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To: Az Joe

Going to that linked site, the runners are running behind a pace car with a raised part showing elapsed time. If they run behind that pace car it will be an unfair advantage as they will be running in its slipstream. Any sub-two-minute result should therefore not be considered a record or at least should be shown with an asterisk disclosing the drafting, IMHO.


33 posted on 05/05/2017 8:22:07 PM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison)
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To: House Atreides

It wouldn’t be considered a record. They violate several rules. The pace setters are going to run in a “V” formation with the actual runners in single file behind them. It is realy more of a science experiment than a track event.


35 posted on 05/05/2017 8:25:20 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: House Atreides; Az Joe
Half way through it looks like they are ahead of the 2:00 time.

This won't count as a world record, but will serve as a major marketing coup for Nike.

Still very neat to accomplish.

38 posted on 05/05/2017 8:56:12 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: House Atreides
Re: Running in the Tesla slipstream

The story gets worse.

The pace runners will form a flying V, and the three competitors will run inside the V-shaped wind break.

To me, that fact alone makes the record feel tainted.

48 posted on 05/05/2017 11:45:37 PM PDT by zeestephen
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