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.
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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.
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Race morning is not the time to try something new. Discover how practising your breakfast, warm-up, clothing, fuelling, and race-day routine during training can reduce nerves, prevent avoidable mistakes, and help you arrive at the start line feeling calm, confident, and ready to perform your best half marathon.
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Jess Bray claimed her second straight New Zealand Under-20 Female Half Marathon title in Christchurch. This race debrief looks beyond the result, analysing pacing, late-race fatigue, courage, and the key lessons from a championship-winning performance that reveals both current strength and exciting future potential ahead.
View More Jess Bray’s Christchurch Half Marathon Debrief: What a Championship Win Really Looked Like