Triathlon and “Wet Run”

When I first heard this expression and thought about running and what makes people run after finishing the bike and swim in triathlon.  The wet run is real; it is just for intelligent triathletes. As we mentioned in this blog, there are benchmarks that are needed in order to perform in triathlon.  Swimming in 16:30 and biking a 5k on flat surface in 6:45 is necessary to speak of “wet run.”  This post comes after looking at the numbers from Alistair Brownlee´s coach posted by Alfonso Andreu.

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Alistair is able to run just 30 seconds slower when competing in triathlon that when checking a 10k running on a track without swimming and biking.  SURE, ALISTAIR BROWNLEE CAN DO A WET RUN, because he warms up while swimming and biking.  It is not his fault that people do not work while swimming and riding the bike; although, he sometimes like to play “cat and mouse” with rivals and starts fast since the beginning.  One needs training swimming and biking efficiency to stay with the pack and be able to do a “wet run.”  Of course, you should know how to run fast to be the winner.

I know elite triathletes that can run faster than Alistair, but they are not efficient while swimming and biking even though they can stay with the pack.  They are unable to have a “wet run” in those conditions.  They can lose up to 4 minutes running if they are unable to swim or bike the benchmarks I mentioned above.

Please read our series of Physiology for Dummies to understand our point better.