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% of Maximum Effort Poll
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 2009-08-30 10:14 AM |
Extreme Veteran  694   |  Subject: % of Maximum Effort PollWhat % of your maximum effort do you expend during each segment of a Sprint or Olympic distance Triathlon? Select % in each category |
| 2009-08-30 11:07 AM in reply to: #2378739 |
Champion 7233  | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll max effort or max for the distance? i am going to take this as a max for the distance. |
| 2009-08-30 11:57 AM in reply to: #2378739 |
Veteran 160 GA | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll For those of you who voted for 100% in a discipline, I'm curious to hear what your personal definition is of 100% effort in that discipline. I have run my last 1600m in a sprint tri (with a four mile run) with a locked up (I could visibly see the cramp) right quad maintaining a 6:40/mile pace. Extremely painful. I chose 95% for the run. I understand, everyone has their own rate of perceived exertion, but I just can't tell myself I have EVER performed at 100% of my maximum effort, because: -100% in the swim = horrible bike, horrible run -100% in the bike = horrible run -100% in the run = you will need to see a doctor, quicker race time, injury My perception of 100% maximum effort equates to whatever action you are speaking of (swim, bike, run, ______), when you finish that action, you have NOTHING left. Someone needs to carry you away. Pain is irrelevant--after 100% effort, pain is the least of your worries. I reserve 100% effort for the sandbox when I am unarmed and alone and a suicide bomber is chasing me with his Mercedes. Only then will I S,B,R at 100%. Opinions? |
| 2009-08-30 12:31 PM in reply to: #2378780 |
Extreme Veteran 336 Chicago | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll newbz - 2009-08-30 11:07 AMmax effort or max for the distance? i am going to take this as a max for the distance. Yeah we need more clarification on "maximum effort".I assume you want to compare something like effort for a 1500m standalone swim vs 1500m olympic swim. But if you are talking about a maximum effort within the context of an olympic tri then that is less because you are pacing yourself over a longer race. Or a maximum effort where are running from a guy with a bomb and not concerned about pacing yourself for a distance. |
| 2009-08-30 2:13 PM in reply to: #2378780 |
Extreme Veteran 694 | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll newbz - 2009-08-30 9:07 AM max effort or max for the distance? i am going to take this as a max for the distance. Yes, thats kind of what I was thinking. Max for the distance. Possibly a better way for me to have phrased this question is: How much energy do you reserve in each discipline in order to remain efficient in the other disciplines during a race. Edited by MKAH 2009-08-30 2:25 PM |
| 2009-08-30 2:19 PM in reply to: #2378739 |
Extreme Veteran 518 Sault Ste. Marie | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll This yea i have been going 100% on the swim, and you think that because you don't use your arms for the rest of the race outta the water that you would do fine.....gotta watch out from now on. My running is always maxed out!! my breathing limits me. My bike is only as good as my legs feel....usually pretty awesome though |
| 2009-08-30 2:19 PM in reply to: #2378813 |
Extreme Veteran 694 | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll TRI-ing soldier - 2009-08-30 9:57 AM For those of you who voted for 100% in a discipline, I'm curious to hear what your personal definition is of 100% effort in that discipline. I have run my last 1600m in a sprint tri (with a four mile run) with a locked up (I could visibly see the cramp) right quad maintaining a 6:40/mile pace. Extremely painful. I chose 95% for the run. I understand, everyone has their own rate of perceived exertion, but I just can't tell myself I have EVER performed at 100% of my maximum effort, because: -100% in the swim = horrible bike, horrible run -100% in the bike = horrible run -100% in the run = you will need to see a doctor, quicker race time, injury My perception of 100% maximum effort equates to whatever action you are speaking of (swim, bike, run, ______), when you finish that action, you have NOTHING left. Someone needs to carry you away. Pain is irrelevant--after 100% effort, pain is the least of your worries. I reserve 100% effort for the sandbox when I am unarmed and alone and a suicide bomber is chasing me with his Mercedes. Only then will I S,B,R at 100%. Opinions? Well said fellow soldier. Thank you for your service. Mark Combat Medic 1st/94th FA MLRS (steel rain) Nuremberg West Germany 1980 |
| 2009-08-30 5:17 PM in reply to: #2378945 |
Expert 1215 Austin, TX | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll MKAH - Possibly a better way for me to have phrased this question is: How much energy do you reserve in each discipline in order to remain efficient in the other disciplines during a race. If it is a sprint, I don't reserve anything. I keep asking myself, are you hurting? If the answer is no, I'm not going hard enough. I've seen people miss a podium by seconds at this distance. |
| 2009-08-30 5:23 PM in reply to: #2378739 |
Pro 6011 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: % of Maximum Effort Poll In a sprint, I'm pretty much red-lining (100%) the whole way. In an oly, I go at about 90% for the swim and bike, probably 95% for 3/4 of the run, then 100% for the last 1-2 miles. |
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