Tough race to gauge. Looking at your splits, a bit spicy in the early pace, but then it’s not easy to judge, everyone else pretty much went off too quick (I noticed that), so it’s hard not to get swept up in that. And then it plays a part later in the race. For me I use all the help I can get, and perhaps too much data. But it helps me achieve what I think were very impressive splits. So I have my metronome on to ensure I keep my cadence and pace consistent, then I had HR alerts telling me how hard I was working. That’s a lot to process, but I think that kind of information and approach could help you too if you ever want to try it in a race. But overall, good to see that improvement on last year, hopefully we get cooler conditions for the next 10k. Well done Karl.

Coach Simon 🍊