Evasion? Hahaha Yes, that's the only thing you have. Answer my question and I will answer yours. That's how it works.
And now you ask me the question I asked you. Why? Just admit you have no idea what makes the 800m so unique and why bicarb could make it easier.
You live in a fictional world. Just make stuff up. It isn't "so unique" - it is a classic md race - and bicarb doesn't make it "easier" - runners still run just as hard as without it. Nor does bicarb make it faster - drugs do that.
I did my dissertation on this. Followed the most researched loading protocol at the time. It was a double blind, randomised, crossover trial on the Uni swimming team. However, it was immediately obvious who was on SB and who was on placebo each week as half the participants had spent a lot of their morning on the toilet.
You live in a fictional world. Just make stuff up. It isn't "so unique" - it is a classic md race - and bicarb doesn't make it "easier" - runners still run just as hard as without it. Nor does bicarb make it faster - drugs do that.
1. We should care about the fans, not how the athletes feel during races. Fan excitement is what is most important for the long term health of the sport.
2. From a fan perspective, the 800 is the most exciting it has been in my lifetime, or at least the most exciting in the last 35 years. Races are as fast as they've ever been and as close as they've ever been. Somehow that's been achieved while race tactics still playing a huge part in who wins or medals. Best demonstrated by the Olympic final last year.
If bicarb is responsible for the races the last few years, then it has not ruined the 800. Rather, bicarb has only enriched the 800 - maybe even saved it!
1. We should care about the fans, not how the athletes feel during races. Fan excitement is what is most important for the long term health of the sport.
2. From a fan perspective, the 800 is the most exciting it has been in my lifetime, or at least the most exciting in the last 35 years. Races are as fast as they've ever been and as close as they've ever been. Somehow that's been achieved while race tactics still playing a huge part in who wins or medals. Best demonstrated by the Olympic final last year.
If bicarb is responsible for the races the last few years, then it has not ruined the 800. Rather, bicarb has only enriched the 800 - maybe even saved it!
"Explain how bicarb changes how the 800 is run. And then explain how it does it better than drugs."
So you can't.
Before that, I asked you what makes the 800m unique, and why could bicarb help.
So you can't.
The 800 is a md event - that's how "unique" it is. So explain how bicarb is making it so much faster today - but not other distances. And explain also how you know it isn't drugs that are enabling athletes to run faster.
Coe and Cruz ran 1:41 back in the 80's, if BiCarb is what it takes to make that a more regular time 40 years later than so be it.
Lets also remember that Bicarb only helps one variable. If buffering is your greatest limiting factor it will help you the most, but you will just be limited by another factor (CNS fatigue, muscle endurance, speed reserve, etc)
Before that, I asked you what makes the 800m unique, and why could bicarb help.
So you can't.
The 800 is a md event - that's how "unique" it is. So explain how bicarb is making it so much faster today - but not other distances. And explain also how you know it isn't drugs that are enabling athletes to run faster.
What a pathetic answer. How do you type something like this and not immediately realize you're not smart?
I did my dissertation on this. Followed the most researched loading protocol at the time. It was a double blind, randomised, crossover trial on the Uni swimming team. However, it was immediately obvious who was on SB and who was on placebo each week as half the participants had spent a lot of their morning on the toilet.
The 800 is a md event - that's how "unique" it is. So explain how bicarb is making it so much faster today - but not other distances. And explain also how you know it isn't drugs that are enabling athletes to run faster.
What a pathetic answer. How do you type something like this and not immediately realize you're not smart?
Because you have no counter argument. You always lose.
