It's the same but not to the same degree. Learning and taking the time to actual perfect the skills of a proper and clean and safe flying mount/dismount for LC athletes is really ho hum. Is it ideal to do? Hell yeah it is, but on the priority of everything else they can do to excel in the sport? It's simply a low priority. Hella more low than actual swim/bike/run training.
Now if you are talking about shorter distance races or DL events where 2s can be the difference between making a group or riding solo...you damn right you better practice it.
But for LC athletes racing IM and even 70.3's? It's just very low on the priority list.
So it's kinda as you suggest, but also kinda not really. ETA: Is it being "lazy" to not work on it? Sure but from a "demands of competition" standpoint it's not a make or break component of LC racing. As I said the negative for running on your bike shoes is that if you break a cleat your race is over cus you wont be able to clip in or you can more *easily* fall and sprain a ankle while "running" on bike shoes. The negative to flying mounts and dismounts if not properly practice and just "winging it" is you can crash yourself and the bike. So again it's simply a skill that takes time to practice and perfect. You dont do it for 10 mins a month and have it down safely....It's just not that easy. So is it easier and likely less riskier to just run with shoes and hope you don't break a cleat vs doing a half assed mount that you havent practiced? Yes
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
Now if you are talking about shorter distance races or DL events where 2s can be the difference between making a group or riding solo...you damn right you better practice it.
But for LC athletes racing IM and even 70.3's? It's just very low on the priority list.
So it's kinda as you suggest, but also kinda not really. ETA: Is it being "lazy" to not work on it? Sure but from a "demands of competition" standpoint it's not a make or break component of LC racing. As I said the negative for running on your bike shoes is that if you break a cleat your race is over cus you wont be able to clip in or you can more *easily* fall and sprain a ankle while "running" on bike shoes. The negative to flying mounts and dismounts if not properly practice and just "winging it" is you can crash yourself and the bike. So again it's simply a skill that takes time to practice and perfect. You dont do it for 10 mins a month and have it down safely....It's just not that easy. So is it easier and likely less riskier to just run with shoes and hope you don't break a cleat vs doing a half assed mount that you havent practiced? Yes
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
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B_Doughtie: Jun 19, 19 12:39