Okay bear with me on this, but I have been watching the Tour de France the last few days and am wondering if some their rules could be implemented into a 5k or 10k running race either on the roads or a track.
I'm looking for input from others as for what rules would work best, but here is what cycling does:
Let's say it is a 100k race: Athletes are given time bonuses for being in the lead at various points of time. Let's say every 20k a five second or 10 second bonus is given to the winner of that leg. Something similar to this does actually happen in the Tour de France.
How about doing that in track? Maybe give a one second bonus for the athlete who is leading at the 3k,4k,5k,6k,7k,8k,9k marks.
Would this lead to many small sprints during the overall race?
The actual winner of the race might not be the actual winner because he/she sat in the pack and waited to kick while others did all the work during the race. The winning time might only be one second ahead of the 2nd place finisher, but the 2nd place finisher actually lead at the 4k, 5k, and 6k marks earning 3 bonus seconds thus winning the race by 2 seconds.
I'm not saying to do this for earning spots on Olympic or World Champs teams, but couldn't this concept possibly work in road racing or distance races on the track?
Work with me on this.
I'm looking for input from others as for what rules would work best, but here is what cycling does:
Let's say it is a 100k race: Athletes are given time bonuses for being in the lead at various points of time. Let's say every 20k a five second or 10 second bonus is given to the winner of that leg. Something similar to this does actually happen in the Tour de France.
How about doing that in track? Maybe give a one second bonus for the athlete who is leading at the 3k,4k,5k,6k,7k,8k,9k marks.
Would this lead to many small sprints during the overall race?
The actual winner of the race might not be the actual winner because he/she sat in the pack and waited to kick while others did all the work during the race. The winning time might only be one second ahead of the 2nd place finisher, but the 2nd place finisher actually lead at the 4k, 5k, and 6k marks earning 3 bonus seconds thus winning the race by 2 seconds.
I'm not saying to do this for earning spots on Olympic or World Champs teams, but couldn't this concept possibly work in road racing or distance races on the track?
Work with me on this.

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