What is the point of Women's Only Tri's? (Page 5)

For example, pro football is a man-only arena (I don't have a problem with that, btw.) No one says NO WOMEN ALLOWED as they say no men allowed in women's only tris, but a woman wouldn't be able to compete and there is no woman's football, so she stays out (implicit exclusion).  Some women have gone so far as to play college football, and even if they could compete, they found a very inhospitable environment and could not reman there (ie, alleges of rape at CU).

What I'm saying is that there are places/events that are man only, white only and young people only but no one SAYS 'women, blacks and the elderly need not apply', it's implied.

 I have no problem being dragged if the alternative is burning.

LOL! *Applause* Reason prevails...

Ok heres another angle...or several.  I did Danskin at Disney.  Actually I didn;t like the race because I am VERY competitive and I like to race and do my best.  What I did like about it is that it raises money for a great charity and it encourages people to be more active.  This really is all about you can do it and finishing and not about racing.  Your average alpha male..and you know who you are...is going to run over/knock down the 50 pounds over weight female competitor to get out of T1 2 seconds faster.  The 7% body fat uber competitive male with his racing bike is EXTREMELY intimidating to a perhaps overweight 40 eyear old woman participating in her first athletic contest. 

In a society with rampant obesity ANYTHING that encourages people to be more active is good.  Danskin is about women proving to themselves that they can do a tri.  NOT about how fast they go.  Once they start down the path of fitness and realize they CAN do this, and it becomes a lifestyle.  Once they figure out its not so hard and they can do it they sign up for bigger races and thus the cycle begins. 

I my first tri the guys who won the race went out and decided that doing the sprint just wasn't enough exercise for one day and they had to go out and run another 5K.  They passed me on their 2nd 5K of the day as I was finishing.  Now even tho I did well in my first tri I felt like a huge loser and felt like they ruined my race.  It was demoralizing.  That would not happen in a womens only race. 

So give the ladies a break guys and be happy that they are getting off the couch and exercising and get to enjoy this great sport

Yup, I don't have the upper body strength my boyfriend has, most girls don't. But, you are saying that there aren't more ways to skin a cat. You can only throw it over your shoulder and walk out of the building. Have you ever made up for a lack of strength by being clever? I have. And that way, I can do everything my boyfriend does.

The other problem is that you said blanketly "Women shouldn't be firefighters." But now, Chyna can be one? See, that's the problem. That's why I'm a feminist. A woman shouldn't be excluded from any arena of society based on generalites of her sex. I'm a scientist and I'll admit that generally women have less scientific/math-oriented brains. That's ok, but my brain is oriented that way, therefore, I should be able to be a scientist. That's a feminist outlook. Don't take us for something we're not.

Thank you, thank you. We'll be here through Thursday, tips are also appreciated.

Further, if, post-dragging-rescue it is discovered that I am in need of artificial rescuscitation, I would state my preference to be said female firefighter. I wouldnot, however, refuse rescuscitation from a firefighter of either gender

Whoa, whoa, whoa, if you're a 92-lb weakling of a man with no endurance, are you gonna get a job as a firefighter, NO! So, neither will 'Strawberry Shortcake'. There's no breakdown in society when Chyna's a firefighter! That's a very alarmist and downright delusional point of view.

Bear, it's ChickiePoo (not Dee).

It takes a real man to get in touch with his inner-woman and wear PINK. I am impressed.

Gee, bear, even *I* won't wear pink.

Ok, Russ, back to the topic. If I organized an all women's tri, all men would be welcome if ya just promise to wear PINK during the tri, make sure you wax those backs and get a pedicure!

That's exactly what I was saying.

And drink the estrogen kool-aid power gel too!

Don't be a Pink-hater, Kimmie. Or I'll sign you up for the Reebok Women's this weekend.

LOL! I got the same response when I wrote Skirt Sports an email about fit, but mentioned that it'd be nice if they had something that wasn't splattered with pink... They said "We're sorry you hate pink. We love it!" Um, thanks..... Damn pink-lovers, you're all the same. You think you can do anything us pink haters can do. And I hate you for that.

But I still run around town with my pink and brown skirt on. You betcha!