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BamaDave · 02-28-2006, 04:42 AM

Another great run! What is your goal time, again, for the Half?? Wasn't it around 8:15 pace?? You just ran an 8:09 pace 9-miler with significant pace increase at the end and now a 7:28 pace 5.4 miler, both in the middle of a training week without tapering. Both of those runs indicate a faster 1/2-M race... I think you have built up some serious flexibility on your goal time!

Have you seen this calculator??

http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html

It was mentioned in a thread on Runner's World. It allows you to estimate effects on pace based on terrain, headwinds, etc. It's pretty amazing to see the predicted effects of even a 10 mph headwind on pace.

I have to admit, though, I used the calculator for adjusting time based on uphills and downhills and found that it gave some pretty outlandish numbers and really overestimated the impact of uphills.

02-28-2006, 04:42 AM	#95 (permalink)
BamaDave My Glutes Hurt Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,178 My Profile	Re: My Better Me than You Log Another great run! What is your goal time, again, for the Half?? Wasn't it around 8:15 pace?? You just ran an 8:09 pace 9-miler with significant pace increase at the end and now a 7:28 pace 5.4 miler, both in the middle of a training week without tapering. Both of those runs indicate a faster 1/2-M race... I think you have built up some serious flexibility on your goal time! Have you seen this calculator?? http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html It was mentioned in a thread on Runner's World. It allows you to estimate effects on pace based on terrain, headwinds, etc. It's pretty amazing to see the predicted effects of even a 10 mph headwind on pace. I have to admit, though, I used the calculator for adjusting time based on uphills and downhills and found that it gave some pretty outlandish numbers and really overestimated the impact of uphills.