For those that have used the Galloway pacers. I see the pace chart above that shows overall pace and the run/walk split time, but is there a breakdown of what the run pace is during the run phase?
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@Bree mentioned, I asked at the expo last year and also did not get a direct answer. But you can calculate it knowing the average pace and the run/walk ratio, although you have to guess at the walk pace. I ran with the 2:45 pacers for a while at last year's half. They walked at a brisk pace, perhaps between 15:00 and 16:00 minutes/mile.
For the 2:30 pacers, if the ratio of running to walking is 2:1 (2 thirds running, 1 third walking) and the overall pace is 11:26, then you can solve for run pace (RP) using fractions of minutes with .667RP + .333(15.0) = 11.433. RP is 9.64 minutes or 9:39 minutes and seconds. A 16:00 m/m walk pace would drive the running pace down to 9:09.
For the 2:45 pacers who do a 1:1 ratio, the RP is: .5RP + .5(15.0) = 12.583. RP is 10.166 minutes or 10:10 minutes and seconds. A 16:00 m/m walk pace would drive the running pace down to 9:10.
So at a 16:00 walk pace, both the 2:30 and 2:45 pace groups run at the same speed; the slower group just takes longer walks. Frankly, I did not perceive that I was running at that fast a pace, but the math insists on it.
The pacers were terrific; one did the pacing, and the other kept a careful eye on her gps watch. We seemed to make slight adjustments (slightly longer run for example) to keep on pace. Hope this helps.
Edit: just noticed that
@croach links to an automated calculation a few posts up. There's no way I can walk 10 minute miles however.