My aim was to break my personal record of But I was thinking of about ", Pena explained. The women's race was not as exciting as the men's, but there was still several tense moments.
After passing 10 k in and 15 k in there was a good leading-group at half-way. The split reads , but it is said to be taken a bit too early probably at 21 k. When Franca Fiacconi moved in front she looked like the winner. But year-old Matsuo managed to come back and overtake her just four kilometres from the finish. My first one was in I ran in Hokkaido but it was very hard, because there were 30 degrees.
So I felt no pressure in Berlin", Matsuo, who is still working part-time as an administrator in a store, said. Franca Fiacconi, New York champion in , commented: "I was well prepared, and I am happy with my time. A pacesetter is also called a pacemaker. Such a pacesetter is usually employed by the organizers so that the actual competitors in the event do not use excessive tactics to win a race. A pacesetter basically ensures that he or she leads the race for a major portion of the event with a very fast speed, eventually dropping off.
Hence, they are also termed as rabbits, informally. The major benefit of having a pacemaker or pacesetter is that there is minimal to no tactical running. Holding an even mile pace means you'll have to work harder in the second half than you were in the first, so in essence it's similar to the negative split.
You still get to finish strong but you'll be eking out every last ounce of potential on the day. I stared blankly at the flashing notification on my watch for seconds in that race last weekend, finally giving up on the satellites and restarting the watch before adding on my estimated delay.
It made for an interesting race of calculations but I crossed the line in So if you're planning your race calendar, join me and my pacing team at the Mizuno Reading half marathon on Sunday 2 March. It's one of the fastest half marathons around and we're hoping to help even more runners achieve those all important PBs — you'll be in good hands.
George Anderson is a running coach, author, presenter and program creator at intelligentrunning. Sign up now to the Mizuno Reading Half Marathon. Info: readinghalfmarathon. How to be a marathon and half-marathon pacemaker. Pacemakers are most often also paid a commission if they stick to their required times for the entire length of their run.
In , pacemaker Tom Byers was hired to keep the pace of English track athlete Steve Ovett in the metre race, but with a 10 second lead over Ovett in the final lap, Byers decided to continue the race - and win.
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