Great showing to this years 2nd Annual STG Marathon tune up 5K race. Awesome group that showed up today. We had Riley, Jason, Jon, Bryant, Jace, and Dave. So good to see the numbers increased this year! Already looking forward for next years race.
So for me I really wanted to go out and get a solid push, but at the same part beat my time from last year also. So anyways I went out with Bryant and Jason for the first mile which was 5:17 for myself, then in the 2nd mile I really wanted to attack the down hill portion of the 2nd mile I managed 4:58. Then on the 3rd mile I again got passed at the same spot as last year going up the hill. Bryant came pass me and said I cant let Jason beat me and then he took off. Mile 3 was 5:16 and I pushed hard to beat my time from last year and got 17 seconds for the last .07.
So splits from last year- 5:07; 4:55; 5:20 and 25 seconds for last .07
Spits from this year were- 5:17; 4:58; 5:16; and 17 seconds for last .07.
So I actually came up 3 seconds short of my goal time 15:48 from last year. But I am right there again. I feel that I have done everything that I have could've done to get ready for this marathon in such short time. My thoughts, I feel more prepared this year then any other year. Even more then 2011s race where I went 2:28:47. I have done alot of Marathon paced runs this year and have extended my longest tempo of 10 miles to 15 miles this year. So I guess anything over 2:28:47 I will feel major disappointment, so I am praying for the best.
Todays warm was a little over 5 miles with strides
Cool was 4.64 during our cool down I realized the time and had to get back for my wife to go to work. So I did 1 mile at 5:28 pace and managed to get home right on time.
Great run today, excited for next week.
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