Race tactics

The following are some great racing tactics that any competitive runner should know
1. Know the course. where are the hills? where is 600 meters from the finish? where are the dead spots?
2. Start, protect yourself. hold your line. position yourself for the first turn.
3. turns, maintain speed through correct angle of attack.
4. uphills, maintain rhythm and effort level
5.down hills, use them. if run correctly they will be faster and still be recovery
6. passing, with authority. if you are not going to run away, follow
7. finsih, mental. know where it is, be determined.
8. half way idea, be in the place you hope to be in at half way
9.maintain rhythm/tempo
10. the best tactics alow ywhat allow you to run your best race
11. a good race is not luck or happenstance.make good races, do not wait for them to happen.
12. make all decisions about what you will do and how you will handle situations well before the gun goes off.