A few comments on a different thread got me thinking about this....
For sprint/olympic distances, what is a typical* differential in the times for the run split and the time that same person would likely be able to achieve if doing that same run on it's own (i.e. as an open 5k or 10k)?
I've only done a handful of races, but I'd assumed the times should be pretty close (maybe 5% higher for run split in a triathlon), but some of the comments in other threads suggested to expect run split times ~20% higher (though I could have been misinterpreting those).
* by typical, I guess I mean optimally, assuming the triathlete is in good form, reasonably competitive (~top 10% of AG), has been training appropriately, and is fairly well balanced across all 3 disciplines.
For sprint/olympic distances, what is a typical* differential in the times for the run split and the time that same person would likely be able to achieve if doing that same run on it's own (i.e. as an open 5k or 10k)?
I've only done a handful of races, but I'd assumed the times should be pretty close (maybe 5% higher for run split in a triathlon), but some of the comments in other threads suggested to expect run split times ~20% higher (though I could have been misinterpreting those).
* by typical, I guess I mean optimally, assuming the triathlete is in good form, reasonably competitive (~top 10% of AG), has been training appropriately, and is fairly well balanced across all 3 disciplines.