12 miles
Mile 1: 10:18
Mile 2: 10:08
Mile 3: 10:14
Mile 4: 10:03
Mile 5: 9:51
Mile 6: 10:02
Mile 7: 9:49
Mile 8: 10:03
Mile 9-10: 19:53
Mile 11: 10:00
Mile 12: 10:07
I was a little disappointed with this run. It's within the 60-90 minutes slower than desired race pace, but I want to stay around the 9:40/mile pace. My goal is to break 4:00, and I'll work as hard as I can to make sure I get there!
10 Miles
Mile 1: 9:36
Mile 2: 9:37
Mile 3: 9:36
Mile 4: 9:31
Mile 5: 9:31
Mile 6: 9:32
Mile 7: 9:38
Mile 8: 9:30
Mile 9: 9:25
Mile 10: 9:30
I was much happier with these splits. It was a cool and rainy morning, not quite 70-degrees when I finished. The run felt great and I felt like I could definitely keep going. That's always a good feeling after a long run!
13 miles
Mile 1: 10:17
Mile 2-3: 19:30
Mile 4: 9:43
Mile 5: 9:26
Mile 6: 9:25
Mile 7: 9:34
Mile 8: 9:37
Mile 9: 9:45
Mile 10: 9:22
Mile 11: 9:27
Mile 12: 9:22
Mile 13: 9:36
Again, pleased with this run. It was raining and humid, but it seemed the faster the rain came down, the faster my splits were. Hmmm... should I hope for rain on race day? By the end of the run, my Achilles tendon was tight and sore. I streteched out well and put The Stick to good use.
But... I guess the damage had already been done. On Sunday, I took a rest day and hoped I'd be ready to go on Monday to resume training. On Monday, I did a slow 3 miles instead of the scheduled 4 miles. I was sore and did as much as I could with The Stick.
Yesterday was a hot stone massage, which really helped. Took the day off of running, although it killed me to do so. Feeling better this morning and hoping to get in a few miles (or get in some cardio at the gym) later today.
So, that's where I am with my road to the Chicago marathon. Keeping my fingers crossed I'll be back training SOON.
