What pace should you hold over 20 km to aim for 1h30?
The exact per-kilometer tempo to cross the line right on time.
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4'30" per kilometer, no more, no less!
The pace to hold over 20 km to aim for 1h30 is 4'30" per kilometer, i.e. 13.3 km/h. Lock in this tempo from the start, one notch below your 10 km pace. On a fast course like the 20 km de Paris, the goal is within reach. Every 10-second deviation per km costs you 3'20" at the finish.
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