The race report and full results are below. Please stay tuned to our regular channels for our next race announcements.
Results
This Sunday PPAC was back for
another terrific 5K race at Sokha. In an attempt to beat the morning sun,
the race started at 5:49 AM with 18 speedy runners taking the line.
For
this race, we were fortunate to have some PPAC members offer themselves for
pacing duties; Jess (Sub-30), Mark (Sub-25) and
Hugo (Sub-20). Their pacing had an obvious impact, with strong pace
packs forming during the race and a number of people reaching their goals
thanks to the pacing.
At the front of the race, Hugo led a pack
of six runners through the Park Lap running at sub-20 minute pace. The group
gradually lost a few, but Paul (1st place) and Styvenn (2nd
place) were able to keep up the pace and get to the finish under 20 minutes.
Tom (4th) held on to the pack for most of the way but finished just
over the 20 minute mark. We're confident we will see him reaching that
target soon!
In the mid-pack, we saw Jacques (6th)
finishing in 21:41, yet another top-10 performance for the champion V60
athlete, who was attending his final PPAC event. We wish Jacques safe
travels in his next adventure.
Our sub-25 minute pace group led
by Mark and including Adolfo and Bill were apparently enjoying
themselves out on the course and decided to push for sub-24 instead! The
three runners worked together beautifully and helped themselves to some
solid, consistent performances and PBs for the latter pair.
The
women's race was quite spread out, with Anne-Laure (1st) comfortably
leading from wire-to-wire. Anne-Laure says she was hoping to beat her time
from last month's race, but wasn't able to find the extra gear. We will need
to challenge the other PPAC women to show up in force next month to push
Anne-Laure a little further! The women's podium was rounded out by Jess
(2nd, and sub-30min pacer) and newcomer Bea!
We were also
pleased to welcome visiting runners from Sachkam running club,
Lyhour and Chanvisith. We are always thrilled to host other
clubs and hope to encourage more inter-club competition in the future!
Pacing Analysis & Consistency
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. Generally speaking, consistent, evenly paced efforts are the
best way to achieve your fastest possible time.
Ratings under 1.00
indicate excellent pacing, and the lower the number, the better, in
general, for optimal performance in highly aerobic running events such as
the 5km and beyond.
There were four top rated sub-1.00 pacing performances from Styvenn, Jessica, Adolfo and Paul and many best lap performances for the Sokha Lap.
A special thanks as always to our awesome team of volunteer officials and helpers on the morning - Craig, Jack, Bora and Florian, officiating for the first time, as well as all the amazing weekly training session leaders!
We would like to extend our gratitude to all the club members, runners and supporters who made this running event a success and whose support allows us to continue to organise community athletics activities for all.
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