Interesting article on run pace from LiveScience

Triathlon Forum
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I found this interesting. Check it out.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090329/sc_livescience/perfectrunningpacerevealed

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Tom,

Now I know why I could run for hours on end feeling very efficient at exactly 7:00 min/mile and that my best and most “comfortable” and natural pace off the bike in an IM was that same pace - 7:00 min/mile! :slight_smile:

Interesting stuff!

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Of course, this assumes that the THEORY of evolution is true…I BELIEVE that my ancestors walked! Evolutional theory of this magnitude is also that: a belief.

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I also found the pace difference between men and women to be interesting - are they so much slower so even the slow guys can catch 'em? From an evolutionary standpoint you would think they should be just slightly slower than the optimally pacing male, allowing the best of the pack to catch them, but not leaving themselves available to the middle to back-of-the-packers…

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I highly doubt that as there is a massive difference for me between being in and out of shape.

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You think that its useful to consider reproduction in a highly social, group-dominated species as some kind of hunting ritual?

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I thought the difference between men and women was interesting. I was reminded of an earlier study which showed women will run a significantly faster marathon than men with whom they have comparable 10K times. Now I wonder if this is related to women being more efficient at the slower paces required of distance running?
I do wonder about the optimal pace they mention. Specifically, does the optimal running speed vary based on your level of fitness? Unfortunately, my university does not have access to the journal so I shall have to await interlibrary loan.

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Of course, this assumes that the THEORY of evolution is true…I BELIEVE that my ancestors walked! Evolutional theory of this magnitude is also that: a belief.

Here, here!

And some of us believe scientific experimentation is valid only through the good graces of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. He may at any time of His choosing alter scientific measurements with His Noodly Appendage.

http://www.venganza.org/