Notes
Wow that was a fast long run. Garmin was on the fritz almost the whole time, so I couldn't stop the timer when I stopped running to fill up water bottles, stop at intersections, etc., as I usually do. So the miles that show up slower than about 8:45, and some of the faster ones, all involved short stops like that. But even including such stops, my average pace was still faster than other recent long runs, and several miles of this run were at or faster than marathon race pace. I would guess that if I had been able to stop Garmin whenever I stopped running, my average pace would have been around 8:20. My body just didn't want to go slow today. As a consequence, my legs hurt more than usual towards the end of the run (and now), but I didn't feel like I was pushing too much. That was perhaps a small taste, though, of what running 26.2 at race pace is going to do to my legs. (Note to self: when it's raining, lock the bezel before Garmin goes on the fritz.)