Triathlon winner?

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Sciencelovah

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Last weekend I watched for the first time a triathlon (on TV), i.e. the 2009 triathlon in Hamburg.

So these contestants had to swim for 1.5 km, and then immediately cycling for about 40 km, and then run for about 10 km, all done successively without pause.

The guy who finished first in the swimming came up as number 9 in the cycling, and the guy who finished first in the cycling did not come up on the top 5 after running. The guy who came as first in the running was nowhere seen in the swimming and cycling. Perhaps when other people already start running, he was just finished swimming and just started cycling :p

Anyway, how do this guy came up as first? It is clear to me that if you are best at swimming or cycling or running, doesn't mean you are going to win in the end.

Unfortunately I don't have data how long did it take each contestant in swimming and cycling, but definitely the winner is the fastest runner. Any comment?


Ok, so, I'm going to have exam next week but I reaaaaally need a break >.<

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well it takes time to prepare oneself for running, that someone who won could have outperformed everyone by running very fast.
 
inzomnia said:

Unfortunately I don't have data how long did it take each contestant in swimming and cycling, but definitely the winner is the fastest runner. Any comment?
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not necessarily. the running segment, if the runner is much faster, can override the swimming segment etc. the athlete can also be equally faster in al three aspects. but then often times they would pace themselves so as not to expend all their energy in the first segment and at the same time not fall behind. that is my understanding of it.
 
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