Racing Strategy and Tactics

There's more to successful competitive running than just physical and mental training. There is also a chess like component to competitive long distance racing that requires propoer strategy and tactics. What pacing strategy will you use? What will be your race tactics? When should you surge? How should you react to your opponents surges? Racing strategy isn't just for competitive runners. If you want to set a new PR or meet a specific finishing time you need to decide how to run your race. You need to pick the proper method of pacing, know when to start your finishing kick and how to deal with course conditions. Here are some information and tips on racing strategy and tactics for all types of runners and all running goals. 

• Race Pacing Strategies - Running Pace Strategies and When to Use Them
  Race pacing basics
• Negative Splits Equal Positive Race Results - Usually!
  Are negative splits right for you?
• Positive Split Training - The Good Side of Positive Splits
  Positive splits can be a good thing
• Surging for Race Success
  Use surging to improve your race performance
• 5K Surging Workouts
  Improve your 5K surging performance
• Improve Your 10K Performance With These 10K Surging Training Runs
  Surging workouts for the 10K
• Surging Workouts for Marathon Training
  Yep, surging is also good for marathon performance
• Negative Split Workouts
  Training runs to improve our negative split ability
• 5K Negative Split Training Runs
  5K negative split workouts
• Mile and 1500 Meter Race Strategy and Tactics
  Race strategy for the mile and 1500 meters
• 5K Pacing Strategy and Tactics
  Tip to improve your 5K tactics
• Competitive Running Strategy and Tactics
  Strategy and tactics for competitive runners