Originally Posted by
VanceMac
Haha, I quite dislike the "harder than", "better than", "best of all-time" discussions. But in this case, I think my
favorite graph provides some insight on why *I* think kilo is objectively more difficult than the 500:
Anaerobic and aerobic Energy Pathways
When I was a junior, a million years ago, I tried out for running track and field. I was very good at the 100 meters but not as fast as a couple of the other kids. I was not great at a couple of miles so the coach had me try the 400 meters. I killed it. Some things never change. My sweet spot is still 1 minute power and if I would have done track earlier than 2008, I might have been a pretty good kilo racer. Now my best event is the 500.
And Vance, you can always race the 2k pursuit like a kilo and positive split it. IMO, I am not sure that your time would be any slower and in fact it may be better but it would certainly hurt more.