#51 - Benefits Of The Negative Split
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Mike Tarrolly
4.8 • 739 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2017
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
A negative split or the action of negative splitting is a racing strategy that involves completing the second half of a race faster than the first half. It is defined by the intentional setting of a slower initial pace, followed by either a gradual or sudden increase of speed towards the end of a race.
Everyone says they want Negative Split, but most of us fail. Today we talk about why that happens, and what you can do to pull it off more consistently. Also, WHY it's so important that you DO Negative Split your races. From Swim, to Bike, to Run, the negative split strategy is always a winning move. Don't let someone else dictate what your race and season look like. Commit to the MINDSET of NEGATIVE SPLIT RACING.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi Robbie. |
| 0:09.2 | What's up, Michael? |
| 0:10.7 | Oh, not too much. |
| 0:11.6 | It's raining again. |
| 0:13.2 | Oh, yeah? |
| 0:14.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:14.4 | We just got record rainfall here in KC this weekend. |
| 0:19.6 | A record, huh? |
| 0:21.1 | Record or record as in more rain this weekend than all the previous weekends combined so far in 2017. |
| 0:31.5 | Wow. |
| 0:32.2 | So you do a lot? |
| 0:33.6 | Did you get out and running a lot, did you? |
| 0:35.8 | I've been going up and down the stairs, packing, and transporting boxes. |
| 0:41.4 | That's right. |
| 0:42.3 | Priorities, man. |
| 0:43.9 | This is our last Kansas City, I mean, yeah, Kansas City to Nashville. |
| 0:49.3 | It's our last Casey live from Kansas City podcast. |
| 0:53.0 | Next time it'll be, hey, next time we might be in the same room. |
| 0:56.9 | We might be. |
| 0:57.5 | We might be floating in the pool. |
| 1:00.5 | Yes. |
| 1:03.1 | That would be outstanding. |
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