On 17 Sep 2004 at 9:50, Gary J. MacDonald wrote: > I suspect that the most efficient distance to use would be one where > the paddler can be most mechanical in his pace. For me, that's a long paddle distance. > If he/she tries to do this test (and repeated runs) at higher outputs, > then it will be affected by the many little variables that aflict > athletic performance. True, but that will be influenced by training volume. The better the base, the better they will be at being consistent. Another variable... If, as Peter suggests, we only measure energy in/out and use that, we won't care about this as much. That's one advantage to his test proposal. However, the results will be dependent on kayak parameters that we don't know. > I know that runners, for example, can often measure distances within > 5% or less when they run at particular speeds where their body just > clicks into rhythm. I used to keep a training diary when I was a "serious" athlete (XC ski racing, running and bike racing). Being an engineer, at the end of a year of keeping the diary, I plotted the data and analysed it. I found that there was a significant variability - much more than 5%. I also had the info in the diary on how I felt during the training. Please allow me to doubt your claim :-) Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 17 2004 - 10:48:53 PDT
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