The Tortoise and the Hare want to run a 3:30 at Boston. The Tortoise plans to run steady 8min pace for the whole 26.2. The Hare thinks this is cutting it way too close. The two start together. Wanting to bank some time, the Hare runs a 6:30 pace for the first 5 miles. Then, as the course flattens out a bit, he settles into a 7min pace for the next 4 miles. Starting at mile 9, he begins to feel fatigued, and realizes he forgot to eat his GU at mile 8. Despite the rebounding properties of blackberry GU, he slows to a 7:30 pace for the next 3 miles. Then, he passes Wellesley College and gets "distracted" by all of the cheering, and barely manages to average a 10min pace for the next 1.5 miles. However, this cheering gives him renewed strength, and he is able to drop back to 7min pace for the next 3.5 miles. At mile 17, he decides to eat another GU but drops it, costing him 15-sec (i.e., his pace slows to 7:30 for 0.5 miles). Then, the hills hit. He is able to average an 8:30 pace for the first 1.5 miles before he starts walk-running. At this point, he slows to a 10min pace for the next 10K. Finally, he sees the "1 Mile To Go" sign, and starts jogging consistently for the next half mile, averaging a 9.5min pace. Then, with a half mile to go, he finds renewed strength, and crosses the finish line 4min and 15sec later.
So, who wins assuming the Tortoise sticks to his plan?!?
The tortoise wins by 3.2 minutes?
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