marathoner452 | 20 miles

20 miles this morning starting at 8:30 at mile 0 on the NCR Trail.

Gels at miles 4, 8, 12, 16. Gel at 16 was caffeinated, hence I ran 9:16, 9:18, 9:06 for the last 3 miles for a final run time of 3:19:41/9:59 pace. I have never, so far as I can remember, run that far that fast without being in a race. I never felt tired, and I actually could have run farther. Definitely bodes well for race day.

Celebrated afterwards with blueberry pancakes and orange juice at Bagel Works and coconut custard from Snickerdoodles where my sister works.

Marathon is 11/25. Goal is under 4 hours/9:09 pace. 5k next weekend, 21 miles the weekend after that, then taper…just 5 weeks to go!

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4:00? Hahahaha...I think it's time to raise your standards a little, because you're going deep under 4. And once again, I'll be there. And if you want a partner for the last 5.4 again, you can bet I'll be ready. This is the one, I can feel it.

~Adam

:-)

All the same, I'm going out at 4-hour pace (9:09), then using my judgement to decide if I can run faster. I know I'll have no problem with holding pace at the end, especially if I can smell a 3:59.

I'd rather run a 3:59 and know I could have run faster than go out too fast and crash and burn at mile 20 and finish in 4:10. But if I reach halfway on pace and can tell I have extra energy, then I'll throw caution to the wind and see how fast I can run 13 miles.

~Bethany

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