Notes
Mile 1 - 8:29
Mile 2 - 8:03
Mile 3 - 8:04
Mile 4 - 8:07
Mile 5 - 8:00
Mile 6 - 8:00
Mile 7 - 8:20
Mile 8 - 7:51
Mile 9 - 7:46
Mile 10 -7:58
Mile 11 - 8:04
Mile 12 - 8:06
Mile 13 - 8:08
Mile 14 - 8:06
Mile 15 - 8:10
Mile 16 - 8:25
Mile 17 - 8:06
Mile 18 - 8:08
Mile 19 - 8:11
Mile 20 - 8:10
Mile 21 - 7:43
Mile 22 - 8:03
Mile 23 - 8:24
Mile 24 - 8:53
Mile 25 - 9:04
Mile 26 - 8:53
0.2 - 8:32 pace
10k - 50:42
13.1 - 1:45:xx
20 mile 2:42:xx
Near the end of the first half, I could not tell whether I had more than enough to finish "evenly," or if did not have nearly enough.
As I crossed the halfway mark, the doubts rose up, but I pushed them away.
When I crossed mile 20 in 2:42:xx, I thought, "A 48-minute 10k? I can do that. Miles 21 and 22 reflected that belief, but for whatever reason I either became cautious or weak for 23-26.2 and missed my goal by a big bunch.
I think a race is a microcosm of the training that preceded it. I ran more than I ever have, but my training was erratic and I do not think I "learned" my body well, how different paces felt, and what the different signals from my body meant. The fact that I could not tell whether I had a ton of reserves left or very little, is, itself indicative.
Going to take some time to think about things.
2010 Monthly Mileage:
Jan: 57.7 Mi
Feb: 181.9 Mi
Mar: 208.0 Mi
Apr: 220.9 Mi
May: 221.8 Mi
Jun: 242.2 Mi
Jul: 271.1 Mi
Aug: 281.3 Mi
Sep: 289.9 Mi
Oct: 181.1 Mi
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Races this year:
3/27/2010
Bryan's Run 5k
21:01
4/18/2010
Hook Mountain Half Marathon
1:41:20
5/22/2010
Lyndhurst Merchants 5k
20:50
5/31/2010
Ridgewood Run - 5K
21:00
6/5/2010
Rockaway Rotary 5k
20:38
6/19/2010
EYS 5K
21:11
7/17/2010
Teterboro Airport 5k
20:21 (super-flat course; an airport tarmac)
9/11/2010
Lightfoot Summer Series Half Marathon
1:37:28
9/25/2010
Jack McKeown Ramsey 10K Run
43:27
9/25/2010
Jack McKeown Ramsey 5K Run
21:52 (Less than an hour after the 10k)
10/9/2010
Nyack College Homecoming 5k
21:05
10/17/2010
Bay State Marathon
3:36:00