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 2007-05-04 11:05 AM |
Elite  2493    Chicago, IL |  Subject: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( |
| 2007-05-04 11:19 AM in reply to: #788671 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( Wow that is just so tragic.......here is a link to an earlier article that has a little more info. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/29/Tampabay/Triathlon_swimmer_in_.sh... |
| 2007-05-04 11:20 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Extreme Veteran 514 Perkasie, PA | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( Wow. That's terrible. I was wondering if that ever happens during a race. So sad. I know we are racing, but it still should be fun, not a disaster. Obviously if you see someone in trouble, it's a good thing to wave for help for them. |
| 2007-05-04 11:22 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Member 181 Broomfield, CO | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( Very sad.  She was so young. |
| 2007-05-04 11:25 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( Four kids...that's so terrible. It doesn't say anything about how old they are, but she wasn't very old. That is tragic. And a bit scary. |
| 2007-05-04 11:30 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Coach 9167 Stairway to Seven | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( wow, that's sad. with a broken nose, it's likely she was kicked in the face (by a breaststroker?) and passed out. I hope her children do not grow up to resent fitness pursuits... |
| 2007-05-04 11:31 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Expert 853 Fort Worth, Texas | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( I did the "Ride for Heroes" in Aledo a couple of months ago and a guy on the ride suffered a heart attack and died later that day. It was very scary coming up on him as he was lying flat on his back and not breathing, but I think the important thing to remember is that Life is precious and to enjoy each minute of it. Any of us could be killed doing an unlimited array of things including driving in our car, flying on an airplane or a freak accident as happened with this woman at the St. Anthony's tri. I just hope that people don't freak out and start putting warnings out about participating in triathlons. My thoughts and prayers are certainly with this woman's family. |
| 2007-05-04 11:33 AM in reply to: #788709 |
Elite 2493 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( Tri-It - 2007-05-04 11:19 AM Wow that is just so tragic.......here is a link to an earlier article that has a little more info. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/29/Tampabay/Triathlon_swimmer_in_.sh... geez... they said she had a broken nose and may have been kicked in the face okay, i haven't done my first tri yet, but tell me i can swim the last row and avoid this. i have no desire to be kicked in the face and i don't really care about my time... please tell me i can avoid getting beat up during the swim |
| 2007-05-04 11:39 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Veteran 157 | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( How very sad My heart goes out to her husband and kids! |
| 2007-05-04 11:39 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Coach 9167 Stairway to Seven | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( EDIT: wasn't fast enough...this is for pigfinn's post above... Yes, if you learn to sight and be aware of who's around you. Swim with "wide arms" to create space to your right & left. It's catching up to a breaststroker that is the big problem as you are going faster than they are and they don't know you are there. You have to deviate before you are on top of them to avoid gettingg hit. If you are slower than everyone, no problem! Edited by AdventureBear 2007-05-04 11:41 AM |
| 2007-05-04 11:44 AM in reply to: #788772 |
Elite 2493 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( AdventureBear - 2007-05-04 11:39 AM EDIT: wasn't fast enough...this is for pigfinn's post above... Yes, if you learn to sight and be aware of who's around you. Swim with "wide arms" to create space to your right & left. It's catching up to a breaststroker that is the big problem as you are going faster than they are and they don't know you are there. You have to deviate before you are on top of them to avoid gettingg hit. If you are slower than everyone, no problem! so it is possible to try to hug either side of the wave?, that's what I would probably do, if possible. I would probably bag the entire race if I was getting kicked all over... I would bag it and walk out of the water |
| 2007-05-04 11:45 AM in reply to: #788671 |
Expert 1113 Las Vegas | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( That's terrible, as if I needed any other reasons to be freaked out by OWS. At my first triathlon, a guy came out of the water and collapsed, died on the spot. You don't hear of this thing happening too often, but it breaks my heart everytime. I feel terribly for her family, especially those children. |
| 2007-05-04 11:45 AM in reply to: #788777 |
Coach 9167 Stairway to Seven | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( pigfinn - 2007-05-04 10:44 AM AdventureBear - 2007-05-04 11:39 AM EDIT: wasn't fast enough...this is for pigfinn's post above... Yes, if you learn to sight and be aware of who's around you. Swim with "wide arms" to create space to your right & left. It's catching up to a breaststroker that is the big problem as you are going faster than they are and they don't know you are there. You have to deviate before you are on top of them to avoid gettingg hit. If you are slower than everyone, no problem! so it is possible to try to hug either side of the wave?, that's what I would probably do, if possible. I would probably bag the entire race if I was getting kicked all over... I would bag it and walk out of the water Of course. Most of my tris I start wide and in the back and end up passing people. My spring tri last year, a local 1000yd in a lake was 1 wk after I swam alcatrax & was feeling pretty confident. I started in the front of my wave and didn't get passed by too many women...but it was a small wave anyway. |
| 2007-05-04 11:49 AM in reply to: #788779 |
Elite 2493 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( ryanlc - 2007-05-04 11:45 AM That's terrible, as if I needed any other reasons to be freaked out by OWS. At my first triathlon, a guy came out of the water and collapsed, died on the spot. You don't hear of this thing happening too often, but it breaks my heart everytime. I feel terribly for her family, especially those children. geezuz! |
| 2007-05-04 11:58 AM in reply to: #788671 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( It is totally smart, especially in your first tri or if you are not a strong swimmer to hold back a little or go off to the side.......there is no sense in placing yourself in the middle of a bunch of really fast swimmers and then get ran over. I am definately a fan of smaller wave starts in triathlons with big numbers. It's hard to say what happened with this lady, very tragic. I think there are good lessons...always be aware of what's going on around you whether swimming, biking or running.....and being respectful and safe should always be more important then being a few mintues faster. It's easy to get up in things when you are in a middle of a race....but it's not always in our best interest or those around us. |
| 2007-05-04 12:03 PM in reply to: #788753 |
| Champion 6539 South Jersey | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( pigfinn - 2007-05-04 12:33 PM geez... they said she had a broken nose and may have been kicked in the face okay, i haven't done my first tri yet, but tell me i can swim the last row and avoid this. i have no desire to be kicked in the face and i don't really care about my time... please tell me i can avoid getting beat up during the swim It's a freak accident...don't let it deter you during your swim and don't feel you need to do things to avoid it. Just swim, and you'll be safe
That's truly tragic...I feel so bad for her children and husband. |
.| 2007-05-04 12:09 PM in reply to: #788671 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Chicago woman dies during triathlon :( I read about it in the paper on way home from St. A's. Very tragic and she was there and had raised money for TnT so she was doing a great thing. Good reason to give our kids and spouses an extra hug today. |
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