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- From: smay@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Scott Smay)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: 10k first mile: how fast?
- Message-ID: <5700027@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 20:29:51 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
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- Relative to the average pace over the 10k course, how fast should the first
- mile be run? I'd be interested in hearing opinions/reasons in other distances
- as well.
-
- As an example of my personal experience, in my last 10k I ran the first mile
- in 5:41, goal pace was 6:00, actual pace averaged 6:04. I suspect this is
- going out too fast, though I was consciously holding back and wasn't pushing
- it or suffering until the sprint for the finish. I wonder if it makes sense
- to use the adrenaline and tension for that first mile, or if by not using it
- you can hold an overall faster pace.
-
- cheers,
- scott smay
-