Some trained long-distance runners have excellent ability to control running pace. The present study focused on the Race Recall (RR) situation where the runners were required to run a given distance at the specific pace (e.g., to run 1000 m at 3 min.), and assumed that successful runners in PR performance (PRP) could use efficient cognitive strategies. The purposes of this study were as follows: 1) to identify the factor structure of Pace Recall strategies (PRS) used in the PR situation, 2) to clarify the differences in PRS use between groups classified by levels of PRP and training. A factor analysis revealed that PRS consisted of seven factors: following other runners (F1), focusing on perceived exertion of body (F2), focusing on running pitch (F3), focusing on perceived exertion of legs (F4), imaging previous running (F5), focusing on body movement (F6) , and referring to time (F7). From the contents of each factor, it was considered that F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 of PRS implied self-observation strategy, which referred to focusing on and monitoring one's internal states. The main result of this study showed that well trained runners, in comparison with less trained runners, had superior PRP, and more frequently used four factors of self-observation strategy (F3, F4, F5, and F6 of PRS). These results supported findings of research on attention strategy and sensory monitoring under psychological stress.