Pace Rabbits
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Does the Credit Union Queen City Marathon have Pace Rabbits?
I’m new to this…what the heck is a Pace Rabbit?
What are the Pace Rabbit pacing times?
Do the Pace Rabbits run straight through or do they do "Ten & One's"?
Do you have any tips on how to race with a Pace Rabbit?
How do I become a Pace Rabbit for the Credit Union Queen City Marathon? Does it pay well?
Does the Credit Union Queen City Marathon have Pace Rabbits?
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Yes. Pace Rabbits are organized and provided by the Regina Running Room location.
I’m new to this…what the heck is a Pace Rabbit?
A Pace Rabbit (sometimes called a Pace Bunny) is a runner (or walker, depending on the event) who has volunteered to give up his or her individual race goal in order to lead a group of runners (or walkers) during the race, with the goal of bringing that group to the finish line in a predetermined finishing time.
For example, someone who is a 4:30 Pace Rabbit for the Marathon will be running at a pace that will see him/her crossing the finish line with a time of 4 hours and 30 minutes. A 3:00 Pace Rabbit for the Sask Egg Producers Half Marathon Walk will walk the course at a pace to cross the finish line in 3 hours, and so on. The idea is, if you follow the Pace Rabbit, you will cross the finish line at that Rabbit’s target time. Think of them as moving stopwatches…with silly, floppy bunny ears.
Pace Rabbits are identified by their Pace Rabbit T-shirts and their big foam “bunny ears” hats. The bunny ears are marked with the Pace Rabbit’s event and target time.
At the start of the race when everyone is lining up, the Pace Rabbits will be holding up signs that display their event and their target finishing times. Look for the sign that is closest to your target finishing time, and go line up around that particular Pace Rabbit.
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At the Running Room Friendship Run on the Saturday morning before the race, you can meet all the Pace Rabbits and find the Rabbit that will be leading the group closest to your target finishing time. Introduce yourself, and let the Rabbit know that you will be part of his/her pace group.
What are the Pace Rabbit pacing times?
While the Pace Rabbit times available on race day will depend on how many people volunteer to become a Running Room Pace Rabbit, the Running Room typically aims to have Pace Rabbits for the following events and times:
Full Marathon:
3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45
Half Marathon Run:
1:30 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:45
Half Marathon Walk:
3:00 3:15 3:30 3:45
There are also usually "To Finish" Pace Rabbits in each of those three events.
If you have questions regarding the Pace Rabbit times, please contact the Regina Running Room directly at (306) 790-8480 or email them at regina@runningroom.com
Do the Pace Rabbits run straight through or do they do "Ten & One's"?
In keeping with the Running Room's training clinic methods, the Running Room Pace Rabbits run "Ten & One's."
For those runners not familiar with this method, it means that you run ten minutes and then briskly walk a minute, then run for another 10 minutes, etc, over and over and over.
Of course, if you want to know about the Pace Rabbits for the Sask Egg Producers Half Marathon WALK event, they ALSO do "Ten & One's." You walk for ten minutes, then you walk for a minute, then you walk for ten minutes, then you walk for a minute...gee, not much of a rest there, is it?
Do you have any tips on how to race with a Pace Rabbit?
In the March/April 2011 edition of the Running Room Magazine, Mark Wigmore, a veteran pace rabbit and pace rabbit organizer, wrote a great artlcle how best to use a pace rabbit during your race.
His article also includes great tips for those of you who would like to volunteer to be a pace rabbit.
To download the article, CLICK HERE.
How do I become a Pace Rabbit for the Credit Union Queen City Marathon? Does it pay well?
Pace Rabbits for the Credit Union QCM are organized through the Running Room.
If you wish to volunteer to become a Pace Rabbit, please contact the Regina Running Room directly at (306) 790-8480 or email them at regina@runningroom.com.
Pace Rabbits are all volunteers and are not paid. However, through the Regina Running Room store, the Credit Union QCM provides each Pace Rabbit with free race registration and free entry to the pasta party, hosted by the Conexus Arts Centre.
The Running Room may also provide the Pace Rabbits with some goodies, but you must contact the Regina Running Room store for more information.
Pace Rabbits are responsible for bringing their followers across the finish line in the assigned time. It is a BIG responsibility to be a Pace Rabbit, as many other runners and walkers will be counting on you to get them to the finish line at their goal time.
To read an article containing great tips on how to be a good pace rabbit, CLICK HERE.
To read about what it's like to be a Pace Rabbit, CLICK HERE.
