Method and apparatus for precision pacing
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1. A pacing unit comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to said at least one processor;
an event profile residing in said memory, said event profile comprising a plurality of segments, each of said plurality of segments having an associated distance and an associated duration wherein said plurality of segments comprises at least two segments of different distances and two segments of different durations; and
an indicator, said indicator providing a pacing signal to an athlete based on said event profile.
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Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for enhanced training based on variable pacing includes the division of a training course into a series of segments. Each of the segments has an associated length and duration. An associated pacing unit is programmed to output an audio and/or tactile and/or a visual signal for a pre-determined pace to be maintained for each of the segments for a given event. By repetitively using the pacing unit during training sessions, an athlete can learn the appropriate pace to maximize performance for a given event.
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20 Claims
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1. A pacing unit comprising:
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at least one processor;
a memory coupled to said at least one processor;
an event profile residing in said memory, said event profile comprising a plurality of segments, each of said plurality of segments having an associated distance and an associated duration wherein said plurality of segments comprises at least two segments of different distances and two segments of different durations; and
an indicator, said indicator providing a pacing signal to an athlete based on said event profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A training method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a training course;
dividing the course into a plurality of segments, each of said plurality of segments having an associated length;
associating a training time with each of said plurality of segments, thereby creating a plurality of training times, each of said plurality of training times having a duration;
programming a pacing unit with data describing each of said plurality of segments and each of said plurality of training times associated with each of said plurality of segments; and
using said pacing unit to train a person on said training course. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A training method comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a training course;
b) dividing the course into a plurality of segments, each of said plurality of segments having an associated length, wherein said plurality of segments comprises at least two segments of different lengths and wherein at least one of said plurality of segments comprises a rest segment;
c) marking each of said plurality of segments with one of a plurality of visual segment identifiers;
d) associating a training time with each of said plurality of segments, thereby creating a plurality of training times wherein said plurality of training times comprises at least two training times of different durations;
e) programming a pacing unit with data describing each of said plurality of segments and each of said plurality of training times associated with said plurality of segments;
f) inputting a signal into said pacing unit upon reaching each of said plurality of visual segment identifiers thereby creating a plurality of actual segment times with one actual segment time for each of said plurality of segments;
g) comparing each of said plurality of actual segment times with each of said training times on a segment by segment basis;
h) adjusting said length associated with at least one of said plurality of segments; and
i) adjusting said duration associated with at least one of said plurality of training times. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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