Triathlon and Lying

We have heard much about Herbalife, Bill Ackman and how many companies are making money with the pyramid scheme that the infamous Bernie Madoff made it famous.  In a nutshell, people at the bottom of the pyramid is paying for something that is not worst the price but they believe they are going to make money by investing; due to ignorance or desperation.  Omnilife in Mexico was a branch of Herbalife that separated to make its own business.  Omnilife in Mexico owns the Soccer Club Guadalajara that according to Forbes is the wealthiest sport club in Mexico.  Omnilife is looking to sell the club to avoid paying with the club after a litigation.  Triathlon is not away from this kind of lies.  People wants miracles, and there are organization/coaches selling it. 

We have learned from elite athletes who tried to improve their running speed for the last 10,000k in an Olympic distance triathlon after the bike; they are able to improve less than a minute in four years.  Such is the case of Greg Bennett.  We have the stats of Bevan Docherty and his best times were around 30 high or 31 for the 10k during his entire career.  At the London Olympics, Nicola Spirig ran 33:41, a little more than 2 minutes faster since the time she competed as junior.  London was a very fast race for males and females compared to other Olympics.  If the athletes are not fast enough for 10,000 meters at the age of 17 (32 for males, 35 for females), the chances of getting fast later are very slim.  But remember!  They should be able to ride the bike 7:00 minutes for 5k on a flat surface.  We mentioned this on the previous post regarding Docherty. 

We need to work as the Kenyans or Ethiopians if we want to have fast runners the last 10k, faster than the Brownlees, starting at very early age and continue into adulthood with the same program.  Otherwise we become as Herbalife fraud.