Ran with the 75min pace group for the first 2 miles. Started to let them go around 2.5 then slowly faded to 8:00+/mi. Eventually was swept up by the 80min pace group around mile 8-8.5. By that point I had decided I didn't really want to push it and hang on with them and just wanted to get a nice long run under my belt.

Maybe have started with the 80 min group but not much really. I hadn't really trained and was planning to use this as a supported hard long run and motivation to get my long run back up. I've been stuck at <8 miles on my long runs for a while so this was good motivation to jump start my training

Drank a lot of water and sat around and stretched.


Like I said, this was really a supported training run. I didn't push myself but unlike in other races I wasn't really planning to. The 7:30 pace felt really good through the first two miles and then 7:45 felt good through the halfway point. I think I should be able to get down to a 7:30 pace soon if I refocus on my training.


Really like this race. They give out great swag. My only complaint this year is that they didn't have any refreshments (besides beer) after leaving the finish shoot. In the past two years they have had so thing to drink once you leave the corral. This year they didn't and were hurrying people out of the finish corral so I got outside and was looking for a drink. Ended up asking someone who was still inside to hand me water over the fence. Small complaint, I know.