So we get final instructions and my favorite signature line "see you at the finish line." The start had its usual clog up with walkers starting with 6 min milers and such. I ended up running a 9 minute first mile...yuck! Mile 2 we made up some time with an 8:38 and I was feeling pretty good. The next mile included passing the Reservoir Dog station which was cool...I saw some of my fellow 'Dogs getting gatorade ready for the second time around! Harlem Hills were suprisingly "easy" for me...at which point I started to consider going after my half PR. Coming up around Harlem Hill I saw Susan out there to cheer me on...once you run a marathon with someone its forever a bond that cannot be broken! Also saw Val from NYH as she was cheering us on:) Kate was keeping up and seemed to be doing great! We headed for lap 2 of the park at which point I made sure to tell her that she should make sure to drink as beyond 10 miles was unchartered territory! Passed the TRD stand once again and this time Sempre Libera was there as well as
Once AB and I finished we did another 3 miles to create a 16 mile training run! We kept saying how amazing we felt and what a difference in how we felt now to two weeks ago during the record heat!
So my splits by the mile:
mile 1: 9:01
mile 2: 8:38
mile 3: 8:30
mile 4: 8:38
mile 5: 8:44
mile 6: 8:29
mile 7: 8:40
mile 8: 8:42
mile 9: 8:32
mile 10: 8:44
mile 11: 8:50
mile 12+13: 16:33 (forgot to do this split but I *think* AB told me mile 13 was 8:03
See why they call me the pace master? Pretty damn consistant, no?