PPAC-103 5km Road Race

We welcomed 10 First Timers for August's PPAC 5km race with everyone finishing comfortably within 41 minutes. Well done to this week's top category finishers Sreypov and Meyjou in the female youth and seniors respectively, and Soboros and newcomer Ryo in the equivalent male categories.

  Results

This month's event saw some of the closest racing we've ever seen near the front of the pack, with seven runners finishing in under 20 minutes and positions #3 to #6 separated by just eight seconds!

There were seven PBs for athletes with previously recorded 5km times including big improvements by Phaline, Paul and Dola. Three athletes also recorded new points PBs, marking their best ever performances across all PPAC event distances!

*NEW FEATURE!* Race Replay

Analysis & Consistency

There were two performances with excellent pacing (sub-1.00 pacing consistency) this week from Mark and Meyjou. An evenly paced effort (including slight negative splitting) is a great away to help reach your performance potential in distance running. We use a formula to generate a pacing consistency rating for any performance that involves 2 or more laps or splits.

Fitness Factor 

If we know an athlete's height and weight on race day we can combine these with their finishing time to calculate a FF score. Individuals doing similar levels of training are likely to achieve a similar fitness factor regardless of their absolute height, weight and finishing time. (It's important to note that FF is not an absolute measure of fitness, FF is a product of Absolute Fitness x Running Economy). You can use your Fitness Factor score to assess your progress over time as well as compare with other runners' performances in middle and long distance events. As a rule of thumb, the higher the FF score, the better trained the athlete!

This year's 5km events are part of the 2022 5km road race series where every finish gets you a score. We'll be tracking various statistics including total races completed, PBs, best laps and consistency over the course of the year so join as often as you can and chart your progress with Phnom Penh Athletics Club!

Thanks to race officials & helpers, course marshals, photographers Matt, Michele, Hugo, Sokung and Paul, and for everyone's support and contributions. Join us in four weeks for our next 5km on the road and stay connected via the following to find out more about what's going on:

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