There was tougher competition this year compared to last. At least there wasn't freezing rain this year.
I ran a fairly consistent race. I didn't start too fast and my splits were pretty even. My mile splits were 6:00, 6:15, 6:15, 6:03 pace for final 0.21 miles. I wanted to break 19 minutes today, but my time was 19:43. Technically a PR by one second, but my watch measured the course at 3.21 miles (6:09 avg pace) which is equivalent to 19:05 for 3.1 miles. I am happy with 19:05 equivalent which suggests an equivalent marathon time just over 3:05.
I have my final 20 mile training run tomorrow. I hope to run the last 14 miles at MP. We will see how that goes. With the hurricane coming tomorrow, I may have to do the long run on the TM. We'll see. |