tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033388634236222963.post4424173318796672978..comments2023-04-10T07:35:46.512-07:00Comments on Borger Endurance LLC. - Welcome to the blog of Ryan Borger : triathlete & coach: Racing Weight....shhhhhRyan Borgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768181152688283514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033388634236222963.post-11903905578916524252010-12-07T09:39:42.677-08:002010-12-07T09:39:42.677-08:00Nice read... I think there are two main factors t...Nice read... I think there are two main factors to consider in racing weight. The distance you are training for, and the amount of strength needed to perform well. Excluding swimming for now, the longer the distance (run or bike) the more beneficial a lighter weight (to a point) will be as less energy is expended to maintain the same speed. Consequently, the shorter the distance the less emphasis weight has on performance. Over a short distance is doesn't matter if you are 5% BF or 15% BF. All that matters is power and speed. Look at two extremes (200m sprinters and marathoners). I don't think that weight loss on the swim has that much of a dramatic effect (look at Phelps and even long distance swimmers). Since our bodies are mainly fluids we float naturally. There probably is an effect of weight loss and swimming, but I tend to think that the losses on the swim are minute compared to the gains on the run and to a lesser extent the bike. If you gain 30secs/ mile on the swim from loosing 10lbs of fat, but loose say 2secs/100 on the swim it is a net gain in the end. If the races were more geared to say a longer swim of 10K and shorter run of 13.1 the benefits and thus the consequences would both change to a more "fatter is better" scenario.pqueneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866302623145384834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033388634236222963.post-66095082893635273242010-10-16T18:50:58.725-07:002010-10-16T18:50:58.725-07:00I am also obsessed with body weight and performanc...I am also obsessed with body weight and performance. I have noticed that the BMI score is somewhere around 21.5 to 22.5. Zernesy Tadese (58:31 half marathon sits at 21.8 and lieto, stadler, macca, potts all sit in the 22's. I think it comes down to attrition and being able to train and race without getting injured. I think you are doing fine at 160. Even Reid who is 6'2 trained up over 170 and then would drop to 164 for racing. Pure running requires very very quick turnover with the legs which weight will really help. I just dont think that a 32 min 10k or 2:40 mary requires that weight to be off that helps so much in the other two sports. Just food for thought.Adam Bestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310018095757525998noreply@blogger.com