19 mi in 2:36:00
Long run with pace on the Silver Comet Trail. Ran race pace for 7 miles beginning at the 10 mile mark. Goal was 7:27 pace. Splits were 7:33, 7:26, 7:26, 7:22, 7:36, 7:32, 7:26 for an average of 7:29. All and all not too bad. Felt really strong for the first 4 of them. Had to fight hard for the 5th and 6th. 7th one, I was well and truly cooked, but it was downhill and I didn't want to loose it right at the end so, I concentrated on my form and kept going and it ended up being quicker. Made the final two miles hurt real bad even though I wasn't pushing at all. Ran them sub 9 mpm. Felt like 14 or 15 mpm.
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