So yesterday was the last day of hard training before the half-marathon on Saturday, and boy was it a good day. I set out planning to do a 10 minute warmup, 3 miles at around 8:05 pace, and a 10 minute cooldown. Instead, I did the first in 8:56, then I managed 8:00 for the next 3 miles, and finished it up with the last mile in 8:28. I could've probably done the last mile faster, but I allowed myself to slow down after I had finished that 3rd 8:00 mile. That totaled 5 miles in 41:30, which would give me an 8k time of 41:19. I did over 44 minutes in the spring, and I think I could've done it slightly faster this time had I raced from the start (maybe by 30 seconds or so).
An average pace of 8:17 is getting into respectable territory. Not great, but something I can not be ashamed of. You heard it here first: I'm going to do the CrazyLegs again next year, and I'm going to get a time of under 40 minutes.
I am officially setting my goal for Saturday's race at 1:55. It's a bit of a stretch I think, but it's worth a shot.
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