 "One could break the 21-km half-marathon into three phases of 7-km each. While the mind and the body are at their freshest in the first phase, it is important not to run too fast. Photo: iStock")
Adam Donahue was feeling pretty good eight miles into a half-marathon last March and was ready to speed up. But his coach, Andre Laboy, who was trotting alongside him, said it was too early.
It’s a very common error, feeling good on race day and opening up the engines too soon in the race. Inexperienced runners who do it often burn out and end the race with a slower-than-expected pace, feeling lousy and potentially suffering injury.
Donahue and Laboy both graduated from Georgetown and were introduced through a mutual friend after Donahue had run the New York City Marathon in 2017, four
