From the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/fashion/24triathlon.html
It talks about the sport with some interesting statistics. The ones that struck me most:
Average age: 41 (I'm helping to bring that down. A little.)
Average Income: $175,000
Average Ironman Expenditure: $22,000
But where is this drive to start the sport truly coming from? An adventure by middle-agers trying to recapture youth in a mid-life crisis? A chance to reach goals of fitness and weight loss? Just bored slinging weights in the gym? An excuse to wear spandex and spends lots of money on toys? Probably a little different for everyone. Personally, I was bored at the gym, was running and swimming and decided to take the plunge into triathlon (completed a duathlon years ago).
What about you? Was it time to conquer another mountain, get into shape, or you just wanted an excuse to wear stretchy clothes and shave your legs?
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