tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post5402830834799320860..comments2024-01-20T22:39:41.084-05:00Comments on With a little luck (and a lot of hard work...): So how did I do? Ski season re-cap.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03241445781480320172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post-55199069133612803092008-03-27T18:20:00.000-04:002008-03-27T18:20:00.000-04:00I set goals at the beginning of the season. I just...I set goals at the beginning of the season. I just don't really remember what they were to take a look back at them...Luke Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215899775567698921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post-35079744076398745892008-03-27T17:49:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:49:00.000-04:00The other good news is that you actually set goals...The other good news is that you actually set goals and have actually taken a look back to see how you did. Now, would help us teach that to our juniors? We need to do a better job at that.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632865332121627543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post-74553072764532472022008-03-26T14:59:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:59:00.000-04:00Fair enough, I guess we have different definitions...Fair enough, I guess we have different definitions of pacing.<BR/><BR/>I found <A HREF="http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2007/09/mens-800m-analysis-of-event-and-preview.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> which breaks down world record track performances by km splits, and they all follow a consistent profile -- starting fast and degrading <I>slightly</I>, and then finishing with the fastest possible lap (when it's safe to go anaerobic since you can stop soon).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't think negative splits should be a goal -- it seems like empirical evidence shows that slightly positive splits are the way to get the most out of your body. <BR/><BR/>If you've had historical problems positive splitting by a large amount, then overcompensating for that is a good, or at least necessary, thing.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post-44521423388367347032008-03-26T14:45:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:45:00.000-04:00I consider negative splits a good thing. I've alw...I consider negative splits a good thing. I've always taken "pacing myself" to mean that I did something other than start fast and get slower. But go ahead and nitpick.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241445781480320172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968085316200546890.post-21269403902707882802008-03-26T14:41:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:41:00.000-04:00"At the Rumford 10k, I paced myself so well that I..."At the Rumford 10k, I paced myself so well that I had a 2 minute negative split on 15 minute laps."<BR/><BR/>Isn't this a contradiction? Pacing yourself would be approximately equal splits, right? Negative splitting by two minutes is just as bad as positive splitting by two minutes.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.com