Pacing and Avoiding Performance Predictions

Written by Matt Russ


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Once you established your pacing parameters it is crucial to stay within them. A key element of this process is regularly collecting data as you race and adjusting your pace accordingly. There is a variety of data and methods of collection available to you. Some are more effective than others. A simple example is checking splits at each mile marker during a running race, and adjusting your pace based on your known potential. The best forms of data occur in real time such as heart rate, watts (cycling), or using a new GPS based pacing device. It should be habit to scan this data, and make adjustments if necessary, every few minutes or less.

Inrepparttar same manner of thinking avoid race day placement predictions. If you achieved a seventh place finish in a race last year and your goal this season is to come in above fifth, you could be setting yourself up for failure even though you are considerably faster. You never know who is going to show up for a race; it could berepparttar 133129 national champion. If you find yourself in 10th place and your goal was fifth it could take you out ofrepparttar 133130 race mentally, even though you were setting a personal record. You never want to set objectives that are out of your control. Placement predictions fall into this category.

Racing should be well rehearsed and automatic. Try to leave nothing to chance and have specific performance objectives and parameters. This will also lower your level of anxiety and make you more focused onrepparttar 133131 process of racing instead ofrepparttar 133132 outcome. The most successful athletes arerepparttar 133133 ones that know exactly what they have to do; and do it.



Matt Russ has coached and trained athletes around the country and internationally. He currently holds licenses by USAT, USATF, and is an Expert level USAC coach. Matt has coached athletes for CTS (Carmichael Training Systems), is an Ultrafit Associate. Visit www.thesportfactory.com for more information.


Whitetail Deer's Digestive System

Written by David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com


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Afterrepparttar deer has filled its first stomach, it will lie down to chew its cud, like cattle do. After chewing its cud to further break downrepparttar 133128 food materials,repparttar 133129 deer re-swallowsrepparttar 133130 food. It then passes intorepparttar 133131 second chamber ofrepparttar 133132 stomach. The food material then passes on torepparttar 133133 third and forth stomach sections for more digestion and absorption of nutrients. The food material then goes throughrepparttar 133134 intestines and everything that isn't digested is passed as waste or "deer droppings".

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