Running

7.0 on the TM.  I really wish the weather would get better.

8.04 in 59:43.  7:26 pace.

I really want to start getting some miles in at marathon pace (around 7:15 to qualify for Boston).  So, today I decided I would do a two mile warm up, 2 miles at MP pace, 1 mile at around 8:00 pace, 2 miles at MP pace, and a 1 mile cool down.  Here were the splits:

1-7:54

2-7:54

3-7:11

4-7:01

5-7:47

6-7:02

7-6:58

8-7:34

Overall, this was a great run for me.  I think I will try to do more runs like this during the week.  Maybe next time I will try a 2 mile warm up, 5 mile tempo at MP pace, and a 1 mile cool down.

6.25 on the TM. 

Added another 2.25 on the TM in the evening after lifting for about 30 minutes.

6.36 in 47:42. 7:30 average pace.

I didn't really look at the watch much today, but I was very happy with the overall pace I had.

1-8:02

2-7:36

3-7:23

4-7:13

5-7:39 Bathroom break, otherwise would have been low 7s.

6-7:08

0.36-2:38

Added 2.25 on the TM in the evening after lifting for about 25 min.

6.18 on the TM.  Hope the weather is better for the race tomorrow.

Race went good.  Not sure what place or how things went in comparison to others.  I'll check later.

I am pretty happy with how things went with this race.  Expectations were to try and finish between 1:30 and 1:35.  The wind was awful for the first 7 miles.  The snow didn't help.  I was with the same 4-5 people pretty much up until mile 8, then I was solo.  I got passed by 2 girls right before mile 12, and it turns out that they were the 3rd and 4th place finishers for the females.  About mile 9-10 I was struggling a bit, and I know I lost some speed after that.  Overall, I am pleased with how it went.