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What confused me initially was who was paying him. I went into the article assuming he was pacing for a specific runner or team -- a bit like the teammate cycli
by SamBam 4y ago
What confused me initially was who was paying him. I went into the article assuming he was pacing for a specific runner or team -- a bit like the teammate cyclist who is tasked with being in front so other cyclists can draft behind him the the Tour de France. So even though the article did mention a race organizer approaching him, I missed that.
Do the race organizers request a specific pace knowing what they know about the competitors? Do they ask for input from the various coaches before the meet? Or does he just always run the exact same pace and other racers pace themselves faster or slower just in comparison to him?
- tantalor 4y agoFrom the article, > Meet directors pay him
- SamBam 4y agoRight, I was saying I somehow missed that because it wasn't a salient part of the article, and also (more importantly, probably) I read the first half assuming something else, so my brain probably skipped over something that didn't confirm my belief.
- nl 4y agoUsually the race organizers pay well-known runners to appear, and may put incentives (dollars) for given times. Based on these incentives and discussions with the runners (and coaches) the pace the pacesetters run is set.