It’s time to see how you stack up against the competition. Choose your style of race below, and select who you want to race as.
PACEMAKERNo rabbit — the field races its own tactics.
VENUETwo laps of a flat 400m, eight lanes. The classic championship 800.
CONDITIONSDrawn at the gun. Heat shrinks the reserve; wind makes the front expensive.
RECORD BOOKEMMANUEL WANYONYIPB—RACES0WINS0TITLES0MEDALS000CHALLENGES0/14
W / SPace — press on, ease off
A / DMove left / right
SPACEPassing surge, then the final kick
EElbow — make space when you are boxed in
FLean at the line, and not before
CONTROLS
W / S
Pace — press on, ease off
A / D
Move left / right
SPACE
Passing surge, then the final kick
E
Elbow — make space when you are boxed in
F
Lean at the line, and not before
THE ONE RULE THAT MATTERS
Your ten hearts are anaerobic reserve. Above critical speed you spend them; at race pace they do not come back. Spend them all before the home straight and there is nothing left for the finish.