why do triathletes all run the same weird way?

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6 years ago 10/14/2017 5:59am EDT

re: Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdc

Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdc wrote:
Hayduke wrote:
because they are all trying to use the Pose method while wearing their newton forefoot shoes.
Honestly, i think this is the answer. The other answer about biking making it impossible to run correctly is clearly wrong, because the elites have good running form.

Look at the average plodder in the last 10k of a marathon and there's a good chance you'll see some pretty terrible form too. Same in any other sport - the elites generally have good form and the non-elites either don't or can't maintain it when fatigued. Triathlon is a bit special in that there are very few genuine elite athletes - it's possible to be quite high up the national rankings while absolutely not being an elite athlete. Guys like Alex Yee (13:37 5k) have great form. Some guy who used to be a swimmer who puts in the hours on the bike and can can grind out a 16 minute 5k? Not so much, though he'd probably still do pretty well in the triathlon.

6 years ago 10/14/2017 6:56am EDT

re: not a triathlete

The hip flexors are chronically tight. The legs cannot extend to permit a full stride.

Bike and sitting are the culprits.

6 years ago 10/14/2017 12:40pm EDT

re: joedirt

joedirt wrote:
You ever try running after a hard bike ride? Give it a shot sometime and let us all know how smooth your stride and form are (especially the first mile).

If the OP is taking about the run leg after the bike and swim legs, then yes, this is absolutely the reason. It's difficult to run normally when your quads and glutes are trashed and your hip flexors are completely rested. You have plenty of strength to propel your leg forward then nothing for the rest of the gait.

6 years ago 10/14/2017 3:17pm EDT

re: not a triathlete

For the average triathlete (not ITU elite types, who have good form) it comes down, in part, to misinformation (in addition to tight hips, etc). The pose method comment above may have been made in jest but it's true to some extent. A lot of triathletes don't have a competitive running background, so they don't know what fast running looks like or how to achieve it. Then they get sucked into the triathlon and "coaching" industry, and all end up with a similar shuffle.

Same with swimming - unless they have a competitive background, they get sucked into the culture and hear things like high stroke rate, etc. and end up spinning their wheels and looking the same.

The best thing a triathlete can do, particularly amateurs with semi-competitive aspirations, is break out of the triathlon culture and go hang out with runners, swimmers, and cyclists.

6 years ago 10/14/2017 9:29pm EDT

re: john utah

john utah wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJWPwVF30yo

That dude's saddle is too low.

6 years ago 10/14/2017 11:42pm EDT

re: Akanthos

Akanthos wrote:
The hip flexors are chronically tight. The legs cannot extend to permit a full stride.
Bike and sitting are the culprits.

^That's it, swimming helps mitigate the problem , but it's tight hip flexors from the bike. Also, if they were great runners a lot of people would never have started triathlons.

6 years ago 10/15/2017 8:22am EDT

re: john utah

john utah wrote:
not a triathlete wrote:
not talking about elites as I've never really watched them, but whenever I am out running it's pretty easy to identify a tri-focused person as their shoulders are super stiff, their body is completely vertical, and they don't seem to use their hamstrings or butt at all in their stride ... it looks like all the mechanics are in front of them as if they are just putting their feet in front of them but not propelling themselves at all.
Are they all taught to run this way? or is it a consequence of fatigued muscles from swimming and biking?
By the way, it's also very easy to identify the triathletes in the pool by their form (and also gear). In no way is this a criticism. Triathlon is a hard core sport. And for the record i'm not implying any kind of great swim form myself.

as purely a runner, when i read this i read it as "in the water they have decent form" vs mine that is....

later comments from those with a swimming background read it as "they have bad swimming form like they do bad running form".

interesting all around....

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