Ran 20 miles today, and treated part of it like I was running the Ogden marathon since I couldn't run it today because of work. Consecutive marathon pace miles were 6:20, 6:23, 6:25, 6:19, 6:17, 6:18, 6:20, 6:16, 6:20, 6:12, 6:04, and 6:14 (avg. 6:17). I also ran a 6:39 for the next mile, but is was suppose to be a cool-down mile but it really isn't because of the pace time. I don't know how to classify it. I should have just ran another MP mile. The threshold mile felt pretty easy and comfortable. The course was flat with rolling hills. I had a rough morning before the run. I woke up at 1am and vomited my Chinese dinner, but I got up at 5am thinking I can still do this even though I felt weak and tired. I ate a bagel and half a powerbar and headed out the door. I was very optimistic how I would perform, but the run went well. I felt like I could hold this pace for 26 miles, but training doesn't count you have to do it in a real race situation. I really felt I could have performed well in Ogden if I was there, but I probably wouldn't have been as fresh as I could have been because of the high mileage.
Overall average for the 20 miles was 6:33 in 2:11:40 | 