Seriously? She out runs every-one in every race. Gwen executed a perfect race and won the Gold. At the end of the day - that's what separates the great winners from the great racers.

I'd bet she could have dropped spirig early if she wanted, but probably had more fun letting spirig "think" she had a chance until the end.

i seriously think you need help. the other poster who claimed it was not the hardest bike course in ITU history (and spirig's repeated sprints from the front of the bike) but a rather slow first 8k of the run (i am sure he had no idea what the run splits were) that blew up spirig clearly doesn't know what he is talking about. now you chime in with some nonsense about how gwen was just looking for some "fun" on the run. that race couldn't have been anything further from fun for her. that race the culmination of 4 years of extremely training and sacrifice and extremely nerve wracking. she also didn't "outrun" spirig the previous time they had race -- london 2012 -- but i am sure you missed the specifics of that race too.

Not to you but to people in general.

The first 8K was slow? Slow enough that they ran away from the rest of the field. Yes, there was some slow moments but the first 8K wasn't slow compared to the rest of the field.

You are correct. The part about having fun should have been in pink.

For what it's worth, here is what the duo said I believe a week after the event in a triathlete article.


The two exited the swim side by side and left T1 together. Then Spirig set out onto the bike course with a purposeful tactic. “I think I’m one of the fittest athletes in the field on tired legs, and my goal on the bike was to make everyone tired,” she says. “I think I achieved that goal. Gwen was right there as well. She had to cover a few attacks from me and she did very well.” “Nicola was pushing it on the bike, and we have her to thank a lot for gaining so much time on that chase pack,” Jorgensen says. “She put her head in the wind for a lot of it.”


Read more at http://www.triathlete.com/...#iylhszbOIWuQeOxE.99

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
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-USAT Level II

^^ And all this again. Exactly, They are not just riding along in a straight line and getting into a rhythm and rolling.

If you look solely at NP your right this isnt that impressive. Have you opened the file though and look at the number of 450+ watt spikes per lap? This is going to drive down the NP while still making this a VERY hard ride.

Even better, how many on this thread can match 1:56 to the tape? Please raise your hands.

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