Perfect Pacing or Train Wreck? Don't Let a Pace Group Risk Your Race Time
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
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🗓️ 13 April 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The beauty of following a pace group is that you don't have to race alone. You'll not only have a more experienced runner leading you to your dream finish time, but likely, you'll have a whole group of people trying for the exact same thing. You can relax, keep your eyes off your watch, and ride the pace group wave all the way to a new personal record.
Or maybe not…
On today's Run to the Top Podcast, I'm going to explore the pros and cons of pace groups. You'll learn:
- how to determine if a pace group is right for you
- what questions to ask the group leader, and
- when not to follow a pace group
If you are thinking about following a pace group in your next race, listen to this first!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there my running friend this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner, and this is the |
| 0:15.2 | Run To the Top Podcast, one of the first and only running podcast dedicated to making |
| 0:20.1 | you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:23.5 | We are created and produced by the expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net, |
| 0:29.3 | where you can find the best running information on the internet, as well as running coaching plans to |
| 0:34.4 | fit every runner and every budget. When you've got your heart set on a brand new race finishing time, you'll want to do everything you can to make it happen. |
| 0:57.0 | You do the training and prepare as best as you can, but on race day, you'll be in uncharted territory. |
| 1:03.0 | Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to go at it all alone? |
| 1:06.0 | And that is the beauty of pace groups. |
| 1:09.0 | You'll not only have a more experienced runner leading you to your dream finish time, but likely you'll |
| 1:15.8 | have a whole group of people trying for the exact same thing. |
| 1:19.7 | You can relax, keep your eyes off your watch, and ride the pace group wave all the way to a new personal |
| 1:26.0 | record. |
| 1:28.0 | Or maybe not. |
| 1:29.7 | On today's Run to the Top Podcast, I'm going to explore the pros and cons of pace groups. |
| 1:34.4 | You'll learn how to determine if a pace group is right for you, what questions to |
| 1:39.6 | ask the group leader and when not to follow a pace group. |
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| 2:07.6 | Today's episode is sponsored by magnesium breakthrough from by optimizers. Their industry-leading magnesium supplement is organic and contains all seven forms of magnesium |
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