Last week, I ran the United Space Alliance 10 Miler. It was the first time I had run a race since my last marathon in October 2005. I did not know what pace I could hold because I hadn't even really pushed myself in training. I decided I would run the first half of the race at 9:00/mile pace and pick it up from there if I felt good. Let's just say I felt pretty good at the half-way point so I picked it up a little bit. I averaged 8:59/mile over the first five miles, and I averaged 7:49/mile over the last five miles. I finished with a total time of 1:23:58 for a per mile average of 8:24.
Training is still going pretty well. My second half of the race made me decide that I can push myself a little more. I am going to do a 15 mile this evening. I have a half-marathon next weekend. I'm going to try a little bit quicker pace. I am going to use the races in the warm-up series to help establish my pace for race day at the end of January. These will be a good gauge of my fitness and ability before I run my marathon.
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