Comment by adw
7 hours ago
Where did I say “for the whole marathon”? The point of pace setters is that they run shorter distances faster and then drop out. They’re given a tempo to run by the lead group, yes, and they enable that lead group to run faster by providing shelter. This is true from the 1500 upwards; look at Josh Kerr’s recent mile record, the Breaking 2 project, etc.
> Where did I say “for the whole marathon”?
You didn't, which is exactly the point. It's a critical piece of information for evaluating the truth and relevance of your argument.
It was screamingly obvious from what I wrote.
You've been posting one bad take after another and you clearly know nothing whatsoever about distance running.
> You've been posting one bad take after another and you clearly know nothing whatsoever about distance running.
I was a distance runner.