Influence of running pace upon performance: Effects upon treadmill endurance time and oxygen cost
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 41 (2) , 83-91
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00421655
Abstract
Three possible patterns of pacing (type 1, fast/slow; type 2, slow/fast; and type 3, steady rate) were compared over a 1400 m, 4 min run. The subsequent running time to exhaustion at 370 m·min−1 was significantly longer with a type 1 than with a type 2 protocol (P<0.05). The steady rate pattern gave results intermediate between type 1 and type 2 pacing. Data for oxygen debt and recovery heart rate confirmed the superiority of type 1 pacing. Possible explanations included (1) a reduction of inefficient anaerobic work, and (2) a greater mechanical efficiency associated with the better matching of required effort to a tapering physiological power. Runners should aim at a steady physiological rather than a steady physical load.Keywords
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