Gearup wrote:
Seems like AB just blew up. I think its safe to say that he went out too hard. Wonder why he just doesnt take it down a notch and atleast try another race tactic.
In his interview after the women's race, he said he felt comfortable. He surmised that he didn't heat prep enough (silly) but seemed to be good physically which is great.
One thing I noticed that was positive in my eyes - Ali always ran WAY too much on his toes for long distance tri - which has led to injuries and in race cramping over the years. His running style was actually changed - much more midfoot, dare I say slight heel strike, and way less of a short distance run stride. That actually gave me a little hope for his future and health in this series. We did a watch along on the Daily Tri youtube channel and I pointed this out to Tim Heming who had a great point - Ali's partner Ruth Astle has been working with Lawrence Van Lingerdon (sp?) for the last few weeks and might have also been working with Alistair - could possibly have either helped or led to some changes.
But yes - he makes pacing mistakes almost every race, and I truly hope that he figures it out. He seemed to try to play this one well...I don't think he took one pull from Mathis, and never looked uncomfortable, but the heat on the run just fried him. On to Singapore he said - so we will see if it's lesson learned or we have similar discussions on here.
DFRU - Detta Family Racing Unit...the kids like it and we all get out and after it...gotta keep the fam involved!