Help! Pacing at parkrun

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HappyG(rrr) Oct 2015 5:53pm, 5 Oct 2015 25,053 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Target time / 3.2 miles (for safety) and have Current Pace (Pace) and Lap Pace (mile or km, doesn't matter which as long as you know the number) displaying. Lap Pace is an average so tells you if you need to go a bit quicker or slower. Current Pace is err, current pace, but fluctuates all over the shop, but it should tell you if you are a bit above or a bit below target. e.g. 28 min target / 3.2 miles = 8:45 pace. Start, and ignore it for a good minute or so, to let current pace settle down. Everyone will have hared off too fast anyway, good chance to slow down! In the first mile, look at watch and it shows Lap Pace 9:05, Current Pace 9:15. Need to hurry up a bit. Later in first mile, watch shows Lap Pace down to 8:50, Current Pace 8:40. That's just about right, but keep pushing a bit. Second mile, it's showing Lap Pace 8:39, current pace 8:45, that's great. Now it's showing 8:32 and current pace 8:25, whoa there, slow up a bit. 3rd lap, you're on 8:42 with current pace 8:55, just about right, but don't slow up too much. just 500m to go now, 8:48, with current pace 8:45, push on a bit and go to the end shouting lots of encouragement to all around you. Finish with splits of 00:08:35 - 1 mile 00:08:38 - 1 mile 00:08:42 - 1 mile 00:01:44 - 0.2 For a total time of 0:27:39 and tea and biscuits all round G
LindsD Oct 2015 5:54pm, 5 Oct 2015 6,812 posts	0 LindsD
mole_thing Oct 2015 10:18pm, 5 Oct 2015 1,392 posts	0 mole_thing Well done Spleen. Challenging course to pace on.
Gooner Jan 2016 9:15pm, 25 Jan 2016 13,053 posts	0 Gooner Helpful thread, has eased a few fears for my first pacing on Saturday