04/05/2026
Run one feels easy. That’s the trap.
Legs are fresh, everyone around you is moving fast, the pace feels controlled. So you go with it. By run four the splits are slipping. By run six you’re just trying to hold it together.
The race wasn’t lost on the sled or the wall balls. It was lost in the first three minutes.
Athletes who drop more than 30 seconds per km from run one to run eight almost always went out too hard. The best finishers sit under 15 seconds variance across all eight runs - not because they’re untouchable, but because they understand that consistent pacing beats going hard and falling apart.
Start slower than feels right. Let people go. You’ll see them again.
Part 3 drops soon - how to build a training week that actually prepares you for this.