16 miles / 8:30 avg. commute to work via the clark/glovers/red barn/riogrande route. 12 miles @ mp today. i've been thinking about this run all week and am glad it went as planned. i still don't know how i can possibly be expected to run this pace for a full marathon, but that's a concern for another day i guess. before the run i ate a half banana, a couple of cups of coffee, a little water. no food or water during the run - no problem.
2 mi. wu @ 9:21 avg 12 miles @ mp (goal 8:15 per mile) i ended up with an 8:12 avg. i felt a big energy drop suddenly in mile 7 and it's reflected in my split, but i wasn't stressed because i knew i had plenty of seconds in the bank and the lull was short lived. the last two miles of the tempo were tough. splits: 8:05, 8:10, 8:15, 8:11, 8:11, 8:12, 8:24 (gasp!), 8:07 (phew!), 8:13, 8:09, 8:17, 8:13. 2 mile cool down @ 9:24 avg. a good end to another solid week.
WT 81.2 mile two thirty-seven
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