2 mile warm up, 12:54
12-k went well. The course was different than I thought. Mostly an out and back with a loop in the middle.
Slow start, but most of the first mile is fast. Problem with that is I knew I had to finish coming back up the hill. So I went out in control, 4:56 through the mile. Then the rolling hills started.
Mile 2 in 5:31
Mile 3 in 5:31
Mile 4 in 5:34
Then I hit a section of about 400 meters on dirt and grass. The last bit of mile 5 was flatter, but the road had moss on it and it was like running on an old wet track without spikes.
Mile 5 in 5:46
Mile 6, I got my shit back together and ran 5:16
Then the hill to the finish started. I pushed good on this and was really happy how well I was able to push myself.
Mile 7 in 5:32
The hill continued and the last .45 miles I managed to run in 2:33
40:43 for total time, 5:28 pace. A little slower than the sub 40 I wanted, but the course was legit, hilly, and it was super humid. So I was really happy to break 41:00.
Afterwards I did 3.5 miles for a cool down, 23:32.
I definitely feel good running just faster marathon pace over hills.
With the 5-7 pounds I'll take off the next 2 weeks and fresh legs, I'm interested to see how the flat 10k goes in a couple of weeks. I'm guessing I can run my goal of 32:30 there, which is 5:14 pace.
Next weeks 4-k is mostly flat and downhill, so I'll try and run sub 4:50 pace for that to work on some speed.
4 weeks until the marathon. Heck ya, I've put myself into a great position to do well.
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