put me in the camp of those who believe that if there's a wind in the 400, it's better to have the tailwind down the backstretch.
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Originally posted by gm View Post
What you pick up on the backstretch is more than enough to make up for the loss on the homestretch.
"The extra energy expended against the wind (say) in the back straight will not be compensated by an equal gain in the home straight."
The way that conclusion is stated means it doesn't matter which way a headwind is blowing (to or from the 100 meter finish line, "say") , it slows you down more than the same tailwind speeds you up. And in a 400, that means you don't just look precious seconds from the headwind, it takes more energy to get through it, so to have it in the homestretch, seems somehow intuitively worse. It will cost you more in the homestretch because you are a weaker runner at that point, and decelerating. But I'm not a physicist, so these are just my thoughts, with a study that may support them.
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Originally posted by Powell View Post
You don't even have to watch it - just look at all the wind readings from the meet.
To say we've seen Koch's heir is just stating the obvious. I'm not convinced it's happening this year. That was one huge jump down from 49.22 at altitude worth at least 0.4. Can she drop another second this soon? Unlikely. She's probably going to be capable of 1:50 in a few years too.Last edited by 1.609; 07-01-2021, 12:21 AM.
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Originally posted by 1.609 View Post
I'm not convinced it's happening this year. That was one huge jump down from 49.22 at altitude worth at least 0.4. Can she drop another second this soon? Unlikely. She's probably going to be capable of 1:50 in a few years too.
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Originally posted by Atticus View PostFacts not in evidence and a rather blatant insult to the coach who got her to 48 seconds!
But . . . it is obvious there is a LOT more there.
Blatant insult? I didn't direct any of my critique to her coaching.
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