2:46:15 with the last 8 miles at MP. Ran on the Rillito River path - the flattest run since around Christmas (when we were in Gulf Shores, Alabama). There are many mile markers, but not 20 miles worth. I did 4 miles out-and-back from my secret parking area (near mile marker 2 1/2 -- almost 400 meters from the 2 1/2 mile marker actually ;-) ) - and then proceeded to head East to ~ 4:30 mins from the 10 mile marker (from 6 1/2 to 8 1/2 is missing, and then from 8 1/2 to 10 is missing) and then turned around. I know exactly where 7 miles is, and I hit that in 1:01:09 (8:44 pace) going out and 53:35 (7:39 pace) coming back. The only other pace information I have from the MP portion is miles 8.5 to 5.5 were 22:52 (7:37) and 5.5 to 2.5 were 22:36 (7:32). I was not actually timing each mile, I was trying to "find" the pace that I thought I could run for 8 miles, and I adjusted and readjusted throughout the run. Greg calls this "tuning your internal Garmin" ;-). It is old-school, but it usually gives me a pretty realistic idea what I can run - versus trying to hit a pace that I "want" to run. Sometimes it is disappointing, but, for me, it is realistic. The bottom line is that it is possible that can run somewhere "around" 3:20 -- maybe not under 3:20 (which would be 7:36 pace) - as a matter of fact it might be more likely that I run a little slower than 3:20; but I am probably not out of the ball park ;-) -- if I can stay healthy! I have two trips in the next 4 weeks, so fingers crossed I still juggle training and traveling! Anyway -- off to watch Rupp's 3k race and Matt Centro's mile race from last night! Happiest of Sundays to you all! | 