The environment on race day somehow always makes you run faster so how do you decide how to pace when you are going to run the fastest you've ever ran ?
The environment on race day somehow always makes you run faster so how do you decide how to pace when you are going to run the fastest you've ever ran ?
It's all about running by effort. The only way to find that right effort is to race. Go out slower one race. Go out faster another. You will be able to learn the right effort to run your fastest time.
With the lead group till either they drop you or you drop them.
You have to race to learn to race well... wrote:
It's all about running by effort. The only way to find that right effort is to race. Go out slower one race. Go out faster another. You will be able to learn the right effort to run your fastest time.
Makes a lot of sense . Thanks . I have a race next week 17km . Have never raced that far
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With the lead group till either they drop you or you drop them.
I once did that at a 10k and got dropped on the first mile haha
It's not a mystery, and it's not about being mentally tough, or the magic of race day, or anything like that.
Here's the process: You run a PR in, say, the 10K. You look up the equivalent time/pace for a half marathon and think, "Crap, that's fast. I can't keep up that pace for 13.1 miles." But you target the appropriate paces with some well-designed workouts and sufficient mileage over a suitably-long buildup. Your target race pace still feels impossibly fast, but you trust your training and let your body recover sufficiently during your taper. Then you start the race slightly conservatively, let the pace come to you, and finish right around your goal pace.
For distances from 5K up past the half marathon, this works surprising well. For shorter distances and the marathon, some other factors come into play, but it's not all that different.
Your pace on race day can be affected by environmental conditions like wind or heat, but it's not about your feelings. It's about physiology, fitness, and preparation. Be honest with yourself about those, and the pace will happen as expected.
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