The analogy is quite fitting, and may be true for many cases, however the analogy breaks down when one thinks of a development as a sprint, not a marathon, which a hare definitely has the advantage over the tortoise since there is no mid-way mark of time to ‘pause and become idle’ as may often be the case with short-term fixed time/fixed price projects.
Extending this analogy’s logic, if one knew how to turn this sprint perspective into a marathon…that I think would be the challenge worth solving if I were to use the pomodoro technique more in my daily life. :)