Hey @utahjazz I don't think I'm alone in saying I'd much rather watch the team try to win and only win 25 games than tank for the 5th pick.
The @NBA getting harder to keep an interest in.
I won't say negligence but I will say poor programming and 100% avoidable.
800m is not a short distance to swim in a pool, let alone in open water after a 20+ minute threshold effort in the heat.
And to top it off, no one saw him go down.
Hard to believe, really. RIP Lazar.
TW- someone died at the Crossfit Games.
This is negligence, and not by a little.
One of the main reasons you keep the swimming portion of an event first, is because exhausted runners can just walk.
@Sethgolfs@Deantree3@CrossFitGames ...and let's not forget these guys aren't triathletes.
Amazing, incredibly fit athletes? Yes.
Swimmers? Not really.
Hindsight is 20/20 but it just seems silly.
Not to mention the heat.
Anyways, my heart goes out to Lazar's family. This really sucks.
@Sethgolfs@Deantree3@CrossFitGames Swimming in open water is hard. Swimming 800m in open water is really hard. Swimming 800m in open water while trying to get your breath after a 20+ minute run @ threshold is absurd.
There's a reason the leg that is most likely to kill you comes before the others in triathlon.
@bowman_eth@beau_z91@ryanfyvie This.
They literally talked about the heat and the impact it has when operating at threshold whilst running.
Oh, and then, let's throw some folk that are.not.swimmers* into open fucking water!
Lunacy!
*Athletes, yes. Swimmers, not so much.
Can the @AFL have a yarn with the umps? Yeah, ok, we get it, without them, there's no game but fuck me, they don't need to be the headline every game.
#AFLFreoPies
@NoLayingUp Zach Johnson telling the gallery to "Fuck Off" after a triple bogie is very relatable* and will be tough to beat as my Masters moment for 2024!
Credit to the coverage for the effects mics, There's been some good gets.
*I don't play in front of galleries.