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Learning to listen to your body takes a lot of practice. There are a number of things that your body will tell you including: it's thirsty, it's hungry, it needs electrolytes, or you're going too fast.
The longer your race or run the better you have to control your level of effort. If you go out way too fast in even a 5K race you will pay for it in a slower finish time. Ask your body if it would be comfortable running at that pace for the remainder of the race/run. If the answer is no, then you had better back off.
Intervals are one way to judge what pace your body can sustain for a period of time. They teach your body to run more efficiently at faster speeds. If you run short distance intervals say a quarter to a mile in length, you will get to know what your body can do over a sprint say near the end of a race. If you do longer intervals like 15 to 30 minutes or longer, then you get a better idea of what you can sustain for longer periods. After an intense set of intervals you should be pretty much exhausted like you are at the end of a race. This will help you judge just how much punishment you can give your body.
Frequently ask your body "Am I going too fast?"
