I am a recovering bike racer who married a runner. My heart, lungs and legs are fine, but my strategy is weak. I run about 30 miles a week and have done well in my age group (I'm 43) in 5k races with times ranging from 17:4518:30. I generally just try to run fast and push it without blowing up. In flat 5k's I tend to do the first mile in about 5:30, 2nd in just under 6and 3rd in about 6:00 with a decent sprint to the finish. I've been told to run even splits, but I'm awful at judging my pace. This weekend I'm doing a big July 4th 5 miler in my hometown. The course makes me even more concerned about pacing. The first 2.2 miles are moderate and steady downhill. This is followed by a nasty steep uphill for about .5 mile and then steady uphill to the 4 mile marker. The last mile is slightly downhill for about 10 blocks and finishes slightly uphill for the last .2. I've done pretty well the last two years, but would love to have a strategy this year. As a biker I had all the info in front of meheart rate, current speed, avg. speed, etc. I would really appreciate some advice on strategy from you guys and women who know what you're doing. My goal isn't about place, I just want to run the best time I can. Thanks in advance!