I used to run marathons but I stopped running for the past 2.5 years or so. I used to run 7:30 pace for my 20 mile runs. Well, today I attempted to go back to that strategy.
I had an awesome start with a 7:22 pace for the first half marathon. Then I started fading ... mile 14 7:55 pace 15 8:07 pace 16 8:05 pace to hold on for a 7:30 pace over 16 miles which for me is a recent victory. Mile 17 -19 were close to 8:15 pace plus a 45 second adder for a water fountain break. Then Miles 20, 21, and 22 were a crawl at 8:45 pace.
I ended up finishing my run at around 7:45 pace overall. Not bad but something to work on.
St. George is coming up soon and I need to be ready to push it much harder.
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