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Old 10-13-2019, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by steve B View Post
Where did you see that the pacers weren't necessary? I looked at the linked article and 4-5 others and that wasn't mentioned.

Pacers are more effective mentally than physically. There's some benefit from drafting, but at running speed it's not a huge benefit. Mentally, the pacers keep a runner from getting distracted and falling behind the pace.
The car projecting a line where the goal would be is a nice touch.
Without the pacers, running in front alone, I think it just as likely he would have gone too FAST and burned out.
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