After I said I thought running was prone to causing joint problems and getting a bit of a slating from some of you on another thread I decided to give it ago again after many years of avoiding it. Glad to report no problems so far and I'm actually really enjoying it... I guess there's no point if you don't. I've even done a few triathlons now, including an Olympic distance triathlon.
Anyway, having missed out on a sub 3 hour time by 3 minutes (and wanting to remedy that) I'm just seeking some advice about pacing from those of you with more experience that I have. I'm pretty sure that with cycling if you don't push it when the going gets tough, your average speed takes a kicking and it seems disproportionally hard to get it back up again. It therefore seems quite important to get to the base of a climb with plenty of juice in the legs. Is this the same with running? Is it better to maintain a steady effort throughout and then to push on uphill sections or ease off on the hills and regain the lost time when the course is flatter, thereby maintaining a similar level of exertion throughout?
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