very frustrating race. I thought I was ready to run 2:10 or faster. Just 3 weeks ago I ran 11 miles in 1:47.xx. I have lived with chronic plantar fascitis since I was 15 years old. I have had several podiatrists ask me why I keep running. My last one encouraged me to run on the canals and on soft surfaces. Today I was done in my not having done any training on the roads. I was really trying to pace myself and not go out too fast. I thought I had slowed down after 1 mile but by 2 miles I forced myself to slow down. I was starting to feel soreness before I finished 7 miles. By 9 miles I was walking periodically and by 11 miles I was on the verge of calf cramps. I had to walk 2-3 times per mile to avoid cramps. This was really frustrating. I gradually saw all my goals go out the window so by the end my only solace was that I beat the time I ran last July by 8 minutes. My time was 2:27.04. My splits were 9:29, 9:23, 9:39, 9:39, 9:40, 10:01, 10:19, 11:02 (had to stop and fix my sock so lost 30 seconds), 12:08, 12:28, 13:43, 13:13, 14:27, 1:51
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