Monday, November 10, 2008

Marathon Mile Splits

These are from my Forerunner rather than at the official race markers. I ended up recording the course as 26.36 miles, but I was dead on after about the first 6 miles. My extra 0.15 miles came early, probably when I was in traffic and traveling farther than I needed to get around people. Here are the splits. Note the attempt to run my race pace, the effect of the wind, and then the gradual slowdown.

8:13 (crowded)
7:53
8:00
8:01
7:51
7:54
8:01
8:22 (first mile into the headwind)
8:25
8:29
8:27
8:53 (last tough wind mile)
9:37 (over a bridge where I walked part of the uphill)
8:33
8:43
8:53
8:44 (still under 9 pace for one last mile)
9:07
10:18 (hilly, I walked some)
10:08 (ditto)
9:40
9:47
9:37
10:25 (really fading despite working hard)
10:10
10:25 (walked a steep hill)
3:37 for 0.36 miles

3:56:15 = 9:01 pace

Chip time was about ten seconds faster.

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