Running is relatively easy. Most people who have a general level of fitness can start to train and very quickly be running 5k, 10k, or even longer runs.
How quickly they complete those runs is another matter entirely. The difference in a 5k run taking 30 mins. and taking 15mins is all down to Pace.
I have been running for many years and when I was younger, keeping a steady 6 minute mile was quite easy. Fast forward to today and that pace has dropped to 9.30-10 mins. per mile. Quite simply, I cannot run at the same pace as I used to.
In some of the bigger races, especially marathons, you will often see three or more runners who are only in the race to ensure that the same pace is kept throughout the various miles. This helps the elite runners to judge their run and enables them to put in very fast times.
The way different runners can handle various ranges of pace comes down to a mixture of factors. One is natural ability and others are the amount of training done, the amount of oxygen they are able to consume and the level of fitness achieved. All these things, when they are at optimum level in the body will give runners the ability to run at fast pace which is something every runner wants to do.
How quickly they complete those runs is another matter entirely. The difference in a 5k run taking 30 mins. and taking 15mins is all down to Pace.
I have been running for many years and when I was younger, keeping a steady 6 minute mile was quite easy. Fast forward to today and that pace has dropped to 9.30-10 mins. per mile. Quite simply, I cannot run at the same pace as I used to.
In some of the bigger races, especially marathons, you will often see three or more runners who are only in the race to ensure that the same pace is kept throughout the various miles. This helps the elite runners to judge their run and enables them to put in very fast times.
The way different runners can handle various ranges of pace comes down to a mixture of factors. One is natural ability and others are the amount of training done, the amount of oxygen they are able to consume and the level of fitness achieved. All these things, when they are at optimum level in the body will give runners the ability to run at fast pace which is something every runner wants to do.
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