Spring is here. Half marathon training plans are either peaking or winding down, and people are getting ready to race. After all that fitness-improving training followed by tapering, you should arrive at the start line fresh and raring to go, and you may well fly out of the blocks at a faster pace than you’ve been training for. But the chances are you’ll be unable to sustain that pace, especially over more than 13 miles. As we learned when we spoke to athlete Tom Marshall about pacing runs, the longer the race, the more important pacing becomes.
With the London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM) just around the corner we spoke with Lillie Bleasdale, head coach at PASSA, which is supplying training advice for LLHM runners, about how developing a race plan can stop you from going off too quickly.
