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IM less about the athlete more about the $$ ?

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  • 29-10-2013 11:26am
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    sconhome
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    Interesting and somewhat scary read of a post Kona interview with Dr Tasmin Lewis.

    The Kona Medic's Experience:

    http://www.tri247.com/article_12194.html

    Is it a scrimping on costs by WTC? or more to do with inadequate self care by athletes pushing themselves further and further into the red zone?


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    peter kern
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    I would think they had more medics than any club race will ever have.

    there is good points (ie the cooling pools she talked about) in the article but rightly she blames the athletes too.

    I think what ironman realiced is the more medics they had the more reckless people became.So i think its something that needs to be looked from both sides.

    I would be interested has the aero helmet really an effect on how many people enter the med tent IF so thats a point to look at. ie disallow aero helmets in hawaii


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    El Director
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    Interesting view point.

    That pic of the athlete falling into the two volunteers arms - Matt Molloy.


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    tunney
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    amphkingwest wrote: »
    Interesting and somewhat scary read of a post Kona interview with Dr Tasmin Lewis.

    The Kona Medic's Experience:

    http://www.tri247.com/article_12194.html

    Is it a scrimping on costs by WTC? or more to do with inadequate self care by athletes pushing themselves further and further into the red zone?

    Lets be honest if this was a real world championships with actual world championship caliber athletes would this be as much of an issue? No. But its not.


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    Shedite27
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    tunney wrote: »
    Lets be honest if this was a real world championships with actual world championship caliber athletes would this be as much of an issue? No. But its not.
    Jodie Swallow's world championship caliber. Even the best can collapse


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    tunney
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    Shedite27 wrote: »
    Jodie Swallow's world championship caliber. Even the best can collapse

    Mod Note
    Please keep comments constructive and on topic


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    Oryx
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    At a HIM this year the organisers warned that drips would not be available on demand after the race. It seems that some athletes are choosing to get such medical attention when they are actually fine, in order to reduce recovery time. Perhaps this has some bearing on the attitude of the organisers? In the past they have always prided themselves on having the best aftercare available for competitors.


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    sconhome
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    Shedite27 wrote: »
    Jodie Swallow's world championship caliber. Even the best can collapse

    What's interesting to note is that Jodie's issue was to do with overhyrdating rather than underhydrating which seems to be the biggest reason for people needing medical attention.

    I was quite suprised that someone of the triathlon experience that JS has would make a mistake like that.

    Peter makes an interesting observation that in diminishing the availability of medical attention more onus is placed on athletes to take care of themselves properly.

    I would think a proper triage setup to evaluate the requirement for medical attention would be a better idea (if not already in place)


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