PPAC-114 5km Road Race

5km running was back on the road after a break in April, with three first timers and 22 finishers for the May PPAC 5km event. Well done to everyone for braving the challenging weather conditions, we hope you enjoyed the run and join us again soon. You can find the race report and full results below!

Results
Category leaders this week were Chansovatey, Andarge and Aum. There are four PBs for runners with previously recorded times, with an average time improvement of 8%, including a big +100 PPAC points improvement for one athlete.
The tussle for first overall finisher saw a fine sprint finish between two evenly-matched athletes at the front, both just missing out on the 20-minute mark, and all participants made it across the line in 35 minutes or under.

Race Replay

Analysis and Consistency
The top pacing consistency rating this week is 2.45 by Yonas (with a strong second lap negative split), highlighting the difficulties in maintaining consistent performance on the morning, with conditions quite humid and warm despite the early start time. However, the whole field managed the creditable achievement of keeping all Sokha Lap splits under positive-45 seconds, including nine negative splits - a good indication that runners accounted for the weather appropriately!

Volunteers
A special thanks as always to our five invaluable volunteers on the morning - Michele, Seavleang, Vanong, Neil and Meyjou and this month we say a fond farewell to one of PPAC's most dedicated supporters, Matt, as athlete and helper, running in an incredible 47 official events - the second most of any athlete to date - and regularly volunteering help across all aspects of the club's activities. Thank you Matt!

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