Many of our athletes felt like an opportunity was taken away when they shortened the swim at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga. We completely understand the safety reasons surrounding the swim, and know these aren't easy decisions, so today we have an open discussion to see if there are other options; including introducing a Competitive Wave for racers that want the challenge. Is all of this creating bad habits?

Topics: 

• Chattanooga 70.3 Swim Shortened . . . again
• Robbed of an Opportunity
• Are you Hack-centric 
• Swim Safety 
• Shortening Swims 
• Safety nets 
• "Failure is a disease”
• Challenging Yourself 
• Feeding the unprepared monster
• Judging the swim on the pros
• Need for a Competitive Wave
• Ranking toughness of Ironman Races
• Changing Ironman Race Weekend
• Wisconsin Swim Worked out

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