The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events and we look forward to seeing you for our next race which will be a 5km at Sokha on Sunday March 2nd – look out for further announcements on our Facebook and Telegram pages.
Race Report
In the mile race, Jack (1st place) led from
the gun, establishing a small gap on Styvenn early and extending
slightly on each lap. Styvenn fought hard to keep in touch and earned
himself 2nd place. While Jonah, Yonas and Tola all
jostled for position over the first 2 laps, Yonas eventually made a move
around the halfway mark to take 3rd place and had to work hard to hold off
Jonah for the rest of the race before eventually closing with an extremely
fast final lap.
We are impressed by newcomer Jonah making his
first PPAC appearance at such a challenging event. Many of our athletes take
months to build up the confidence before they are ready to attempt a fast
track race!
In the women's race, Tia and
Sabine pushed each other to their limits in what was the first ever
mile attempt for both of them. Tia established a lead early but Sabine was
not willing to let her get away. By the finish only 14s separated the two
athletes.
After a short break, the racing action resumed with the
women's 400m. This time Tia showed her speed, quickly making up the stagger
and running strong all the way through the line, setting her first 400m
PB.
In the men's race, it was “The Yonas Show” with the youthful
legs showing some real speed. Styvenn and Jack rounded out the podium.
We
commend the seven brave athletes who showed up to test themselves in the
challenging shorter distances. For most of our participants it was their
first time racing anything lower than 5km! In our weekly training sessions,
we often base our speed sessions on an athlete's “race pace” in various
distances as a way of gauging intensity, so it is extremely helpful for
athletes to be aware of their correct paces in these shorter race
distances.
Mile Track Race
400m Race
Analysis and Consistency
Two athletes recorded good consistency ratings in the 2-2.5 range, but overall, a more balanced approach
to pacing for all of the field will lead to athletes achieving much closer
to their potential.
The Pacing Consistency rating is designed to give runners an idea of how
well they have balanced their efforts across the whole race. The most evenly
paced runs with ratings below 1.00 indicate really excellent pacing, and the
lower the number, the better, in general, for optimal performance in aerobic
running events like the 3, 5 and 10km and middle distance track races.
In the table below you can compare your pace across the four laps of the
Mile race, as well the time difference between the splits, and along with
the pacing consistency rating, see how it all contributes to your overall
finish time. We provide an estimate how much quicker you could run with optimal pacing. For the Mile race, note that the first lap measures 409.3m
while laps 2-4 are 400m.
A special thanks as always to our volunteer officials and helpers on the morning – Craig, Haruka and Vincent, as well as our dedicated weekly training session leaders including Yonas, Craig, Meyjou, Jack and Vincent.
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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