Training Log Archive: Lawless1

Well I tried to run this as a negative split so I started out running the first half at a slow pace of 10:23 to 10:55 depending on the hills and such. At the halfway point I tried to pick it up a bit and started running a 9:20 to a 10:00 pace depending on the hills but I really died out towards the end when I got to about Mile 21. Now, the second half of this race was truly mostly up hill so maybe it wasn't the best choice to run a negative split on since the beginning was mostly gradual down, but having said all that I did pass a ton of folks the second half including a couple of people I normally wouldn't pass which was fun. I think if I hadn't struggled at the very end I would feel much better about it overall. My time was about 10 minutes faster than my last marathon so I can't complain about that and I feel great, no aches or pains so I am calling it a win.

Easy run, slow and steady.