Did recent world record marathon runners employ optimal pacing strategies?

Influence of Different Performance Levels on Pacing Strategy during the Women’s World Championship Marathon Race

(2016) Andrew Renfree et al.   International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Pacing in Olympic track races: Competitive tactics versus best performance strategy

(2012) Christian Thiel et al.   JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

The Central Governor Model in 2012: eight new papers deepen our understanding of the regulation of human exercise performance

(2011) Timothy D Noakes   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The effect of self- even- and variable-pacing strategies on the physiological and perceptual response to cycling

(2011) Kevin Thomas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Pacing Strategy from High-Frequency Field Data

(2011) SIMON D. ANGUS et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Regulation of Pacing Strategy during Athletic Competition

(2011) Jos J. de Koning et al.   PLoS One

The two-hour marathon: who and when?

(2010) M. J. Joyner et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Age, Sex, and Finish Time as Determinants of Pacing in the Marathon

(2010) Daniel S March et al.   JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

The anticipatory regulation of performance: the physiological basis for pacing strategies and the development of a perception-based model for exercise performance

(2009) R Tucker   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Effect of performance level on pacing strategy during a 10-km running race

(2009) Adriano E. Lima-Silva et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Describing and Understanding Pacing Strategies during Athletic Competition

(2009) Chris R Abbiss et al.   SPORTS MEDICINE

Which lap is the slowest? An analysis of 32 world mile record performances

(2008) T D Noakes et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Effect of Ambient Temperature on Marathon Pacing Is Dependent on Runner Ability

(2008) MATTHEW R. ELY et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE