36F, N 10 mph, wet. Long MP run #2 of 3 today. First 9 easy, last 11 at GMP.
First 9 -- AP 7:40 -- 8:01, 7:41, 7:38, 7:40, 7:43, 7:42, 7:31, 7:38, 7:32
Last 11 -- AP 6:45 -- 6:50, 6:48, 6:52, 6:45, 6:44, 6:50, 6:49, 6:47, 6:39, 6:44, 6:26
Overall for 20 miles -- AP 7:10
Good confidence-building run. I like to run the MP portion faster than my actual goal pace, which is only 7:03, in the hopes that 7:03 will feel like a walk in the park on the big day. Actually, it probably ended up being closer to an 11-mile time trial than an MP run. I picked up the pace for the last mile to see if I still had some gas in the tank. I definitely did have some energy to spare, but not a ton.
Still, looking at the total time of 2:23 for 20, it's nice to know I could've just done a recovery jog for another 10K and still PR'd the marathon today. Seems like the endurance is just about there... |