Well, it is long run Sunday and I learned a lesson:
After an easy warm up mile I picked up my pace and was feeling good. Instead of sticking to my plan of running 8:15 for miles 2-12 I got cocky and kept a 7:50 average. At mile 6
my calves started feeling fatigued and the mental battle began. Miles 7-10 were around 8:15 pace and even after a goo and gel I was struggling. My goal was 15 miles with the last 3 at 7:30ish. Miles 11 and 12 were 8:30ish. I was able to run 13 and 14 around 7:25 but was totally spent and didn't get to 15. Lesson-don't go out too fast!
On the bright side, I'm glad I learned this pre-race!
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