20 miles out and back from home. 2:51:08 8:33 ave pace. Started out slow, 9:17 9:01 8:53 8:51 8:35 and then stayed between 8:30 and 8:45 until mile 16. I wanted to do the last 5 at 8:00 or faster. Mile 16 was 8:03 and felt great, I had good strength and thought I could hold it, maybe even go a little faster. Mile 17 I lost focus and ran 8:15, after getting focused mile 18 was 8:00. I decided to go harder for the last two. It almost felt like I was racing, really good focus and feel, everything was working well. Mile 19 7:48 then and mile 20 7:24. |