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Granpa Chook
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Zaferes vs Holland will be good. I'm glad to see both Brownlees are there. They will try to breakaway and ruin Mola's party. Mola could run Gatorskins and win the world title. Someone from the breakaway will probably win. This will be some good races, who's watching?
Beaugrand opted to do the u23 despite winning in Hamburg. SPOILERS: Taylor Knibb just rode away from everyone and now has 3 world titles.
http://thetriathlonpreviewshow.libsyn.com/tps-101-wts-gold-coast-and-703-nice
Beaugrand opted to do the u23 despite winning in Hamburg. SPOILERS: Taylor Knibb just rode away from everyone and now has 3 world titles.
http://thetriathlonpreviewshow.libsyn.com/tps-101-wts-gold-coast-and-703-nice
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It was probably a federation decision for Beaugrand to do the U23 race. Lots of federations have funding incentives from their NOC for world titles.
Also in the U23, Alex Yee came 10th and ran 30:01. He ran 27:51 (debut) earlier in the year on the track, and 13:34 in July, and ran at the Euro championships. He's been a triathlete and runner for many years now in Leeds. I think he will have to choose soon and I think Jon Brown in the following thread is correct, Triathlon will probably lose him to track & field. Unlike Birtwhistle, another amazing prep runner/triathlete, his swim has a ways to go. It would be great if he stayed though!
https://twitter.com/jon_brown_/status/1040615834966581248
Fun watching the race last night. I really thought Katie had it and was really impressed with Holland coming back strong. Wish Katie would have won the championship but Holland definitely earned it.
I wish the front bike group could have stayed away. I hope the men's front group manages to stay away this evening.
I couldn't help but feel for Summer Cook. I know she crashed early in the season but what else is going on? Does she have an injury? She was in front group out of T1 and kept dropping back and back and further back. I know she's always struggled a bit on the bike but to this level was surprising. Way behind into T2. She normally has a strong run and she did make some gains passing people but her run still wasn't even in top 20. I noticed on IG that she is working out with Jim Vance so I assume she left The Triathlon Squad? She did so well at Superleague last year so I hope she does well again this year to end her season on an upswing.
I'm in the middle of watching replay now. At the start of the bike, I noticed all the lead pack girls had two bottles on their bikes.
Am I seeing this right? If so, why two bottles. Never noticed this before.
That much hydration in one hour?
Or is there a difference in the product inside each so they can decouple hydration rate from nutrition rate?
Last question: Is there an aero/weight penalty from two bottles vs. one that must be balanced, or is this not so important in the drafting format due to time not pulling?
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Hope this helps,
Pev
It was great to see Gentle pull out the victory for the home crowd. She did a lot of work on the bike and still had an incredible run. I don't think she'll ever be consistent enough for a series win, but for one-day championships she is always a threat.
All that being said, I can't wait for Duffy to get healthy! It's no fun knowing the best woman is at home on the couch.
The men's race was pretty awesome despite the overall lead being a shoe-in for Mola. Blumenfelt is his own worst enemy. In Montreal he says he could beat Mola over 10km if they started even and in this race he had his chance. But instead he decides to take 2 minute pulls on the front of a 30-man pack, attempt multiple break-away, and then go the last few laps in a 2-man breakaway. You have to love his spirit, but I don't think he'll ever win until he can figure his tactics out.
Luis runs like a gazelle. If he's healthy he can win any race. As a funny aside during the race I thought the mole on his cheek was a tear-drop tattoo, which would have been badass if it was true.
Super happy for Mola. Hard not to like that guy. Also nice to see Murray end his season on a high note and to have Birtwhistle on the overall podium.
And on a Canadian note I was glad that Mislawchuk cracked the top 10 on the day and in the overall series.
The first buoy was carnage.
@Granpa Chook I swear I got seasick watching the rough swim and nearly suffered a panic attack at the buoy carnage. Wow.
My favorite part overall was JFT Crew sweeping the WTS season rankings. Amazed that Filliol coached 4 of the top 10. Filliol answered tons of questions on Instagram story using the Ask Me Anything feature. Some really interesting questions and pretty honest answers even on sensitive questions like what it was like working with the National Federations and why Murray left the squad.
After following his Ask Anything story, I am more impressed with him that I was before. One question was about his podcast and if it might return and he said possibly during the off-season. I hope it does.
These are the ones for sure that I see in many photos/videos.
Mola, Luis, Birtwhistle, Van Riel, Jelle Geens, KZaferes, Emma Jackson
Up until this season he also coached Murray and Klamer. Drew Box used to race but retired to start coaching with Filliol.
@Granpa Chook @AaronWebstey In case you are interested, these are a few of the other questions and answers I remembered because I found them interesting.
How often do you test lactate?
--I haven't since 2006
Do you look at power in run training?
--No
Do you look at HR or power in cycling?
--power
Do your athletes train with HR?
--No. RPE.
Junior swimmer looking to do World Cups and need to improve my swim. What do you recommend?
--Build to 30km over 8 sessions a week
Question about Mario's potential as a runner (don't remember exact wording)
--Don't know. He trains for his sport which is swim, bike, run.
Who is strongest cyclist on the squad?
--They are all strong. They train all 3 sports. I can't say who is strongest cyclist. (But, answer was placed on photo of Marten Van Riel.
Who is fastest freestylist?
--Tommy Zaferes
How long do your athletes have off after season?
--3 weeks unstructured
Some question about number of recovery days
--Athletes take active recovery days so they never have a day off
How do you keep your athletes consistent and uninjured?
--Big focus on conditioning. Less focus on high-intensity training. Athletes train 25-30 hours a week.
How do your athletes taper?
--All differently. Depends both on mental and physical needs.
Athletes can have problems sleeping. How do you address?
--Tell them to turn off their devices earlier.
Are you going to start an international development squad?
--No. My development work is with the Italian federation.
Funny about his lactate comment ... I still remember doing lactate tests at Crystal Pool in Victoria with our "off-brand" squad back in the day. Everyone else was clocking in at 14-15 'lactate units' (whatever they are, I forget), and I could barely get over 4. Maybe I should have listened to his gentle suggestions to think about going longer and forgetting about Olympics.
Though in the case of @AaronWebstey it might tell you to focus on computers.
I also got run over by a bus.
Hope this helps,
Pev
Real Coaching podcast is still great to listen to.