As a 3:30 would be nice, I still don't think I've got that kind of speed over a marathon. I've focused my training on endurance, so I think that whatever pace I settle into, I'll be able to hold it for the duration. Perhaps I'll even negative split the course.
My goal time is 3:35-3:40, the time I was on pace to run in Hartford in 2007. To this day, I still have no idea how I was on that kind of pace through 20+ miles on 30 miles per week, but I guess that's neither here nor there at the moment. Here are my splits from that marathon:
Interval 10 Mi 1:23:16 1:23:16 8:20
Interval 10 Mi 1:20:32 2:43:48 8:04
Interval 6.2 Mi 1:06:33 3:50:21 10:45
Obviously, what I'd like to change about this is the final 10K. If I recall correctly, I held low 8s (3:35 pace group) through about 22 miles and then hit the wall in the worst way. The last four miles were walking and running (mostly walking) due to severe cramping in my calf muscles and quads.
With a lot of hard endurance training under my belt, I wouldn't be surprised if I crossed the line within my goal time. I did my last 20 miler, which capped off a 63-mile week, on pace to run a 3:40 marathon, so I don't think my goal time is too insane. Do you?
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I think 3:30 is a good goal. With all the mileage you are doing you'll still be strong after 20 miles even if you are moving a little faster than normal.
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