PACERS
What is a pacer and why should you care?
We care a lot about our runners at Limassol Marathon, and we want them to achieve their goals. We introduced pacers last year and it was a tremendous success! Runners really appreciate the extra help and motivation they got along the way, in the half-marathon and marathon races! This is an attempt to give credit to all our pacers and explain to everyone what it really means to be a pacer.
The definition of a pacer is:
“A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, is a runner who leads a middle- or long distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing. Pacemakers are frequently employed by race organizers for world record attempts with specific instructions for lap times. Some athletes have become essentially professional pacemakers. A competitor who chooses the tactic of leading in order to win is called a front-runner rather than a pacemaker.”
Therefore, a pacer plays an extremely important role in a race. The pacer tries to run even splits and achieve the pre-determined time set by the race organizer. That could be anything from under 3 hours to 4, 5 or even 6 hours. The role of the pacer does not stop there though. They can offer advice or motivation along the way, as they are experienced runners that want to encourage people to cross the finish line. Additionally, running with a pacer lets you focus solely on running and not worrying about splits or time. Simply focus and follow the pacer to achieve your desirable time.
Our team of experienced pacers includes a pacer for each of the following times:
Half-Marathon
1:30 / 1:45 / 2:00 / 2:15 / 2:30
Marathon
3:30 / 3:45 / 4:00 / 4:15 / 4:30 / 4:45 / 5:00
Our experienced, professional pacers are definitely one of the ten reasons to run Limassol Marathon!
Whatever your goal might be for the 2019 OPAP Limassol Marathon Race, we have you covered!
Our pacing team uses flags to be visible, clearly stating the time each pacer will finish the race at. We make sure to provide distinct t-shirts that make the pacers more apparent to the runners and easier to follow. If you want to get to know them better, you can meet them at the pasta party the day before the race. There you will also meet more runners, and the Limassol Marathon team. We will be there to help, answer questions and have a pint of beer together. Even if you miss them at the pasta party, you can meet them at the sponsor's village during the race weekend.
A personal runner story posted in our blog, Stakis, has achieved a new PB in Limassol Marathon by a five-minute difference than this previous time.
At the end of the day, Pacers are passionate, professional runners that love helping people achieve their goals!