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Pacing, cutoff math, aid-station strategy, and the DNF-or-continue call. How to run the clock, not just the miles.
01Race Craft · Jul 13, 2026Get In, Get Out: Aid-Station Strategy That Saves an HourEight aid stations at 12 minutes each is 96 minutes standing still. At 5 minutes it's 40. That 56-minute swing is free finish time you never had to train for — here's the in-and-out drill that banks it.6 MIN02Race Craft · Jul 13, 2026Your First 100K, Aid Station by Aid StationSixty-two miles isn't a long marathon; it's a management problem. A first 100K narrated aid station by aid station on a fictional mountain course: pacing, fueling, cutoff math, and a drop-bag plan for every leg.15 MIN
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