Warmed up with 3 easy miles then ran 14 at marathon pace. Still trying to get a feel for my marathon pace. Wasn't expecting to run much faster than 7:15-7:20/mile. After starting off with a 7:04 mile, the second mile came in at 7:50 and it took more work to get it. Normally I would panic at this point but since I plugged the route into Sasha's Course Tool last night I knew this mile would be slow because of the elevation gain (it actually came in very close to the predicted time on the tool). Settled back into a decent pace and all the remaining mile splits came in between 6:55 and 7:10. Ran the last mile in 6:30. I intentionally ran without my fuel belt so I could be lighter and get used to running on less fuel. I actually felt really good during this run. Heart rate was around 155 most of the run then crept up to 160-164 the last 3 miles (peaked at 174 during the last mile). It is getting warmer and other than the rain the weather was perfect. I had to ditch my jacket at my sister's house half way into the run.
Total Time: 2:04:12 (7:18/mile)
Avg HR: 153
MP Miles Time: 1:39:11 (7:05/mile)
MP Miles Avg HR: 157 | 