In their discussion of this topic Coe and Martin cite the 800 as 55%
aerobic, 45% anaerobic.
I don't see how this has much to do with whether or not a race is a
"kickers" race. At the elite level, the deciding factor is often basic
speed at every distance.
Regards,
Paul Talbot
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Pat Crandall wrote:
> In the discussion of the 800m 'kickers' actually being the ones who
> slow down the least, where is the dividing line (for the majority)
> between aerobic and anaerobic races. I'm betting that a 1200 would
> still be a kicker's race so it must be right around 1000m. Any
> physiological evidence to answer this?
>
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