"Warmed up" with 2.25 easy miles then ran 3X1 miles at 5k Pace (6:00/mile) with 1/2 mile recovery. A little longer recovery than usual because of the taper. It seemed colder today than it has been the past couple of days and I could really feel the cold during the first repeat. The first one came in at 5:58 and felt fine but not as comfortable as I had hoped. Ran the recovery at just under 8:00/mile pace which was probably a little too fast. Ran repeat #2 in 5:51 and it felt good. Recovery was more reasonable at 8:40/mile. The last one felt like the last mile of my 5k on Saturday. Breathing was fine and the legs did not burn but I could not get them to turn over as quickly as I would have liked. The last 0.2 was up an overpass and I was at exactly 6:00/mile pace before hitting it and finished at 6:02. I thought I would feel a little stronger today. Overall, it was a good run and did not beat me up too much. Finished with 1.75 cool down miles.
I'm starting to think about my goal for the marathon and do not think that I am in sub3 shape right now. I wasn't able to do it 2 years ago when I was in better shape physically (although I was an emotional mess) and am afraid if I go for it again this year I will blow up at the end again. I think that 3:03 (7:00/mile) is reasonable and will probably target that.
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