Originally Posted by
carleton
I don't think it's possible to pace a 1m effort the way you would a longer effort. I mean, maybe you can "negative-split" it where you start off paced then ramp up the intensity. That's how Taylor Phinney rode his kilo in 2009 to win Silver at Track Worlds. Look at how his splits compared to everyone else:
I get what you are saying. Right now I'm doing the direct opposite of negative split, more flat out and hang on. I did use to do paced 1m to 2m efforts on my Pursuit bike. Back then I would target a set cadence & use gearing for progression.
The issue is I'm very strong Peak to around 15s. Fall off a cliff from there to > 2min, then pretty good again once I get out into Aerobic territory. I really pulled the Aerobic floor up over the winter and thought that the speed endurance weakness would come up with it. To a degree it has but I've yet to find a training pattern that I feel is effective. A tough area for a 60 yr old rider to work on.