Comments on: Slow Down!

By: TAS Flowrance

TAS Flowrance — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:08:37 +0000

I run every day and I guess that gives me a great activity!

By: Runners Passion

Runners Passion — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:54:14 +0000

This is something I try to work on in some of my training runs. I force myself to run the first few miles slower allowing myself to gradually pick up the pace through my runs. I also do progression runs where I will run the first 6 or 7 miles slow and pick it up by half a minute per mile or so the last 3 miles of the run.

I think for me personally the reason it is tough to slow myself down at the beginning of races is because I’m afraid I won’t be able to pick it up the second half when I need to. Therefore I train in practice to run this way to give me confidence that I can do it in races.
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By: jill

jill — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:12 +0000

I learned my lesson of not going out to fast the hard way. Did two marathons this way and suffered the last 6 miles. Then, in my 3rd marathon, I went out slower and actually finished the last 6 miles only 10 seconds per mile slower than the beginning 6. Finished with my best time and over 18 minutes faster.

Definitely, pace yourself, especially at the beginning
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By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:02:01 +0000

i recently discovered this..all my runs thus far have felt better, and my time is faster too

By: RunnerDude

RunnerDude — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:01:00 +0000

Great tips! Thanks!!! RunnerDudes last blog post..25 Racing Tips for Runners

By: Ryan Kistner

Ryan Kistner — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:44:44 +0000

My buddy John did a little research about World Record times at various distances and the rate at which they slow down as the distance increases.
http://blog.athlo.com/2008/07/14/slow-down-to-run-farther/

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:03:38 +0000

my last 5 miler went fastest, faster, fast, slow, walk.

So you’re saying that’s not the best technique, is what i’m hearing.

By: Mark Iocchelli

Mark Iocchelli — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:13:18 +0000

I owe my last two marathon PRs to starting slow and building up to a well-practiced pace (as Blaine suggested above).

In distance running, patience is not just A virtue, I’d say it’s THE virtue.

By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:12:09 +0000

Training your body at the pace you want to run will also help keep you from going out too fast if you can build a strong enough neuromuscular tendency so that you naturally fall into a correct pace. Still, easier said than done, but it does ease things a little.