Well I don't care what ANYONE say's!! If you swim any distance, then hop on your bike for ANY distance, and then run for ANY distance it's a TRIATHLON!!!

ARRGHH!!! I get the same thing from people who think that the Ironman is the only "real" triathlon!!!
And for the record, these are usually the people who call it a Triath- A-lon....
Ummm... There is no A in the middle! That's my meter for whether they know poop about what they are talking about!
Or they refer to a sprint as a "Mini".... ARGH!!!!
Personally I love to do sprints. Yeah I've done an Ironman, and will do another next year, but you can't go long all the time! I like being able to stay in race shape and jump into a sprint when I fancy it. I also like seeing all the beginers out there and encouraging them on. I was a newbie not all that long ago myself.
Now as for Danskin, well those races aren't my cup of tea. But if they get women moving, give them confidence, and possibly turn them on to the awesome world of tri- then GREAT!!!
It doesn't matter who put's on the race, if you go the distance in all three sports, well then you are a TRIATHLETE!!!
And NO ONE can take that away from you!!
Go get em, and don't forget to give us a race report when your back!!
Denise