Could Ulmer have gone even faster??

Andy Coggan said:

Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it appears
that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking
distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her
third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more
evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force Ulmer
to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she
could possibly do?

Andy Coggan

I think she needs to take a leaf out of Obree's book. If she'd had taken the time to get a curry and a few jars in the night before, I've no doubt things would have been different!

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Andy Coggan said:

Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it
appears
that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking
distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during
her
third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly
more
evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force
Ulmer
to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best
she
could possibly do?

Andy Coggan

I think she needs to take a leaf out of Obree's book. If she'd had
taken the time to get a curry and a few jars in the night before, I've
no doubt things would have been different!

--
tomUK

More heat and humidity, Scottie!
Aye, Captain. I cannot give ya any more or the system will blow.

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Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it

appears

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that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking
distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her
third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more
evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force

Ulmer

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to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she
could possibly do?

Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't matter
there-only beating the opponent.

-WG

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Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it

appears

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that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking
distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her
third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly

more

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evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force

Ulmer

Quoted message said:

to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she
could possibly do?

Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't

matter

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there-only beating the opponent.

Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather
handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did.

Andy Coggan

Andy Coggan said:

Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did.

By the look of her at the end - I doubt she could have given any more. She was totally stuffed and barely able to breathe. I think she'll go faster in the future but I think she did all she could that night.

Andy Coggan wrote

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So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly more
evenly paced effort? >

Strikes me that she has the brains and the athletic capacity to continue to
improve.

She sent a friend an SMS text message after beating Katie and setting a new
wr, reading something like "wicked, huh?"

It's the mens 4000m pursuit that seem to me are getting pretty close to
perfection - the semi when they lapped the Lithuanians and set a new wr of
3:56 something is as close to as perfectly synchronised team effort as you
will see in a long time. Interesting to see where they go from here.
Averaging over 60 kph for 4 minutes after a standing start in a HUGE gear
does strike you as commendable and bit hard to top.

best, Andrew

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Looking at her kilometer splits and reading reports of the race, it

appears

Quoted message said:

that she went out quite fast to try to keep Mactier within striking
distance. She then slowed more than might be considered ideal during her
third kilometer. So, could she have gone even faster with a slightly

more

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

evenly paced effort? Or, did Mactier's habit of starting so fast force

Ulmer

Quoted message said:

to really dig deep, such that her final time reflected the very best she
could possibly do?

Psychological warfare is often a part of pursuit finals. Time doesn't

matter

Quoted message said:

there-only beating the opponent.

Obviously I'm not questioning Ulmer's strategy, since she won rather
handily. I'm just wondering if she could ride 3k even faster than she did.

I think if she only had to do one race in a week, and just one ride,
nothing to save herself for, she might well go faster. It's scary.

-WG

Andrew Price said:

Strikes me that she has the brains and the athletic capacity to continue to
improve.

She sent a friend an SMS text message after beating Katie and setting a new
wr, reading something like "wicked, huh?"

The McDonalds ad (a major Ulmer sponsor ;-)) reads:

"Sarah, you can go back to being nice now. Wicked. We're stoked."