Tonight was the usual 6 miles with my friend. When we run together, it's usually 11:00 pace or slower. It's been working well, because even though I've ramped up the mileage quite a bit, I have felt very fresh most of the time by running at such an easy pace. Tonight we ran a 10:30 average, so she's getting faster!
I can't believe she has talked me into the marathon. I'm actually very excited, even though I know it will be one of my slowest marathons. It will be nice to not worry about time, though, and it will be fun to help her through her first marathon (who knows, maybe I'll be the one needing the help!). Her goal is 5 hours or less. Hopefully it will all work out. Plan B is the half marathon. I would probably just shoot for breaking 2:00. |