I ran the 5.8 mile Ridgeway Parkway-Diagonal Trail loop from my house. It took 50:25 minutes, for an average pace of 8:41. It felt fairly quick, but not at my limit or anything. I don't think I have a chance of running that pace in the marathon, though. It's hard to know how fast I should try to run this marathon. I would love to be around 9 minutes/mi, but I just don't know how I'll fare with the elevation. I did, however, switch to the Crazy Horse version of this marathon in order to run downhill instead of uphill. I think my pace will be quicker because of the switch (go here to see the differences in the courses). It was about 55 degrees outside. I wore a long-sleeved shirt and running shorts. |