Mr Trail Safety Speaks!: So, You Want To Pace...

However, we all start at the beginning. If this is your first time pacing, think very carefully about the following:

• Are you up for "running" [or not] above or below your comfort zone?
• Do you have romantic notions about the task ahead of you? This encompasses both overt or cryptic attachments to your runner [provided you know them], and/or the business about being out all night and the brutal part of the day.
• Have you run at night? More than once? On the course? In bad weather?
• Do you have an urgent, time-sensitive appointment Saturday or Sunday? Too bad. You'll miss it, guaranteed.

Mr Trail Safety Speaks!: So, You Want To Pace..