Dons_1988 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 All the best staggy.If you’re worried about pacing I’d suggest starting at a comfortable pace and growing into it, you’ll probably sub consciously find yourself speeding up as you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: All the best staggy. If you’re worried about pacing I’d suggest starting at a comfortable pace and growing into it, you’ll probably sub consciously find yourself speeding up as you go. thanks! I have an idea in my head that i'll find a somewhat competent runner and then stick to their pace throughout and if I have more to go in the last 2k then burst it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Depends on the run obviosuly but the GSR had pace runners. I tried to stick with the 55 min one but she crossed the start line a good bit before me, I caught and overtook her then eventually she got by me again at the end but I had obviously made up a bit of time catching her at the start. thanks! I have an idea in my head that i'll find a somewhat competent runner and then stick to their pace throughout and if I have more to go in the last 2k then burst it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just now, Bairnardo said: Depends on the run obviosuly but the GSR had pace runners. I tried to stick with the 55 min one but she crossed the start line a good bit before me, I caught and overtook her then eventually she got by me again at the end but I had obviously made up a bit of time catching her at the start. I think there are pace runners at this actually, I'm just gonna go enjoy it, and worry about time after 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, staggy1929 said: I think there are pace runners at this actually, I'm just gonna go enjoy it, and worry about time after How do you know who the pace runners are? been in plenty of races and I've never come across them. Good luck hope you have a good first race, kick ass. On another note can well believe the 9 year old with the great 10k time having seen some of the kids running at the parkrun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 They wear big flags that say what time they will finish at. I was following a lassie with a flag saying 55 mins How do you know who the pace runners are? been in plenty of races and I've never come across them. Good luck hope you have a good first race, kick ass. On another note can well believe the 9 year old with the great 10k time having seen some of the kids running at the parkrun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: They wear big flags that say what time they will finish at. I was following a lassie with a flag saying 55 mins Honestly never seen any at any race I've been in but they would be great help to keep you on track. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I dodnt expect them to be there. Heard of them at marathons before but didnt think a 10k would have them. GSR is obviously a big one though so maybe its unusual. Did fond it handy Honestly never seen any at any race I've been in but they would be great help to keep you on track. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Iv only ever seen pace runners at Parkrun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Iv only ever seen pace runners at Parkrun At Montrose? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 At Montrose? Aye 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Aye I'll have to keep my eyes open for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I'll have to keep my eyes open for them.It’s not every week they do it. If you keep an eye on their Facebook page they announce it during the week, are regularly looking for volunteer pace runners as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Great Scottish Run always has pace runners I think. As someone mentioned, it's such a big event that it's fairly standard I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Strathclyde and Victoria Park also do pacing in Glasgow about once a month. Check our their FB page (for some reason, it doesn't show on the volunteer roster any more). I've tried pacing a couple of times and it's quite tricky. You obviously volunteer to do a couple of minutes past your normal time to make sure that you can do it comfortably. But I found it hard to go slightly below my normal pace. Last time I did it, I was literally a stone's throw away from the finish line with over a minute to go. I'd already slowed down to a slow walk (think Undertaker approaching the ring at Wrestlemania) and was still going too fast, so I ended up standing like a lemon at the finishing line for about a minute. I was about to pop over the line at exactly the 25 minute mark, but that would have meant jumping in front of a few runners sprinting for the finish, so I waited for them to cross the line and ended up going going over my allotted time by quite a few seconds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get_the_subbies_on Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I've been told that the adrenaline of it being a race makes you faster overall tbf, Hopefully I get around the 55 minute mark!To this day, my fastest 10k time was when I ran a half marathon. Got totally carried away and paid for it later. Adrenaline definitely got me off to a much too quick start. Good luck and enjoy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Same, I went under 50 mins in the Scottish half a few years back at the 10k point. Not done that officially over 10k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get_the_subbies_on Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I wasn’t as quick as that. 52 mins for 10k. Then crawled over the finish in 2:09. Burst and never ran another half since. [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Pretty sure I was slower than my best official 10k time during the one half marathon I've done. First few km I was over 5 minutes a kilometer as I couldn't get a clear space to run into. Every km from 4 onwards I was in the 4 minutes zone then about 3:43 for the last one as I was desperate for it to be over! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Managed to complete the 10k in 58 minutes, I could have done it quicker as I was reserving energy for the last km and then before I knew it I could see the finish line and it was too late. Sub 50 next year! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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