I'm torn between the two - I negatively split 24hrs but racing an ultra everyone seems to prefer the 'get a gap and hold it' method. But then Lael just sat in and rode past people later on so they're both effective.
Well that's my point - others might've set out too fast and faded, whereas she had a more even pace and more regular sleeps and they faltered whereas she did not.
I'm torn between the two - I negatively split 24hrs but racing an ultra everyone seems to prefer the 'get a gap and hold it' method. But then Lael just sat in and rode past people later on so they're both effective.