Here
is a quick tip on how to pace yourself throughout
your race:
Most
marathoners go out way too hard during their marathon. The reason
is because they are feeling good at the start line and start the race
depending on how they are feeling. This is one of the worst tactics you
can use as a beginner marathoner because you will blow up in the later
stages of the race as your heart rate begins to soar.
A
better way to pace yourself is to work out your splits for the 5, 10,
15, 20 and 25 mile marks. Simply work out what you predict your final
time to be over the full distance and work backwards to find out your
predicted splits at these mileage points.
A
little tip is to then write these times down on the back of your hand
(not the palm of your hand, because it will rub off with all the sweat)
and then aim to pass the mileage marks at these points.
You
should also aim to run the first 5 miles so that it feels like you
are running way too slow. If you are say 60 seconds behind your
predicted time for the 5 mile
mark then you can slowly increase your pace with no great problems.
However, if you are 60
seconds below your predicted race pace at the 5 mile mark, then you
could be in trouble in the later stages of your race.
If
you have no idea what race pace feels like, then you can work out
your race pace over a 400m distance and aim to run these splits in the
lead-up to your race on your shorter training sessions. This will
subconsciously ground race-pace into your system so that you can tap
into it in the initial stages of your marathon.
If
you really want to know how to automatically ground race-pace into
your body and be able to turn it on at will then grab your copy of
`Marathon Bible',
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Bible
"Life
is what we make it. Always has been, always will
be." -- Grandma Moses
That's exactly the same with wanting to run a marathon. It's what we
make it. You can either make it a difficult experience or make it a
pleasure by
following a marathon training system that works.