Key result
Analysis of elite male 800-m runners showed that speed endurance is the most important factor for winning, and adopting a follow-running tactic increases the odds of being a medalist.
Why the study?
To analyze the characteristics of elite men's 800-m race performance to help coaches obtain winning experience and prepare training more efficiently.
Speed endurance and specific pacing strategies are critical for elite male 800-m runners to achieve personal bests and win races.
May guide 800-m training focus on speed endurance and pacing; hypothesis-generating and needs prospective validation before adoption.
The purpose of the study was to analyze the characteristics of elite men’s 800-m race performance, which help coaches to obtained the winning experience of 800-m race and prepare for athletes’ training more efficiently. Hybrid computing methods were applied to analyze athletes’ race performance. The study found that the competitive capability of elite athletes mainly include maximal speed running, speed endurance, and even pacing running. The maximal speed advance from 700–800 to 100–200-m sector, the velocity is also increase at the same time. The first peak speed (100–200 m) is higher than the second (500–600 m). Reduce the 0–400 m split times could be contributing to achieve personal best. 200–400 m is the even pacing phase which have the function of adjust physiological condition and preserve energy. The speed endurance was the most important factor to won the 800-m race. Place in permanent ranking and adopt the follow-running tactic can increase the odds to be medalist.
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Chen et al. (2023) studied Elite men's 800-m race performance. Race performance analysis using hybrid computing methods was evaluated on Race performance characteristics (maximal speed running, speed endurance, pacing). Analysis of elite male 800-m runners showed that speed endurance is the most important factor for winning, and adopting a follow-running tactic increases the odds of being a medalist.
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