Postal 1 hour

I'm doing my first one in two weeks. Any tips from the veterans? I'm shooting for 5,000 yards which I think works out to about a 1:12 pace per 100.
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  • did a 1000 in practice yesterday, took a 50 easy and then did a 500. pool was hot, about 86 degrees. I did a 1k warmup then: 1000 was in 11:55 the first 500 was around 5:57. I started on a 1:10 pace and quickly settled into 1:12 or so. the following 500 was on 5:58. I'm thinking as long as the pool is a bit cooler (which I believe it is, Germantown Academy) I should be ok to keep that pace for an hour. Did not feel particularly worn out or overly tired.
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  • did a 1000 in practice yesterday, took a 50 easy and then did a 500. pool was hot, about 86 degrees. I did a 1k warmup then: 1000 was in 11:55 the first 500 was around 5:57. I started on a 1:10 pace and quickly settled into 1:12 or so. the following 500 was on 5:58. I'm thinking as long as the pool is a bit cooler (which I believe it is, Germantown Academy) I should be ok to keep that pace for an hour. Did not feel particularly worn out or overly tired.
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