The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events and stay tuned for our exciting 2025 program of activities!
Results
The field was comprised of our top runners who all set off at smart
paces to achieve their goals. Craig, leading from the gun opened up a
30s gap on the first lap which was never threatened by Jack (2nd) and
he finished strongly to set a new PB and set the fastest road 5k time we
have seen this season – 18:43. Jack's 19:24 was a season's best, and his
fastest PPAC 5km result in almost 3 years! These were great results in
keeping with the seeding for the two A qualified athletes taking part
in the race.
Third placed Hugo put the ultimate feather in
the cap of an excellent season, finishing first out of the
B qualified athletes with a PB and finally achieving the elusive
sub-20 goal in spectacular fashion, taking 44s off his previous best. He was
followed closely by Styvenn, who was never more than a few seconds
from Hugo at any split. Styvenn also achieved a new PB and going under
20mins for his first time too!
Vincent battled bravely,
sticking with the chase pack through the first Sokha lap, before falling off
slightly. However, that would not stop him from taking over a minute off his
5km PB with an excellent result. Ty was also keen to get in on the PB
action, representing the Veterans qualification category, coming
through under 22 minutes for the first time and shaving 45 seconds off his
own PB as well.
Closing out the race was Jacques, with yet
another sub-22 effort to assert his dominance over the V60 category.
The
showdown concludes our 2024 season and we thank all athletes who attended
races and training sessions, as well as our amazing session leaders, event
organisers and everyone that contributed to the year's activities, and look
forward to seeing you all again in 2025!
Full Results (detailed)
Overall five runners set personal bests (PB), improving on their previous
times by margins between 12 seconds and 1:16. Four
runners improved their best points scores, with Styvenn hitting the
500-point mark and Ty breaking through 300 points for the first time.
Pacing Analysis & Consistency
There were no top rated pacing performances, however, two runners, Hugo
& Styvenn, scored big PBs off the back of their sub-2.00 rated pacing.
Both maintained a measured pace over the first half of the race and were
able to push hard for a strong finish. Higher than usual ratings might be
attributed to the competitive nature of the PPAC Showdown race and ambitious
pace goals, with several runners unable to maintain their strong initial
pace through the final Sokha Lap (Note: all the runners hit sub-4:00 pace
through the first +700m Park Lap section!).
The table below shows split times and average pace per km for each section of the race. The Pacing Consistency rating is designed to give runners an idea of how well they have balanced their efforts across the whole race. Ratings below 1.00 indicate excellent pacing, and the lower the number, the better, in general, for optimal performance in aerobic running events like the 5km.
Estimated optimal pacing and potential times based on pace data recorded during the race suggest that following and optimal pacing strategy, runners could improve their times between 3.8s to 5.2s for the three top rated pacing performances (sub-3.00), and 11.8s to 35.3s for the runners with pacing consistency of 14.32 and above.
A special thanks as always to our volunteer officials and helpers on the morning - Meyjou, Sivmuyleng and Kimkheang as well as weekly training session leaders Craig & Jack!
We would like to extend our gratitude to all the runners and supporters who made this running event a success and whose support allows us to continue to organise community athletics activities for all. If you would like to contribute via donation, please find our QR here.
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