That would be very dangerous. I often swim at a pool after my 16 mile bike commute. Sometimes, if my bike is not set up properly or if I'm dehydrated, my legs will cramp suddenly, without warning.
That's a training and conditioning issue. I would prefer the swim at the end when I'm good and warmed up.
Many triathletes just try to survive the swim and hence put in survival practice time. I'd be a rich man if I had a $1 for every tri that said, "if I could only swim faster, I'd do so much better overall." But, then when you press them on how much they swim they say, "twice a week, 1000 yards."
A late Winter tri I did had a pool swim and you had to put your 100 yard time for seeding. The guy in front of me put a :47 thinking you had to put your 25 time. He was like a speed bump.
That would be very dangerous. I often swim at a pool after my 16 mile bike commute. Sometimes, if my bike is not set up properly or if I'm dehydrated, my legs will cramp suddenly, without warning.
That's a training and conditioning issue. I would prefer the swim at the end when I'm good and warmed up.
Many triathletes just try to survive the swim and hence put in survival practice time. I'd be a rich man if I had a $1 for every tri that said, "if I could only swim faster, I'd do so much better overall." But, then when you press them on how much they swim they say, "twice a week, 1000 yards."
A late Winter tri I did had a pool swim and you had to put your 100 yard time for seeding. The guy in front of me put a :47 thinking you had to put your 25 time. He was like a speed bump.
