Your finishing time is only part of your race story. Using Harrison Shaw’s Cambridge Half Marathon as an example, Coach Ray explores how pacing, weather, recovery, fuelling and mindset influence performance — and why a structured race debrief can reveal valuable lessons to help you race smarter next time.
View More Did You Actually Have a Bad Race? Why Your Finish Time Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Turn every race into a learning opportunity. Discover how a structured race debrief can reveal what worked, identify what held you back, and improve your next performance. Using Harrison Shaw’s recent racing as an example, Coach Ray explores pacing, recovery, mindset, fuelling and smarter race-day preparation for runners.
View More Your Last Race Is Data: How to Debrief, Recover and Race Smarter Next Time
Learn how to pace your half marathon by starting smart, settling into race pace, and finishing strong. Discover why banking time early can backfire, how to divide 21.1km into three manageable sections, when to adjust pace for conditions, and how disciplined pacing can help you race your strongest final kilometres.
View More How to Pace a Half Marathon: Start Smart, Settle In & Finish Strong
Starting your half marathon too fast can feel great early—but it often leads to a painful final few kilometres. Learn why smart pacing matters, how to control the opening 5K, and what strong runners do differently to finish well instead of simply hanging on late in the race.
View More If Your Half Marathon Feels Easy at 3K… You’re Probably Going Too Fast