the introduction of what was deemed(rightfully) a swim aid. Runners and cyclist knew this was a way they could limit the time a swimmer could put on them. The first races to allow wetsuits would make you put them on once the gun went off to try to defray the fight.
Well as we now know the wetsuit won out. It was hard not to acknowldege the safety aspect that the wetsuit provides from the elements and as a flotation device for struggling and undertrained triathletes. I would even say that the wetsuit could be credited as a tool in the growth of our sport.
Float on…….
