Article: How the triathlon became the new status symbol

I guess everyone wants in to the triathlon lifestyle now, according to this article in Details magazine titled "How the triathlon became the new status symbol":

More subtly than, say, whipping out the keys to his Bugatti, a certain sort of image-conscious striver makes the distinction clear: Prestige comes with being an athletic triple threat.

It used to be that only true He-Men dared call themselves triathletes, but now all manner of aspirant, Type-A personalities are trying on the title. These are the guys who put the "try" in triathlete, who've seized on the once-forbidding sport as a form of social currency, the athletic equivalent of dropping mentions of a Hamptons summer home or a Harvard M.B.A.

I don't know too many people who brag about being triathletes, but I do know a couple people who boast a bit too much about their accomplishments. The "Type-A" personality type is dead on though, there's plenty of those in the triathlon world. Read the full article here.