Thebigturtle wrote:
This guy is way too fast to be a triathlete haha. I think he should probably just switch to running. With his physique I see a future triathlon career with a lot of second to third pack world cup swims, and attempts to bike/run down the field that will end in failure more often than success. He is so small I just don't see him being able to generate high amounts of raw power for swim starts and bike breaks. Triathlon running is more often about strength than speed, even in ITU races. A hard 40k bike will zap the legs ability to run much faster than threshold. Even if he does run 29 minutes in a real 10k off the bike, if he is down more than 1:30 there are just too many males with 30-31 minute 10k speed who can bike and swim a lot better than him. I really hope he proves me wrong...
Yeah. Funny, I just saw a finishline foto on instagram. The two other brits behind him look as tough they could be Triathletes. But the guy in Front, the skinny runners guy, is the only multisport athlete.
Maybe he becomes a male version of what Gwen did in Tri. However, I guess even after the Brownlees their will still be a lot of guys drilling the bike o harder courses.
10k - 30:48 / half - 1:06:40