Success would depend on you being at the right place, at the right time, and hitting your target precisely; a very delicate balance. The peaking process is very similar.

One thing is for certain- the faster you get the harder it is to get faster.

Few athletes realize, however, that this stretching can lengthen the healing process or cause further damage.

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Some athletes are now adjusting their diets to consume mainly fat in a period of a few days to a week prior to carbo-loading. This is in an effort to get the body to utilize more fat as a fuel source and spare precious glycogen stores.

Because this higher than necessary consumption of protein can offset the intake of other essential energy nutrients (carbohydrates), it is not surprising that many athletes struggle with low energy during a work out. Ironically, endurance athletes require almost as much protein as body builders for their normal training.

An athlete can use stride counting to check and adjust stride rate but I have found the use of a metronome to be much more effective... The Metronome Watch takes this a step further.

...the athlete that addresses course specifics in their training will have a leg up on the competition.