I was simply bringing in Trouard and Klau to give perspective to the Cain apologist.
I was simply trying to show that no, it’s not “ok” for someone training with pros to do such slow transitions. Trouard stated triathlons after Cain and he did ok yesterday. He got some real race experience yesterday and today, he was just as fast as the top guys. Remember, these are not pros that he is racing this weekend.
On the swim, he was right up there. No excuse about swimming 150m more than everybody.
Reality is that he did ok. First yesterday and second today. He is now a pro. However, there is nothing that indicates (yet) that he will be a top US pro. He was not able to make the break on the bike today (remember this is weak field). He only ran 16:10 on the run (there’s a woman who ran 16:58 yesterday and she is far from being a top women triathlete). Again, he WON yesterday.
Cain was 23rd. There is nothing that indicates that she will ever get her pro card. She is light years away from that.
Getting a pro card is something that Trouard, Klau… were able to do on their first try within 6 months of starting triathlon training. Neither have done anything yet to show that they will be top US pros.