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Could Ulmer have gone even faster??
Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears
that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she could possibly do? Andy Coggan |
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Andy Coggan Wrote: Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, i appears that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal durin her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightl more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast forc Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very bes she could possibly do? Andy Coggan I think she needs to take a leaf out of Obree's book. If she'd ha taken the time to get a curry and a few jars in the night before, I'v no doubt things would have been different -- tomUK |
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"tomUK" wrote in message ... Andy Coggan Wrote: Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she could possibly do? Andy Coggan I think she needs to take a leaf out of Obree's book. If she'd had taken the time to get a curry and a few jars in the night before, I've no doubt things would have been different! -- tomUK More heat and humidity, Scottie! Aye, Captain. I cannot give ya any more or the system will blow. |
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"Andy Coggan" wrote in message link.net... Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she could possibly do? Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't matter there-only beating the opponent. -WG |
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"Warren" wrote in message
om... "Andy Coggan" wrote in message link.net... Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she could possibly do? Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't matter there-only beating the opponent. Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did. Andy Coggan |
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Andy Coggan Wrote: Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did. By the look of her at the end - I doubt she could have given any more. She was totally stuffed and barely able to breathe. I think she'll go faster in the future but I think she did all she could that night. -- patch70 |
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Andy Coggan wrote So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Strikes me that she has the brains and the athletic capacity to continue to improve. She sent a friend an SMS text message after beating Katie and setting a new wr, reading something like "wicked, huh?" It's the mens 4000m pursuit that seem to me are getting pretty close to perfection - the semi when they lapped the Lithuanians and set a new wr of 3:56 something is as close to as perfectly synchronised team effort as you will see in a long time. Interesting to see where they go from here. Averaging over 60 kph for 4 minutes after a standing start in a HUGE gear does strike you as commendable and bit hard to top. best, Andrew remove the .x1 to reply |
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In article k.net,
Andy Coggan wrote: "Warren" wrote in message om... "Andy Coggan" wrote in message link.net... Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she could possibly do? Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't matter there-only beating the opponent. Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did. I think if she only had to do one race in a week, and just one ride, nothing to save herself for, she might well go faster. It's scary. -WG |
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Andrew Price wrote: Strikes me that she has the brains and the athletic capacity to continue to improve. She sent a friend an SMS text message after beating Katie and setting a new wr, reading something like "wicked, huh?" The McDonalds ad (a major Ulmer sponsor ;-)) reads: "Sarah, you can go back to being nice now. Wicked. We're stoked." |
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