If he ran a tangent to go 1 meter wide over 25 meters and then eased back to lane one over the next 25 meters he’d only run an extra 4 cm per straightaway if I’m applying the Pythagorean Theorem correctly. So technically he ran extra distance but not much.
If he ran a tangent to go 1 meter wide over 25 meters and then eased back to lane one over the next 25 meters he’d only run an extra 4 cm per straightaway if I’m applying the Pythagorean Theorem correctly. So technically he ran extra distance but not much.
This^, but also I hope the troll Op's coach reads this and kicks him off the team for being a jack***.
Twice per lap you moved from the inside of Lane 1 to the middle of Lane 2, and back.
That's an extra 3-6m per lap.
That's not even close to being correct. If someone moves gradually from lane 1 to lane 2 at the beginning of each straight and then gradually moves back to lane 1 at the end of each straight they would run at most 1 extra meter per lap.
a gradual in and out adds very little. If you go right into lane 2 at the end of the curve, and remain there until you get to the other curve, you'll add around 2 meters per lap. if you put yourself in a position where you can't back into lane 1 through the curve, the numbers start adding up.
Coaches that over worry about what lane someone is in during a distance race, typically aren't very good coaches in my opinion.
Pass when you can, straight or turn. Yes sometimes you will end up in lane 2 and that's OK. I'm not saying you should be running the whole race outside of someone, of course cut in. But there are a lot of coaches that this is their entire focus and that's all they got.
Twice per lap you moved from the inside of Lane 1 to the middle of Lane 2, and back.
That's an extra 3-6m per lap.
That's not even close to being correct. If someone moves gradually from lane 1 to lane 2 at the beginning of each straight and then gradually moves back to lane 1 at the end of each straight they would run at most 1 extra meter per lap.
This.
A^2 + B^2 = C^2. Assuming A=1meter and B=5 meters to move over, then C=5.09 meters... an extra 0.09 meters to move out to lane two and 0,09m back on the front straight and repeat on the on the back straight would be 4x0.09m or ~ 0.4 meters PER LAP.
The risks of moving out to lane two are
1. protecting your spot on the rail down the straights so you can get back to the rail for the curves AND...
Twice per lap you moved from the inside of Lane 1 to the middle of Lane 2, and back.
That's an extra 3-6m per lap.
probably half step on one straight away more like a .5 meter per lap. Nothing wrong with being in lane 2, pros do it all the time for position. But the OP reason is weird.
Indoor racing is tough. If you want to make a move you need to move out of lane one on the straightaway. Of course you shouldn’t be running the whole race in lane 2. But being boxed in on the last 200 is worse than moving over. Tactics are in play in these races so not sure exactly what went down in your race. Move on - outdoor is around the corner.
That's not even close to being correct. If someone moves gradually from lane 1 to lane 2 at the beginning of each straight and then gradually moves back to lane 1 at the end of each straight they would run at most 1 extra meter per lap.
This.
A^2 + B^2 = C^2. Assuming A=1meter and B=5 meters to move over, then C=5.09 meters... an extra 0.09 meters to move out to lane two and 0,09m back on the front straight and repeat on the on the back straight would be 4x0.09m or ~ 0.4 meters PER LAP.
Obviously it depends on how abruptly you move to lane two.
After doing the calculations....A lane is 1.22 meters.
If you took 5 meters to move to the other lane... that is 5.7 inches of extra distance.
4 meters... is 7.2 inches extra distance.
3 meters... is 9.3 extra inches.
2 meters... 13.4 inches.
1 meter... 22.7 inches.
I am going to guess that it takes at least three meters for a person to change lanes.
Changing lanes four times at 3 meters a lane change comes out to just a hair over one meter over a lap.
If he ran a tangent to go 1 meter wide over 25 meters and then eased back to lane one over the next 25 meters he’d only run an extra 4 cm per straightaway if I’m applying the Pythagorean Theorem correctly. So technically he ran extra distance but not much.
Exactly (in this purely and totally hypothetical scenario made up by the OP). Where 3-6meters per lap came from I have no idea.
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An easy way to find out how much extra distance you’re running per lap: run a lap in lane one using your gps, then run a lap using your race tactics with gps. Subtract the lower distance from the greater distance - share the information with your coach.