14 miles. Probably the longest run prior to the half (3 weeks to go). My run was pretty good, though it was split up a bit. I ran 5 warm up miles (9:01, 8:47, 8:47, 8:45, 8:38) and then stopped at the house to go to the bathroom before heading out for some fast running. My splits for the next 5 miles were 7:51, 7:57, 8:14, 8:17, 8:10. I think the first two miles were fine, but mentally, I was unsure. After the first two miles, I gave myself a little pep talk, and then just allowed myself to slow down. Then it was fine.
Then I did 4 cool down miles with the boys on their bikes. They didn't bike all 4 miles, but instead played at the park while I added on a mile. The mile that I added on was faster than the rest of the cool down miles.
All in all it felt nice, but it wasn't really confidence inducing. I don't really know what I'm shooting for in 3 weeks, but this was exactly how I felt at this time last year. I will probably decide on race day, like I did last year.
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