Pacer Support Guide · Part 6 of 33
Your Watch Is Just a Tool
Pacers rely heavily on their watches — but a flat battery or GPS glitch shouldn’t derail your race. Know your pace and your plan by heart.
Marcel Lennartz
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On race day, pacers rely heavily on the accuracy of their watches. While tools such as Garmin PacerPro can be invaluable aids, over-reliance on them leads to problems when they malfunction. Remember: your watch is just a tool.
Two things to master#
To ensure a successful race, master these two key points:
- Know your average race pace by heart: the pace you run on your watch will most likely differ slightly from the official pace, as explained in pacing with a watch.
- Know your pacing strategy plan: I cannot emphasise this enough. Together with your pacer coach, you will work out a pacing strategy plan for race day. Make sure you understand why the plan is built the way it is.
With a solid pacing plan, you will stay on track – and even if technology fails, you have a good chance of completing your mission successfully.
