Surging

You look to your left. It comes down to you and him. He has thrown every thing at you. Surging every chance he gets to try to break you, but you know this situation all to well he'll surge ahead only to fall back to you. You know better you know the steady pace will win in the end. While he is wasting valuable energy you wait until the perfect time to strike.

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I have trouble letting go of the guy surging and end up falling back with him. Even though in the long run I know I would do better letting that person go.

How many times have you been in this situation?
What do you do?

This doesnt happen to me because I always tell myself they will slow down..and I listen.

its just a guy thing I think..

I just can't stand to let them go in the slight chance they can hold it

Lol I used to think they would slow down but, Usually with me they don't come back so I surge with them and stay about 10 meters behind and hope the get tired. which they usually don't.

White Wolf wrote:Lol I used to think they would slow down but, Usually with me they don't come back so I surge with them and stay about 10 meters behind and hope the get tired. which they usually don't.

your race tactics suck for a fast guy, lol.

but he still wins (or at least 2nd lol)

Running With Scissors wrote: but he still wins (or at least 2nd lol)

yea i guess it can't be hurting him that much.

Maybe he does those in the races that he can easily win and he just hangs with the guy until near the end.

FinishingKick wrote:Maybe he does those in the races that he can easily win and he just hangs with the guy until near the end.

and then he dies.

surge with him and beat him...put it all on the line..guts, pride..something within you should drive you

Unless I know for certain that I'm in better shape than the person throwing the surges(and therefore know that I will catch them in the end by going steady), I go with them and follow their surges.

usually i am the one that is surging, and it has worked everytime for me. they always break.

in one xc race this year i passed 22 people and beat 5 opponents ive never beat off of surges.

I just try to keep them within kicking distance, so if (when) they do die, they're well within a 5-10 second range.

I only surge in track, when I can box someone in and shorten their stride. Or in xc, if I'm caught behind someone who's messing up my footwork.

futureNIKErunner wrote:usually i am the one that is surging, and it has worked everytime for me. they always break.

who the hell have you raced?

ooohhh...called out

RawBeginner wrote:

futureNIKErunner wrote:usually i am the one that is surging, and it has worked everytime for me. they always break.

who the hell have you raced?

people who dont know how to race. there are a lot of faster people around here, but in track, none are real runners. usually @ most meets i get 2nd or 3rd in everything and everyone else behind me, either started out to fast, or just cant race.

futureNIKErunner wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

futureNIKErunner wrote:usually i am the one that is surging, and it has worked everytime for me. they always break.

who the hell have you raced?

people who dont know how to race. there are a lot of faster people around here, but in track, none are real runners. usually @ most meets i get 2nd or 3rd in everything and everyone else behind me, either started out to fast, or just cant race.

Your area = miniscule