Catch me if you can

I had a great run this morning.  I wanted to sleep in a little, so I didn't run with Lisa.  I ran on the trail.  It was a little windy but other than that perfect running weather.  My splits were 8:39, 7:58, 7:50, 7:44, 7:49, 7:36, and 7:29.  Average pace 7:53.   This was basically a tempo run for me.

Ogden marathon is in 2 weeks.  I have no idea what to expect.  I've averaged 40-50 miles a week for the last 6 months, but most of those miles have been slow.  I haven't run any hills up or down and I've had very few runs over 17 miles.  So I'm thinking of about running the first half at an 9:00 average pace and then just seeing how I feel after that.  I would actually be happy with anything under 4 hours at this point.

The run started at Riverton High School.  I got there 20 minutes early and ran 2 easy before 7:00.  The group was small today.  There was Peggy, Cheris, Andy, Aaron and me.  I ran with Peggy and Cheris for a few miles.  I was afraid the pace was a little fast for me and I wouldn't be able to finish strong so I told them to go ahead.  They never got too far ahead and I ended up catching up to them on the Bangerter overpass at 9800.  I ran with them for another mile until we got to the Holiday gas station and I had to make a stop.  They kept going so I was on my own again.  As much as I hate running by myself, it's good for me to be able to run my own pace.  They came back for me at 11800 S. and the 5 of us finished the last two miles together.  It was a tough run but I felt really good. 

My splits were: 9:48, 9:06, 8:20, 8:09, 8:14, 7:40, 8:25, 8:01, 7:46, 7:34, 7:43, and 7:39.  Avg pace 8:13.