I need to be getting more marathon pace running in if I'm going to have a respectable marathon time. I've decided that my 6:49 pace goal, for 26 miles, is an unreasonable goal. As a result, I've cut it back to 7:30 per mile. 7:30 isn't a relaxed or easy pace, but it isn't an all out sprint either. It's a sustainable effort at this point, which means I think I can do that for the marathon distance.
Today I did 2 mile warmup, followed by 6 miles at or near 7:30 pace, and 2 miles cooldown. splits were: 7:37; 7:28; 7:38; 7:34; 7:42; 7:30. average of 7:35 per mile. I had some tightness on the fith split and had to stop for a minute and stretch. Then I had to run faster to get my time back down. Effort felt good though, not forced.
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