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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Competing in triathlons, marathons, etc.  It's trickling down a bit, but still largely belongs to upper middle class and up.  Although they are show-offy pursuits, it's athletic prowess that's being shown off; I don't think most participants do it to flaunt wealth.  Therefore, unintentional status symbols.[/quote]
Yes plus the free time to train et[/quote]

And people underestimate the costs that go into it. I don't have the money for the kind of clothing and shoes that would make that level of training safe.  I also have only catastrophic health insurance, so it would be reckless of me to regularly do something that could cause injuries to my joints. If something happened, I wouldn't necessarily be able to get it checked out right away, and it might end up being a huge health problems later.  Don't get me wrong, I still work out, but low impact is a priority partly for financial reasons.[/quote]

Let's not forget the spouse who does all of the other work around the house and with the kids to be "supportive"/abandoned every weekend while the triathlete takes a 6 hour break to train.   I wonder if this is when the au pair fills in more...[/quote]

I dunno.

I think you're over-estimating the amount of time it takes to train for a tri. I get up at 4:30 or 5:30 in the morning to train before work.  Lots of people ride bikes to work and home to train.  I do some long workouts on the weeknds, but if I'm up at and out at 6 to run or bike, even my longest workouts get me home by 10 or 11. I don't do girls' nights outs or go shopping or golf. I don't think it's that much.

The amount of money can be a lot or it can be nothing. I see guys doing tris on $8000 bikes. Most people don't spend money like that on tris.  I have a second-hand road bike that I paid $400 for on Craig's list. I did my first tri on a mountain bike that I borrowed from my brother.  I buy $90 running shoes every quarter.  I've had the same pair of pedals and bike shoes forever. I swim at the Y, which is part of our family membership.

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