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<italic>Study aim</italic>: To analyse the distribution of effort in the 800 m event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London 2017 (outdoor, 44 men, 45 women) and in Birmingham 2018 (indoor, 9 men, 14 women).
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: A total of 187 individual performances during heats, semi-finals, and finals were analysed. The official split times of each athlete every 100 m were taken as reference for the analysis of: times; percentages of times in regard to the final time; speed; changes in position during the races; percentage deviations in terms of the average time per race per section of 100, 200 and 400 m.
<italic>Results</italic>: There are different strategies used in the elite 800m race that are related to sex differences, the management of energy consumption and the differences and similarities between indoor and outdoor races.
<italic>Conclusions</italic>: Although diverse pacing strategies exist, more balanced strategies, after a fast start, have better results.
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Study aim: To analyse the distribution of effort in the 800 m event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London 2017 (outdoor, 44 men, 45 women) and in Birmingham 2018 (indoor, 9 men, 14 women).
Material and methods: A total of 187 individual performances during heats, semi-finals, and finals were analysed. The official split times of each athlete every 100 m were taken as reference for the analysis of: times; percentages of times in regard to the final time; speed; changes in position during the races; percentage deviations in terms of the average time per race per section of 100, 200 and 400 m.
Results: There are different strategies used in the elite 800m race that are related to sex differences, the management of energy consumption and the differences and similarities between indoor and outdoor races.
Conclusions: Although diverse pacing strategies exist, more balanced strategies, after a fast start, have better results.

Effort distribution analysis for the 800 m race: IAAF World Athletics Championships, London 2017 and Birmingham 2018

Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte, Facultyof Sport Science

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To analyse the distribution of effort in the 800 m event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London 2017 (outdoor, 44 men, 45 women) and in...

Effort distribution analysis for the 800 m race: IAAF World Athletics Championships, London 2017 and Birmingham 2018

Published Online: Mar 23, 2021

Page range: 103 - 110

Received: Nov 20, 2020

Accepted: Jan 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0013

Keywords
Elite athletics, Track & Field, Pacing strategies, Effort distribution, Pace analysis

© 2021 José Luis López-del Amo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effort distribution analysis for the 800 m race: IAAF World Athletics Championships, London 2017 and Birmingham 2018

Published Online: Mar 23, 2021

Page range: 103 - 110

Received: Nov 20, 2020

Accepted: Jan 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0013

KeywordsElite athletics, Track & Field, Pacing strategies, Effort distribution, Pace analysis

© 2021 José Luis López-del Amo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Elite athletics, Track & Field, Pacing strategies, Effort distribution, Pace analysis