PACEMAKER

Pacemaker

A pacemaker or pace-setter is a runner who leads a middle- or long distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing. Pacemakers are frequently employed by race organisers for world record attempts with specific instructions for lap times. Some athletes have become essentially professional pacemakers. A competitor who chooses the tactic of leading in order to win is called a front-runner rather than a pacemaker.

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pacemaker

Noun

  1. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
  2. A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
  3. A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


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