I have my first 10k road race in 2 weeks and I'm not sure what time to expect and what pace to run at.

The only road experience is the last half marathon where I got 1hr39mins. I reckon I could go at a faster pace for the 10k.

Also, what shoes do athletes wear for these events? Is it a case of sticking to regular good-cushioned road shoes, or going for something lighter?


Thanks...

You ran your ½ marathon at roughly 7.35 pace which equates to around 47 mins for 10K. If you're at the same level of fitness as when you ran your ½ marathon you'll almost certainly run the shorter distance at a faster pace. I'd aim for 45 mins. As for shoes, wear whichever are most comfortable and suit you best.
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10km is 2 race paces above 1/2 marathon (10 mile inbetween) you should be looking at running 15 secs / km faster per race pace. So around 6:45/50 per mile pace.

So around a 42/3 minute should be your target.

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Okay, I did it in 42.18 mins.

Good call, Team-Lewis!


I had problems with shin splint type pain last week, so I hadnt been out for a good run for about ten days.
Really struggled with form in the 2nd half of the race, had that nasty people-pulling-away feeling and couldnt do anything about it!

Should have had a good bowl of porridge for breakfast instead of cereal, too.

Used my regular road shoes for the record.

regular road shoes are fine for that kinda thing... race shoes are only going to knock of a few seconds a mile, which is neither here nor there until you're at the front of the field - though it didn't stop me forking out for a pair

I wouldn't have thought the not going out for a 'good run' (by which I assume you mean partially hard/fast) will have hindered your performance as you should be tapering to some extent anyway. The people pulling away from you at the end is probably a case of setting off a little too fast (or possibly everyone else setting off too slow). I know I tend to set off quite slow and catch people as the race goes on - it seems very rare that I get overtaken, though this probably indicates I could afford to start a little faster.

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Great result Streako

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Well raced streako...sub 42 next eh?!

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