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PPAC-143 5km Road Race - PPAC SHOWDOWN [8 December 2024]

Our first PAC Showdown 5km Road Race started in perfect conditions at the Sokha course: cool overcast weather with a slight breeze was just what the athletes needed to post their best performances, and that's exactly what was delivered.

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.

Race Replay

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.

Volunteers & Supporters
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.

Phnom Penh Athletics Club is a community-oriented club with the vision of making high quality contributions to the development of grassroots athletics and access to sport for all in Cambodia. We welcome community-minded runners, coaches and parents (including non-runners/non-sportspeople) to get involved and we appreciate your feedback. We look forward to seeing you all next time!

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