Another good run. It was cold and rainy, but I have a running jacket that worked perfectly. I held a minute slower than my race pace for the first 16mi 9:24/mi, then I picked up the pace the last 4mi and ended at 9:18/mi overall. My legs felt good and I had plenty of energy. I took 1 gel at mile 8 and had a bag of gu chomps with 8 gummies in the bag. At mile 12 I started taking 2 gummies with 4 oz of water every two miles. Since I was doing an out and back and there was a water fountain at miles 6.5 and 7.5, I only had to carry two 8oz bottles and one stayed empty until the return trip. I am very excited about my marathon now. | 