I took that marathon failure personally… So this morning, I drove back to the course and started running in the dark by myself. And I got it done: - Final Time: 2:48:47 - Average Pace: 6:26 No, it doesn’t “count” but when I say I’m going to do something, I do it. Full stop.

Here were the full stats and splits from the run. It was beautiful out (low 50s and low humidity). Despite some fatigue in the legs from last week, I was able to run a nice negative split. Something like 1:25:15 / 1:23:30 for first and second half.

Most interesting learning: The impact of temperature and humidity on performance is dramatic. Same course with same fitness one week apart. 70 and 90% humidity last week vs 50 and no humidity yesterday. Mile 21: - Hot: 6:42 pace at HR 182 - Cool: 6:14 pace at HR 170 Crazy.