160. Finish Races Stronger! Learning to negative split

Run4PRs · Jun 24, 2022 · 44m

Have you ever gone out HARD in a race then crashed & started slowing down? It’s super painful right? Not only physically but it’s hard on the ego! Starting a race FAST then slowing down is called “positive splits”. We often find that the opposite approach of starting slower and finishing faster allows for athletes to push harder at the end of the race & gain confidence resulting in faster times! This type of approach to starting SLOWER and finishing FASTER is called NEGATIVE SPLITS 💪 . WHY DOES IT WORK? 👉 Mentally, negative splitting makes staying optimistic throughout a race a bit more…