There's a Better Way to Monitor Your Splits During a Marathon
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There's a Better Way to Monitor Your Splits During a Marathon
"Once you start checking your watch for splits during a marathon, it's almost impossible to stop. When I ran New York a couple of years back, I have a distinct memory of seeing a sign outside the Barclays Center that offered the time elapsed, alongside an ominous exhortation: "18 miles to go, runners!" That was more or less when I cracked and began religiously monitoring my left wrist. But there's a better way. This is Fischer's simple but powerful marathoning tip:"
""One of my biggest tips for the marathon is to make sure you have your watch set up to split every 5K instead of every mile or every kilometer. That means you're only going to have eight splits over the course of the race, as opposed to 26 or 42. It's a big mental jump. You're going to be able to focus on the right effort and the right pace, with some of the volatility of a hillier mile being thrown out.""
Marathon taper time invites attention to race-day details and pace strategy. A practical approach is to set the watch to 5K splits rather than mile or kilometer splits. Five-kilometer splits create only eight checkpoints, cutting down on constant split-checking and reducing the impact of short-term fluctuations from hills. Fewer splits ease mental digestion and allow runners to focus on steady effort and correct pace. Resisting the urge to check the watch at every aid station helps settle into a rhythm and maintain the intended effort across the race.
Read at InsideHook
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