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Evolution of 1500m Olympic Running Performance (2023)
Journal Article
Foster, C., Hanley, B., Barroso, R., Boullosa, D., Casado, A., Haugen, T., Hettinga, F. J., Jones, A. M., Renfree, A., Skiba, P., St Clair Gibson, A., Thiel, C., & de Koning, J. J. (online). Evolution of 1500m Olympic Running Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0289

Purpose: This study determined the evolution of performance and pacing for each winner of the men’s Olympic 1500m running track final from 1924-2020. Methods: Data were obtained from publicly available sources. When official splits were unavailable,... Read More about Evolution of 1500m Olympic Running Performance.

Competition Between Desired Competitive Result, Tolerable Homeostatic Disturbance, and Psychophysiological Interpretation Determines Pacing Strategy (2023)
Journal Article
Foster, C., de Koning, J. J., Hettinga, F. J., Barroso, R., Boullosa, D., Casado, A., Cortis, C., Fusco, A., Gregorich, H., Jaime, S., Jones, A. M., Malterer, K. R., Pettitt, R., Porcari, J. P., Pratt, C., Reinschmidt, P., Skiba, P., Splinter, A., St Clair Gibson, A., St Mary, J., …van Tunen, J. (2023). Competition Between Desired Competitive Result, Tolerable Homeostatic Disturbance, and Psychophysiological Interpretation Determines Pacing Strategy. International journal of sports physiology and performance : IJSPP, https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0171

Scientific interest in pacing goes back >100 years. Contemporary interest, both as a feature of athletic competition and as a window into understanding fatigue, goes back >30 years. Pacing represents the pattern of energy use designed to produce a co... Read More about Competition Between Desired Competitive Result, Tolerable Homeostatic Disturbance, and Psychophysiological Interpretation Determines Pacing Strategy.