Marathon Racing Pace

Read on to discover a quick tip on how to conserve your energy in the beginning stages of the marathon to give yourself the chance to run to your potential:

As the gun sounds you will naturally feel the urge to go out hard. That is because you are in an
excited state and feel like you have all the energy in the world because of all the training you have put in and because of all the excess energy flowing throughout your body because of the taper period you have been in for the last 3-4 weeks.

As you have seen, you should consciously aim to go out so that the first 3-5 miles feel too slow. If you have been practicing your marathon race pace over the 400 meter track distance then you should have a fair idea of what race pace is for you.

However, an added obstacle in your marathon is the thousands of people around you in the race. You have probably not experienced what it is like to run amongst so many people before and you may feel the urge to weave in and out amongst all of your competitors.

This is a waste of energy.

If this is the case, just be aware that your natural instinct is to weave through the crowd.
And consciously avoid the temptation. As the race progresses, the crowd will naturally start to thin out and you can hit your natural race pace.

If you are behind your predicted splits at the 3-5 mile marks, this is nothing to be worried about
because it is better to be behind at the start of the race than ahead. It is a similar story to the
tortoise and the hare. and we both know who won that race!

You can find out more valuable tips on how to tackle the first 3-5 miles of your race
by clicking on the following link:

Marathon Bible

"The only thing worse than not reading a book in the last ninety days is not reading a book in the last ninety days and thinking that it doesn't matter." --Jim Rohn

Why?

Because you will save much trial and error by learning from the wisdom of others who have
gone through a similar space. In researching `Marathon Bible' I have drawn from over two decades of my own experience, from the experience of countless coaches and mentors and from the collective wisdom of over 23 books and reports specifically written on how to run a marathon. If you want to run a marathon then I encourage you to take the advice of Jim Rohn and read `Marathon Bible'.

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