The other night, Karel and I were watching an ITU triathlon on Triathlon Live . We watch little cable TV but absolutely love watching swimming, cycling, running and triathlon. While the female triathletes were in the water, the commentator mentioned how swimming becomes more difficult as the triathletes get leaner during peak training. When the female triathletes were on the bike, the commentator mentioned how they need strong legs to be powerful but not too bulky or else it will affect their running. And for the run, words like lean, light, little and small were used to describe the female triathletes as they ran efficiently to the finish line. It was only a few days prior, while watching the Tour de France, when the commentator mentioned that Peter Sagan "would be a better climber if he lost weight." I love watching strong, fit and fast bodies in action. For me, I am captivated by movement of the human body. When I watch an athlete, I see determinatio
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