Notes
Perfect weather - 30s at the start warming to 50 or so by the end.
Splits:
7 miles - 44:58 (6:25 pace)
Half - 1:24:35 (6:29 pace for miles 7-13.11)
20 miles - 2:09:11 (6:28 pace for miles 13.11-20)
Finish - 2:48:28 (6:19 pace for miles 20-26.22)
Overall 6:26 pace
Race went exactly to plan. First two miles were downhill and I was about 20 seconds ahead of 6:30 pace at mile 3. By mile 5 I was about 30 seconds ahead of 6:30 pace. For miles 5-22 I ran right around 6:30 pace, At mile 22 I was about 50 seconds ahead of 6:30 pace. I knew the last 4 miles were downhill so I waited until 22 and then started to push. I passed about 5 people in those last 4 miles. Miles 23 and 25 were about 6:15 and miles 24 was around 6:00. Mile 26 was back around 6:30. I was still pushing at the end but by that point 6:30 was tough.
I wasn't real sore at the end and going up/down stairs wasn't too bad afterwards. During the race my right hamstring tightened up for a bit of the race but otherwise I felt good.