Long (sorta) run - 1 mile easy, 10 miles at marathon pace (maybe - could be wishful thinking), 1 mile easy. Average pace: 9:33/mile.
Weather from 9-11 am: 46°F, 30% humidity, wind 5-10 mph SW.
I went on the Highline Canal trail again because I didn't feel like running hills. There are a few small hills on the trail, but nothing like the hills on the streets where I normally run. It was really unseasonably warm and I didn't notice the wind at all until the last mile. If I can maintain this pace in my marathon, I will be thrilled. I think I can run a faster pace than this in my half marathon in March. My run today was only a mile short of a half marathon, and it wasn't really that hard. I had to look at my watch a lot to try to maintain a steady pace. I tried to keep it around 9:30 for the specific pace miles, but got a little anxious and sped up just a bit the last couple of miles. In any case, my splits were 10:19, 9:25, 9:34, 9:33, 9:28, 9:31, 9:24, 9:24, 9:27, 9:13, 9:12, 10:04.
Thus ends my cut back week. I plan to be back up over 50 miles next week. | 