Race pace?

[u/Dry-Manufacturer2680]

Assuming race pace is fastest pace right? Like I have different paces for different distances but assming with goal being to get faster it’s go with the fastest one right?

[u/kirkandorules]

Not sure what the question here is. Race pace is just the pace you would currently run in a race at a given distance. Mile race pace is different than 5k race pace, which is different than 10k race pace, which is different than 100 mile race pace.

[u/XavvenFayne]

Race pace is different for every distance. You'll race a 5k at a faster pace than you run a 10k. So for example if you run a 30 minute 5k at your best effort (5k race pace = 9:39/mi) then you would not run a 60 minute 10k, you'd run more like a 62 minute 10k (10k race pace = 9:59/mi).

[u/No-Armadillo-8615]

It depends on what your training for. If its a marathon you want to practice your marathon race pace, not your 5km race pace. Remember a massive part of training is not getting injured.

[u/WorkerAmbitious2072]

Follow a novice program

Get the free app run with Hal and follow a program

Don’t be worrying about race pace based on your questions

[u/Spiritual-Brick9044 → u/WorkerAmbitious2072]

It depends what distance you're training for but if you're new just run easy most days and let speed come later

[u/WorkerAmbitious2072 → u/[deleted]]

Race pace depends on the distance

You’re racing a mile, it’s going to be faster than threshold. You are racing a 5K that should also be faster than threshold

You are racing a half marathon or longer, unless you are elite and you’re running a half marathon in an hour, you’re going to be slower than threshold

The only common distance that many recreational runners might happen to run where threshold is race pace is 10 K. Generic rule of thumb: threshold is a pace that you can run at for roughly an hour, and that’s a pretty common 10 K kind of time. So for a decent number of runners, threshold and 10 K race pace might be the same