Race this Sunday - Rothervalley 10K in South Yorkshire. The route is round a reservoir, so should be very flat. My Dad, who's doing the race too, tells me I did the race when I was 17, but I can't remember the route at all!
My plan is to set my watch pace-setter for 4.12mins / k which would get me round in exactly 42 Mins. Any tips for the race in terms of pacing? I've a habit of going off too quickly in races, and I've never been able to start slow and get quicker towards the end. In light of this I have a plan - have a controlled first 2K at about 3-5 sec per mile quicker than 4.12 to give a bit of a buffer (but not too fast) and then grind out the miles at the 4.12 pace (the lack of hills should enable me to keep the miles consistent).
Generally feeling very strong and confident that provided nothing goes wrong I can get a new PB in the race. It is very satisfying tracking improvements based upon the quality sessions, and just hope I can continue improving into the next 3 week programme.
My plan is to set my watch pace-setter for 4.12mins / k which would get me round in exactly 42 Mins. Any tips for the race in terms of pacing? I've a habit of going off too quickly in races, and I've never been able to start slow and get quicker towards the end. In light of this I have a plan - have a controlled first 2K at about 3-5 sec per mile quicker than 4.12 to give a bit of a buffer (but not too fast) and then grind out the miles at the 4.12 pace (the lack of hills should enable me to keep the miles consistent).
Generally feeling very strong and confident that provided nothing goes wrong I can get a new PB in the race. It is very satisfying tracking improvements based upon the quality sessions, and just hope I can continue improving into the next 3 week programme.