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[Riazor Blue]

I seriously enjoyed your report Andy, you definately captured the race. I know how it is to have the drunks in the room next door aswell, In Madrid two years ago at 4 in the morning I was awoked with *Slap* "Ouch.. oh ja" *Slap* "Ouch.. otra, ooohh". Funnily enough it was some German guy being beaten. I didn't get to see who it was in the morning though.

Regarding pacing, it's a toughie. In reality there's no way of knowing how the body will react on the day. I think that is the main problem with training programmes and schedules, short of having your own personal coach, the schedules are too general. I haven't sussed it out yet and still have no pacing strategy for Toral. I tried pacing myself in a few shorter races and find that it ends up unnatural and my body wants to find it's own pace. I think that the best way to go is to pace oneself for the most cautious time possible, and then try to speed up at the end if there is anything left.