Sunday, April 20, 2008

Awesome Race in Boston

Don't know how many of you were able to catch the Web cast on the NBC Olympics page this morning (and put up with some of the inane commentary), but the race was well worth it.

What I find interesting is the two completely different race strategies, both of which worked given that the ultimate goal was not to win but to make the Olympic team by finishing in the top 3.

Lewy Boulet, who ultimately finished second, orchestrated a gutty, unplanned, front-running strategy to make the Olympic team. Kastor, on the other hand, ran the second half marathon three minutes faster than the first half - a great example of using negative splits to hit a goal.

Lots of coverage everywhere, but here are a couple of places to start if you want more info ...

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