Veteran marathoners agree: Slow start, fast finish is best

By BY GINA KOLATA NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Being smart about how you run on race day can be as important as all the effort you put in before you reach the starting line.

Foremost, coaches and experienced marathoners say, is to avoid going out too fast.

Your goal is to keep an even pace or, even better, to speed up at the end, running so-called negative splits. Most runners do the opposite, with devastating results.

For more information see today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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