“Swim and bike leg pacing must be guided by effort and based on a realistic view of an athlete’s current fitness level. Experienced athletes that have disappointing run splits should slow their first two race legs until they are able to run in line with training performance. This requires a level of humility and maturity that many athletes will never achieve.”
Have you been reading Gordo again? 
I am bored…
My question is “Does that always lead to faster overall race times”?
Slow their first two race legs? I remember seing a study about how does a 3000 meters swim NOT influence the bike or the run!
Bored??? Yes, perhaps, but you’re using your time wisely by reading good stuff and not talking b.s for hours on end. Very good! :-). Thanks for sharing. Great quote.
Cheers, Scott
You made my day !
Your reply was much better than the quote !
Thanks,
Aleshi
There is a lot that I can learn from that quote.
Experienced athletes that have disappointing run splits should slow their first two race legs until they are able to run in line with training performance. This requires a level of humility and maturity that many athletes will never achieve.
I decided to test that by entering Caliman on three weeks of bike and swim training after taking the summer off (4 months). I swam really easy; I biked really easy.
Bottom line – it works. We don’t need monster swim and bike fitness to get around an IM run course in decent time. We just need to swallow pride and be patient.
No, thank YOU aleshi for registering on ST just to say that.
You like that article, don’t you Scott… I was bored last night and went through it again. It’s got some good stuff and some stuff I don’t agree with.
But it does have SCOTT MOLINA written all over it :-)))
How about a link to the article?
Oh … yah … it’s a troll !!!
and by the way … I didn’t “thank you” for nothing …
you mean, for anything…
I was actually thinking about something like this last night as I was running. I was wondering how many other athletes have trouble just taking it easy on a training run. When I have an aerobic run scheduled for myself I concentrate very hard in making it aerobic, however, every so often my body just speeds up and before I know it, I am running at a pace I shouldn’t be. I wonder if this also comes with athletic maturity as well. I find myself wanting to go “fast” all the time as I like how it feels. And I really have to try and behave when I train. Otherwise I have been known to blow workouts for a few days afterwards by going too fast in a run.
You be quiet and go watch Kona '04 again. It’s all about the bike!!
I was actually thinking about something like this last night as I was running. I was wondering how many other athletes have trouble just taking it easy on a training run. When I have an aerobic run scheduled for myself I concentrate very hard in making it aerobic, however, every so often my body just speeds up and before I know it, I am running at a pace I shouldn’t be. I wonder if this also comes with athletic maturity as well. I find myself wanting to go “fast” all the time as I like how it feels. And I really have to try and behave when I train. Otherwise I have been known to blow workouts for a few days afterwards by going too fast in a run.
For what it is worth, every run over an 800 or so is an aerobic run. Do you mean “an easy run”?
For what it is worth, every run over an 800 or so is an aerobic run. Do you mean “an easy run”?
Yes
SAC,
Come on, it’s all about HAMMERING that bike or at least it seems to be if you hang out here enough. However, whoever, said that( seems like a Gordo line) is absolutly dead on!
It was really interesting watching what was going on a few years ago when they had to run the IMC run, on a truncated three loop course because of the forest fires in the Penticton area. It gave me the opportunity to see a great number of runners, of all levels, all over the run course( early, middle, late and more) and to compare people on their 1st, 2nd or 3rd loop often running side by side. What REALLY struck home was that almost everyone appears to be running at that same shuffling/shambling style and pace. Few, were really running( and many are walking) and really making moves relative to others on the course. This was the case whether they were on the 1st lap, 2nd lap or 3rd lap and it did not seem to matter if they were in 10 place, 100 place or 1000th place.
It seems to me that if an athlete REALLY wants to improve time and particularly place performance, the run is where to do it. Even small gains will yeild BIG results!
Of course, there are many ways to skin this cat as it’s not just about run fitness/ability. However, for many triathletes, I have to say, a heavy focus on run training will almost always result in a better overall race performance.
Fleck
Of course, there are many ways to skin this cat as it’s not just about run fitness/ability. However, for many triathletes, I have to say, a heavy focus on run training will almost always result in a better overall race performance.
Fleck
Hey Fleck…I dunno, I kind of believe that the better your bike fitness is, the better your run will be. Is that the Gordo motto? But it really does seem to make sense to me since you can be the best runner in the world, if you come in from the bike tired, you aren’t likely to run anywhere close to your ability. However, if you can come into T2 feeling good and refreshed, you are more likely to pull off a good run. Like you said, there are many ways to skin a rat (I like cats so no skinning them).
Mark