Running 2:40:29 [3] 26.2 mi (6:08 / mi)
ahr:172 max:193 shoes: Adidas Supernova Sequence 8
BARCELONA MARATHON
Mile Split: 5.56, 6.00, 6.00, 5.55, 6.00, 5.46, 6.00, 5.54, 5.59, 6.02, 5.56, 6.05, 5.57, 5.59, 6.02, 6.04, 5.58, 6.16, 5.59, 5.55, 6.07, 6.18, 6.30, 6.37, 6.28, 6.41 + 2.02.
I had a gel every 20mins and something to drink every 2.5km. Had a few people around me for the first 10km then after that was mostly on my own.
Felt awkward for the first couple of miles though without a warm-up that was probably to be expected. Generally kept a 6.00 mile pace till about mile 22 though there were stretches when we were running in to the wind.
Things started to feel hard about mile 18, just a feeling of general tiredness. Around mile 22 things really got tough; all the energy just drained out of me and my legs felt heavy. The last 2km were a nightmare, on a slight slope, a couple of times spectators tried to high-5 me and I tried, and failed, to raise my hand to do so.
Felt completely wrecked crossing the line; shuffled around for 15 mins to keep the blood flowing. Walking back to the apartment (750m) took an age and the stairs to subway and up to the apartment were a real struggle. After a shower and a bite to eat I sat on a park bench for about 2 hours because I couldn't face standing up.
Easily the hardest race I've ever done; the last 4 miles were much tougher than I'd expected.
Expected to go faster overall but looking at the splits I think I ran a sensible race for the most part.