There’s a term in running called negative splits. It’s when you run the second half of the race faster than the first half. Research says that it’s a better way to run. You have more energy left and your time will be faster.

That’s usually the way I try to run. The first half at about 80% and the second half closer to 100%. If you give out too much on the front end, you won’t have enough left to finish.

Not to state the obvious, but I want to live my life that way too. I think the second half of my life should be a better race than the first half.

So pace is huge. You can’t give it all out on the front end.

I heard someone say that the biggest problem they saw with young professionals is their tendency to peak too early. They spend all their energy to get to the top and then have no where left to go from there but down.

So I am constantly conscious of my pace. And I adjust. And I change. And I tell myself that I not in a race of sprinters. I am a marathon runner… and my pace is crucial.

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