Did my last really tough run today before the marathon. Got up early and drove to the track. Did 2 miles easy up hill-then did 9 straight miles at 20-25 seconds faster than marathon pace. The first two miles were downhill- and then the rest were at the track. My splits were 8:14, 7:55, 6:28, 6:48, 6:55, 6:59, 6:55, 6:48, 6:51, 6:46, and 6:25. (average pace for the 9 miles were 6:48) woohoo!! I did take one very short 1 minute break to take some water and gu. I felt very good the whole time!! I got into a rythym and told myself to relax-hopefully I can do the same in the marathon. Anyway-I was happy I got a good workout and I was surprised I was able to run it that fast and feel that good.
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