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PPAC-93 5km Road Race

First event of the month is our third 5km road race of the year, already one quarter of the way through the 2022 5km series.
We have a strong line up this week with twenty-six athletes including a few new faces, and the race start has reverted to 6 am as mornings get earlier and we head into the warmer period of the year.

At the front of the pack we have Andarge, Patt and 5km first timer Hiroshi putting in a superbly paced effort to traverse the field for third overall. Meyjou is first across the line in the women's category followed by top youth athlete Erika, just ahead of third placed Xiao Ju. Soboros's seventh place overall sees him lead the boys category this week.

There are PBs for Pasi and Bertrand, both knocking around 20 seconds of their PBs as they get closer to 22-minute range, and two excellent PBs for Chansovatey going sub-30 for the first time and Erika going 2:33 better than her previous top 5km performance (a 9% improvement!).

This week's leaders in the consistency rankings are Hirsohi, Pasi and Vannak, all with sub-1.00 consistency ratings, indicating excellent pacing from start to finish. There are clear opportunities for yet further improved performances for PB scorers Chansovatey, Erika and Bertrand with more balanced pacing. A more conservative approach to early pacing could lead to better performances across the board.

Thanks to race officials Jack and Neil, photos by Jack and for everyone's support and contribution. We look forward to seeing you all at our next event.

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