I fully agree with Dev and must think of two things when I read it:
1) Not sure if it is true and I do not know if he said it himself or if it has been told about him: Frodo finished every single run in his Olympics '08 preparation with a sprint. And I am sure that he always had a pole, a tree, a line, just something that represented the Bejing finish line banner. And he probably did not slow down before he got to that point.
2) Not so much on the bike, more on runs, I actually think about that topic sometimes when doing intervals. No matter if it is something like "3 light poles" intervals or 1km intervals: Sometimes I slow down just a few meters before the last light pole or when my GPS watch shows 0.99km. This reminds me not to slow down too early in the next interval because I do not want to slow down too early in my races. Not sure if it helps me in my races, but certainly it is something I am telling myself: If you want to nail it in racing, make sure you also nail it in training. It is about mindset, no question.
1) Not sure if it is true and I do not know if he said it himself or if it has been told about him: Frodo finished every single run in his Olympics '08 preparation with a sprint. And I am sure that he always had a pole, a tree, a line, just something that represented the Bejing finish line banner. And he probably did not slow down before he got to that point.
2) Not so much on the bike, more on runs, I actually think about that topic sometimes when doing intervals. No matter if it is something like "3 light poles" intervals or 1km intervals: Sometimes I slow down just a few meters before the last light pole or when my GPS watch shows 0.99km. This reminds me not to slow down too early in the next interval because I do not want to slow down too early in my races. Not sure if it helps me in my races, but certainly it is something I am telling myself: If you want to nail it in racing, make sure you also nail it in training. It is about mindset, no question.