After my cross country glory days in high school (I graduated in 1994), I am starting to run again. Can anyone share with me suggestions/hints/etc. for how to develop pace awareness again? You know, I want to start to develop that six sense where I can go out for a run at a particular pace.
I will not be running tempo runs for awhile, but they are on my radar.
We train at about 13 min/mile. It was hard at first to have an awareness of that pace. But, we started by marking a one-mile stretch of road from telephone pole to telephone pole. We ran it over and over until it took us exactly 13 minutes to complete. Then, that speed was engrained in our legs, lungs, and hearts. Good luck.
GPS watch = Immediate awareness
No doubt.
Sense of pace will come as you run more. I find it it easier to sense when running solo.