Oh, today was rough! We ran the same half marathon route we did two weeks ago and today was much worse. The route itself is actually pretty good but I felt awful. I have not gotten enough sleep this week and my legs were very tired. We head up the first 4 miles, which are all up hill and then started the down hill / flat section. I needed to have a bathroom break so at mile 7 we stopped. Michelle and Cheris GU'd at this point but I was unsure because my stomach had felt so bad. We kept going, up in front of the Daybreak Temple and then down to 118th. I was feeling pretty good so I took my GU and that was a mistake. Less than a mile in, I need to go to the bathroom again and I knew I had 3 miles before the next gas station. So I tried to put it out of my mind as we started our marathon pace miles. They were: 8:24 - to slow - especially for down hill 8:02 - better - flat 8:18 - up hill 8:13 - up hill 8:13 - to slow - down hill I am not very happy with these splits but with a goal of 8:12 for the marathon they were pretty close. I know with enough sleep and a better stomach these would be better. Enough whining, I had my meltdown in the car on the way home. Time to refocus, taper and sleep. Ave Pace 8:49 Pink Mizunos 185.35 Happy Running
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