AM - 26 miles. TOU Marathon - 2:28:14, 3rd place. Average pace = 5:39 per mile. Splits at the bottom of the report. Came through the first half in 1:14:24 and then ran the second half in 1:13:50. A controlled, even effort... stuck right to my plan.
Tylor Thatcher and Jason Holt took off at a quick pace, which ended up being a very good thing because it forced me to decide right away whether I was going to follow my plan or give chase. I ran most of the first 14 miles with Nate Hornock and Jon Heslop. Once we hit Hollow Road I pulled away a bit and ran the rest of the way solo. Overall it was a good effort and just what I needed today - a high quality long run that would continue to build fitness and not take anything out of the bank.
TOU always puts on the best races. I'm happy to add another moose trophy to the collection.
Andrea and Amiee were out on the second half of the course providing encouragement and giving me someone to briefly talk to every couple miles. All of these photos are from Amiee...
Pack running
Smooth bottle handoff from Andrea.
I took 5 gels today - PR! (I'm liking the liquid consistency of the Powerbar gels)
I also took a 20 minute ice bath afterwards - PR!
Devra got to wear the moose ears
Logan graffiti
Floppy hair adds a new element to my running
Splits: 5:34, 5:42, 5:38, 5:36, 5:41, 5:46, 5:48, 5:39, 5:41, 5:42, 5:42, 5:38,
5:40, 5:36, 5:35, 5:32, 5:51, 5:48, 5:34, 5:48, 5:47, 5:28, 5:42, 5:38
and then 0:56 for the last two-tenths (which was definitely short because I
was doing no more than jogging it in at that point).
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