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Influence of running pace upon performance: Effects upon oxygen intake, blood lactate, and rating of perceived exertion
Several general performance protocols for running a middle-distance event were compared. A treadmill (1,400 m; 4 min) run was evaluated at a fast/slow, slow/fast, and steady pace speed distribution.
The fast/slow protocol resulted in a rapid and sustained increase in oxygen uptake, less lactate accumulation, and a lower rating of perceived exertion during the final 2 min of the 4 min run.
Implication: Fast/slow pacing is superior to the other protocols. This is possibly due to the match of effort demanded with progressively waning physiological power.
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| Notations: | endurance sports |
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences |
| Language: | English |
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1979
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| Online Access: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/540415/ |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 210-213 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |