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2. Pacemaker (running) - Wikipedia

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   Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [] and Wilson Kigen [] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008. A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle-or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing.

3. Tom Byers (athlete) - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Joseph Byers, Jr. (born May 12, 1955) is a former professional distance runner and current businessman. In 1981, when running as a designated pacemaker or 'rabbit' in the high-profile 1500 meters race at the Bislett Games in Oslo, he won against a field including Olympic champion and world record holder Steve Ovett, after the rest of the field refused to follow his early pacesetting.

4. He Jie (runner) - Wikipedia

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   Pacemakers are used in various World Athletics Label Road Races, including the Beijing Half Marathon, and their use is permitted by World Athletics. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] On 19 April 2024, He and the three pacemakers of Ethiopian and Kenyan nationalities who allegedly aided his final championship were disqualified by the committee of the 2024 ...

5. Category:Pacemakers - Wikipedia

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   Runners whose role is to set the pace within a race, typically not undertaking a competitive role Pages in category "Pacemakers" The following 26 pages are in this ...

6. Ineos 1:59 Challenge - Wikipedia

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   Breaking2 was a project run by sports equipment manufacturer Nike announced in December 2016 with the goal of breaking the 2-hour mark over the marathon. Three runners, Zersenay Tadese, Lelisa Desisa, and Eliud Kipchoge were to attempt the feat, assisted by a team of pacemakers, scientists, engineers, physicians and trainers.

7. Beijing Half Marathon champion has medal taken away after ...

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   All four runners were disqualified and had to return their medals and award money. The special committee said that four runners had originally been hired as pacemakers by a sponsor but that the ...

8. Beijing half marathon results under investigation after ...

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   Organizers are investigating a half marathon race in Beijing after three African runners appeared to let China's top long-distance runner move ahead of them shortly before the finish line and ...

9. Pacing strategies in track and field - Wikipedia

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   This pacing style is about putting in a lot of effort for a long period of time. [8] The greater the intensity that is put into the run will carry out into the finish of this run. Many runners attack the 400 meter dash at the full 100%, but by starting with a medium to high running pace such as 75%, it then works up to all out, to about 100%. [9]