ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2010
Pacing strategy during the initial phase of the run in triathlon: influence on overall performance.
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- Comparative Effects of Pacing Strategies on Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of different first 200-m pacing strategies on blood lactate and biomechanical parameters of the 400-m sprint.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Running Performance Decline in IRONMAN-Distance Triathlon: A Scoping Review of Existing Evidence and Research Gaps.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Cycling is the most important predictive split discipline in professional Ironman® 70.3 triathletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Amateur Female Athletes Perform the Running Split of a Triathlon Race at Higher Relative Intensity than the Male Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Variability of the Center of Mass in Trained Triathletes in Running After Cycling: A Preliminary Study Conducted in a Real-Life Setting.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Discovering the sluggishness of triathlon running - using the attractor method to quantify the impact of the bike-run transition.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- The Effect of Cleat Position on Running Using Acceleration-Derived Data in the Context of Triathlons.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Pacing in Long-Distance Running: Sex and Age Differences in 10-km Race and Marathon.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- The Explanatory Capacity of Talent Identification Tests for Performance in Triathlon Competitions: A Longitudinal Analysis.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
- The Rise of Elite Short-Course Triathlon Re-Emphasises the Necessity to Transition Efficiently from Cycling to Running.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- The Influence of Mid-Event Deception on Psychophysiological Status and Pacing Can Persist across Consecutive Disciplines and Enhance Self-paced Multi-modal Endurance Performance.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Article
- Deceptive Manipulation of Competitive Starting Strategies Influences Subsequent Pacing, Physiological Status, and Perceptual Responses during Cycling Time Trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2016Article
- Pacing strategies during the swim, cycle and run disciplines of sprint, Olympic and half-Ironman triathlons.European journal of applied physiology · 2015Article
- Factors influencing pacing in triathlon.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2014Review
- Neurophysiological determinants of theoretical concepts and mechanisms involved in pacing.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2013Review
- Physiological demand and pacing strategy during the new combined event in elite pentathletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2012Article
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the best pacing strategy to adopt during the initial phase of a short distance triathlon run for highly trained triathletes. Ten highly trained male triathletes completed an incremental running test to determine maximal oxygen uptake, a 10-km control run at free pace and three individual time-trial triathlons (1.5-km swimming, 40-km cycling, 10-km running) in a randomised order. Swimming and cycling speeds were imposed as identical to the first triathlon performed and the first run kilometre was done alternatively 5% faster (Tri-Run(+5%)), 5% slower (Tri-Run(-5%)) and 10% slower (Tri-Run(-10%)) than the control run (C-Run). The subjects were instructed to finish the 9 remaining kilometres as quickly as possible at a free self-pace. Tri-Run(-5%) resulted in a significantly faster overall 10-km performance than Tri-Run(+5%) and Tri-Run(-10%) (p < 0.05) but no significant difference was observed with C-Run (p > 0.05) (2,028 +/- 78 s vs. 2,000 +/- 72 s, 2,178 +/- 121 s and 2,087 +/- 88 s, for Tri-Run(-5%), C-Run, Tri-Run(+5%) and Tri-Run(-10%), respectively). Tri-Run(+5%) strategy elicited higher values for oxygen uptake, ventilation, heart rate and blood lactate at the end of the first kilometre than the three other conditions. After 5 and 9.5 km, these values were higher for Tri-Run(-5%) (p < 0.05). The present results showed that the running speed achieved during the cycle-to-run transition is crucial for the improvement of the running phase as a whole. Triathletes would benefit to automate a pace 5% slower than their 10-km control running speed as both 5% faster and 10% slower running speeds over the first kilometre involved weaker overall performances.
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