Triathlon and the Swiss Bank

We all know what is happening to the world markets.  The Swiss franc was stabilizing the credits for many institutions but it was very costly for the country.  It is not just costly money-wise but many people was dependent on this stability.  Many countries have mortgages in Swiss francs and now they have to pay at a higher value; exportations are less competitive because of the cost of production.  This is something we lived in Mexico 22 years back, but the following market movement was the opposite; exportations were more competitive and the peso value was lower.  Most of the people were broke and never recovered.

What in the hell it has to do with triathlon?  If we bet to follow the wheel of a triathlete instead of practicing to be able to be in a brake away we are at the expenses of who is going to be the chaser.  We have known the average power needed by competitors in an ITU race first pack taking turns, 370 watts average.   

Frodeno´s values different races

We know from previous post on Docherty that the lactate threshold of an ITU Olympic distance triathlete (first pack) is two minutes slower than tour the France cycling riders for the 40k.   

Whoever is going to ride to catch the first peloton is going to be unable to run after the bike.  We are betting just like in the case of the Swiss franc or the Mexican government to keep artificially the currency value.  Freedom is the reason to train right; just as investing in the production of something useful instead waiting for the train to pull us or the market to sell our shares.

I am talking about triathlon as an Ecological entity.  Let us keep our sport free from remoras.  Too many remoras kill the sport and/or the big fishes.