Did anyone here run with the Clif Bar pace team?

[lil mermaid]

Has anyone here run a marathon or half with the Clif Bar Pace team? (Either Disney, or somewhere else.) What was your experience like? Would you do it again?

I ran a five miler recently with a friend and her husband, who is a triathlete (he's done a few Ironmans!) He did a great job of motivating us and making sure kept the pace we set out to keep - not letting us get too fast or too slow. I am thinking it would be incredibly helpful to have someone do that during a marathon!

 

[jbucci]

I ran with the pace team for the Disneyland half and did find it helpful. The leaders hold up balloons with your goal time so you can see them in the crowds. The leader we were with was very perky and was leading the group in songs/chants and generally being chatty. If you like to talk while you run or would not be annoyed by people doing so around you, the pace team does a good job of maintaining a steady speed through the race and getting you to the end at your goal time.

 

[timmac]

Two weeks ago I ran a half that had a pace team there. I found it helpful, in spite of the sad realization by mile 7 that I had aimed a little too aggressively in my desired pace.

If you like having other people around though, I definitely recommend it.