Split Ends

I can't do these splits to save my life!

(although the hubster would dig it )

I shouldn't do these splits

But check out THESE splits!

On Monday morning (yes, the day after I sprinted my butt off at the Couples Tri ), I was scheduled to do a 10 mile Marathon Pace Run with Gazelles. I normally wouldn't put my body through two crazy workouts like that, but I'm bound and determined to have a good marathon this fall and that involves practice, practice, practice! The first 3 miles were simply a warm-up and we did them in 28:10 (9:23 per mile). The last seven miles should average out to be your marathon goal pace. Well...my marathon goal is a 3:20, which means my goal pace is 7:38-7:40 per mile. Yikes...that's pretty darn brisk for 26.2 miles. Hell, that's brisk for 1 mile on most days!! Fortunately, I had a pack to run with that eventually narrowed down to myself and Craig by the end. Thank goodness he was there because his footsteps provided a metronome for my mind.

As soon as we hit the 3 mile point, I started my watch to take mile splits on the next 7 miles:

Mile 1: 7:51

Mile 2: 7:44

Mile 3: 7:33

Mile 4: 7:35

Mile 5: 7:36

Mile 6: 7:23

Mile 7: 7:15

Avg Pace: 7:33 BABY!!

Not bad after a 36 mile ride on Friday, 14 mile run Saturday and Sprint triathlon on Sunday! But lemme tell you something...I'm wiped out and I'm racing again this Sunday at the Marble Falls Sprint Tri! Needless to say, I won't be doing much more of anything this week.

except for maybe practicing the splits...