Pacing - the most fascinating physiological phenomenon (Read 1366 times)

I'm still trying to figure out what Ennay means by duh.

Hey, you can always slow down and go further. Which means you selected the maximum pace you could run for that distance, but the maximum pace you could run for that distance did not result in complete exhaustion, just specific fatigue at that pace and distance. Which means fatigue is specific to a pace & distance.

Continuing on... Simple logic tells us that if we fatigue at one pace but are able to continue running at a slower rate then the fatigue is specific and limited, affecting a particular part or parts of our physiology but not our entire body. You haven't "exhausted" your running muscles because you could keep running at a lower pace. Clearly you are fatigued, but the fact that you could slow down and keep running indicates only a portion of your active muscles ares fatigued. Regardless of why those fibers are fatigued, the point is not all of your muscle fibers fatigue at the same time or at the same pace.

Train easy. Race hard.

Heh.