Three Norwegian guys from Bergen who train together finished 1, 2 and 3. The only three to finish in less than 8:02 (7:51 for Stornes, 7:54 for Iden and 7:56 for Blummenfelt)
In related news, both Nordas and Pinto qualified for the 1500m semi final. Jakob - not.
Not sure what happened to Lumb.
Sjnshj wrote:
Three Norwegian guys from Bergen who train together finished 1, 2 and 3. The only three to finish in less than 8:02 (7:51 for Stornes, 7:54 for Iden and 7:56 for Blummenfelt)
In related news, both Nordas and Pinto qualified for the 1500m semi final. Jakob - not.
Not sure what happened to Lumb.
Sarcasm post? They dropped their coach a while back, yet use same methods. There is a point you lack intelligence if you cannot pick up on repetitive patterns that you shouldn't need a coach, teacher, etc anymore
They fired their coach but kept the NOR pharma approach.
The coach left to join the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team.
Styrmann wrote:
The coach left to join the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team.
…and the population of Bergen is 294,000. Statistically improbable.
Ex pro triathlete here. A better way to state this would be, "the training method matters much more than the athlete". These 3 guys are all very talented, but what sets them apart from other pro triathletes is the combination of their training style, group environment, and mental approach to the sport. These guys have mastered the art of:
1. Absorbing very high volume training (30-35 hours per week), over the majority of the year. They do this by performing their easy workouts at a very low intensity.
2. Controlled intensity. They use lactate training for most of their hard sessions. They never go over the top with their workouts.
3. Monk like training environment. No distractions. These guys eat, sleep and train. They do little else. They do this to a more extreme level than any of the other pro triathletes that I am aware of.