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OvercastIn this episode, Matthew Boyd discusses how to estimate your race pace for a 10K, especially if you haven’t raced in a while. He emphasizes the importance of using recent training data, particularly fast finish runs, to gauge your current fitness level and set realistic race targets. Boyd shares his personal experience and methods for determining a suitable pace, highlighting the balance between ambition and conservatism in race strategy.
Takeaways
- How fast should I run my 10K?
- Estimate my own race pace for 10K.
- Use fast finish runs to estimate race pace.
- A good target for me might be like a 7:40 minute mile pace.
- This method of estimating race pace is not 100% accurate.
- If I just go off feel, I’ll feel awesome and run too fast.
- Using fast finishers can estimate race pace without a full time trial.
- Run as fast as you can for the last 15 minutes.
- It’s a good target race pace for me for the 10K.
- Estimate your pace right now.