Kent, Wayne and I ran the 20 miles from Trefoil to the lake. We started early. The weather was perfect and we didn't really get any sun until late in the run, and then we were shaded most of the time. We met Larry & Jolene and Kevin near Macy's, about 5 miles from the end. They had started at the lake and were our ride home.
I'm counting all the miles as (slow) marathon pace because they weren't easy. Kent and Wayne kept up a pretty strong pace the whole way and kept me working. Mile splits: 8:52, 8:38, 8:19, 8:04, 8:18, 8:10, 8:14, 8:12, 8:15, 8:18, 8:23, 8:22, 8:35, 8:38, 8:57, 8:03, 8:39, 8:42, 8:57, 8:53 = 2:49:36 (8:28/mi) I usually feel good if I can average around 9:00/mi for a 20-miler. I feel pretty good overall about the run, but I didn't like the way the last 2 or 3 miles felt. Wayne dropped down to 7:30/mi or faster, and Kent also easily pulled ahead of me. I struggled. I decided I didn't want any 9:00+ miles so I worked hard just to get 8:57 and 8:53 for the last two. I missed two long runs (YW camp and family vacation) where Kent and Wayne did 18 or more miles. It was noticeable today I think, as I faded hard at around 18 miles.
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