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Re: Gomez back to itu [Jackets]
Keep in mind he's not raced a sprint distance in nearly 4 years except for Commonwealth Games (10th there on what seemed like no training). Combine that with his injuries and now his LC training, he's losing top end speed every month he trains more aerobic based vs guys who are racing the sprint distances pretty much every WTS event these days and they are the athletes in their ITU "prime". Of course it's a no brainer to go LC training because that will help his injury issues (I still contend it's AB and that "injuries" will stick with him whatever route he goes), and it's likely the healthiest route. But it's not the route to win medals in ITU, there is becoming far too much specificity in each sport that you can't really "cross over" and perform really really well at both spectrums of the sport. ETA: I should also add ITU's "worldly" schedule was a major turn off for AB ever since about 2014 (he also hated the "Series" champion vs the 1 day world championship winner take all), as he thought it was putting way too much on the athletes to travel to what 4-5 continents to race within the series, and then they went from a yearly 6ish race schedule 8 years ago to now what 9-10 WTS events a year.

So combine AB's injuries that are severity of hip issues and achilles and you can understand that "sprint" racing just likely isn't his wheelhouse anymore. But as I said previously, no other male in team GB is going to get an auto-spot so as long as he can get what is it a top 140 or top 115 ranking, they can "choose" him to the team (and it would be a no brainer). He pretty much has zero to lose at this point. He's the greatest 1 day racer in the history of this sport. It doesn't matter how good or bad he does in Tokyo, and team GB just by the guys/gals on their relay squad will be in medal contention. It's not like a Spain that has only 1 female or Norway who has what very little female presence.

Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
Last edited by: B_Doughtie: Jan 20, 19 10:04

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  • Post edited by B_Doughtie (Dawson Saddle) on Jan 20, 19 10:04