Just lost my whole race report, but will try again...
3.6 miles of warm-up...Fairly cold day (mid to high 30's) with strong winds (20 mph).
Wore a stop-watch and somehow missed mile marker 12, so will do my best with the race breakdown, rounding everything off to help my memory system...
Mile 1: 6:25 (mostly flat, slight uphill at the end)
Mile 2: 13:05 (6:40...starting to roll a bit...little more up than down)
Mile 3: 20:25 (7:20...brutal hill...uphill the entire mile!)
Mile 4: 28:25 (7:00...rolling hills...able to recover and stabilize)
Mile 5: 34:15 (6:50...still rolling, but not too bad)
Mile 6: 40:40 (6:25...slight downhill...only comfortable mile in the race)
Mile 7: 48:05 (7:25...all uphill...people were beginning to drop pace significantly)
Mile 8: 55:05 (7:00...started towards off-road...again, felt strong, stopped completely to drink and take a gu)
Mile 9: 62:30 (7:25...brutal stretch...very steep hill...spongee section of offroad that felt comfortable to run on though)
Mile 10: 1:09 (6:30...steep downhill...mostly coasted and used this time to regather strength)
Mile 11: 1:16 (7:00...fairly easy stretch, but began to go uphill for the last 1/4 mile)
Miles 12-13.1: 1:31:51 (missed mile marker 12...the entire stretch was uphill and directly into the wind...held my place and even passed 4-5 runners...7:33 avg pace)
Overall, although I didn't break any records, very happy with my time. Went with John and Lori. John ran a Fall marathon in 3:12 and 1/2 marathon in 1:29. Today he ran over 1:34. Lori ran a Fall 1/2 marathon in low 1:40's and did 1:49 today. Many of the runners were preparing for Boston and said the Boston hills are nothing compared to this (I hope they're right). Based on meeting folks after the race, I would guestimate my time today to translate to a 3:05 in Boston. Great workout today, yet still more work to get where I'd like to be!
Ran another 4.5 miles on TM in the afternoon (7:30 pace) | 