Splits? (Read 631 times)

Not only is it a good thing, it's what you should be training for. Great Job. If your training for a long race, Half or Full Marathon, then you would want to have negative splits planned so that you save energy for the 2nd half of the race. I have learned from experience that when I have "unplanned" negative splits, its usually the result of being sore or stiff when I start out. As you run and the blood flow increases, its not unusual to run better as the miles pass by. Good Luck!

It's a good thing. I generally try to train with negative splits for two reasons: 1. Good chance to warm up, always a good thing. 2. I like to train like I like to race, and running negative splits tends to turn into a good finishing time. Getting yourself used to them is very helpful when you try to follow a race plan that calls for it.

sheil2009, there is a big difference between training and racing, and even between workouts and runs. This was a run. In a race, you would already be warmed up and ready to go full speed from the gun, hopefully. So you would not see nearly as negative a split as this in a well-executed race. Still, in road races longer than 5k, slightly negative splits usually (depending on the course, weather, etc.) will result faster times. Racing the mile on the track or running xc are totally different animals, however.