Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to that triathlon show, the podcast presented by

Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm your host, Michael, and this episode is Beginer Tip 21, where I'll talk about

five tips for pacing your workouts. And just a quick warning, I'm once again recording from the road

with not my usual podcasting

set up, so I hope that the audio quality will still be all right.

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by using the promo code, that traflon show, all one word, all caps. Pacing is something that

most beginners find very, very difficult. And part of the reason is that it is very difficult,

and it takes a lot of practice and experience to get it right. But another part of

it is simply that many beginners don't have the understanding of what good pacing is in the first

place. And this episode will help with that. So tip number one, in your workouts, whether it's a

weekend long run or a set of intervals,

aim to always finish at least as strong as you started, if not stronger.

And in practice, this means paying particular attention to not going too hard in the first

interval or at the start of the workout, and be very strict with yourself about this.

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