Running Pace Calculation Using Intrinsic Ability Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems require runners to perform short-distance runs to calculate recommended paces for long-distance races, which is inconvenient and does not accurately reflect their intrinsic abilities.
Innovation Solution
A system that calculates recommended running paces based on correlations between running distances and fastest paces of unspecified runners, correcting actual running paces of a runner to align with their intrinsic ability, using a correction function derived from these correlations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a runner performs a short-distance run (5 km or 10 km) to calculate recommended running pace for long-distance running, then the recommended running pace can be calculated, but it requires the runner to actually run at full speed for a distance shorter than the long-distance running which is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses GPS technology to acquire and store running pace data from the runner's actual long-distance run, creating a digital copy of the performance data. This eliminates the need for additional short-distance test runs while preserving the accuracy of pace measurement, as the system processes real running data captured during the actual long-distance event
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that stores running pace data and performs the calculations. The server acts as a mediator between the runner's mobile device and the pace calculation algorithm, enabling the system to process and analyze running data without requiring the runner to perform additional physical tests
2Reliability
If a runner runs at a constant pace commensurate with their ability, then they can make a better record, but runners often slow down from the middle stage into the latter half due to running the former half at a faster pace
Solution Approach 1:
The patent calculates the runner's intrinsic ability based on their actual long-distance run data and provides feedback in the form of a recommended running pace. This feedback mechanism allows the runner to adjust their pace strategy, running at a constant, ability-commensurate speed throughout the race rather than starting too fast and slowing down later
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of the runner's long-distance run data to calculate their intrinsic ability and recommended pace before the actual race. This advance preparation enables the runner to plan and execute a optimal constant pace strategy from the start, preventing the common mistake of running the first half too fast
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AI summary
[Problem to be Solved] The present invention provides a recommended running pace calculation system and the like capable of calculating a recommended running pace that is recommended to a runner to be evaluated in a distance running. [Solution] A recommended running pace calculation system 100 according to the present invention includes a correlation storage device 21 in which a first correlation is stored, the first correlation including correlations between running distances run by unspecified runners and their fastest running paces, a running pace acquisition device 11 configured to acquire running paces for predetermined sections in a distance running run by a runner to be evaluated, the distance running having a predetermined length, a correction device 22 configured to extract a fastest running pace of the running paces of the runner to be evaluated for the predetermined sections, and to correct the running paces of the runner to be evaluated for the predetermined sections based on the extracted fastest running pace and the first correlation, and a recommended running pace calculation device 23 configured to calculate a recommended running pace in a distance running recommended to the runner to be evaluated based on the corrected running paces of the runner to be evaluated for the predetermined sections.