I ran the same 13.8 mile route this morning that I ran two weeks ago. I shaved 23 seconds off my pace (8:38 --> 8:15).
A few notes: In comparing this morning's pavement run to last week's trail run, I felt much stronger on the trails. The pavement fatigues your muscles at a much faster rate. I had one caffeine-free GU at about mile 7. I really needed another one by the time I finished less than an hour later. I'm thinking GU at miles 6, 12, 18, 22 or 23 at the marathon will do it.
Whichever way you cut it, a 3:30 marathon on pavement is going to be a real challenge.
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