10. BEST PART ABOUT PIRANHA TRI IS
THE CULTURE
FRIENDS FIRST THEN COMPETITORS.
WILLINGNESS TO GIVE BACK (CLUB v SERVICE) .
CHARITY.
DEDICATED COACHING STAFF.
FRESH IDENTITY.
PRIDE and SENSE OF BELONGING.
12. Why are Piranha men so bad? And the
women so good?
You may have
noticed that Piranha
women have out
done the Piranha
men – more medals,
more titles, more
beers - it seems
nothing has
changed. BUT WHY?
13. Hypothesis 1: There are less women in triathlon
thus it’s easier to do well if you are a woman
FROM THE TI WEBSITE
So, if we removed 1/3rd of the male competition would the
men’s results improve? ANSWER: YES
BUT if the 1/3rd of males removed are
removed evenly from all levels, not just the
upper quartile, then the improvement in
results would only be small.
Conclusion: Less men only means less men
for the women in Piranha to beat
14. Hypothesis 2: Piranha women are more aero due
to the skimpier clothing they wear & shaved legs
Conclusion: Piranha men have tried everything to
compete – but failed
15. Hypothesis 3: The men were absent the day the
health & nutritionist came…..
Conclusion: Piranha men
got the wrong-end-of-the -
stick when it came to carbo
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