Although I was at the far back of the pack trailing everyone, I did what was requested – 2×10 miles at MGP or better (9:06)
Here is the first set from the Garmin 101 geekometer (if that can be trusted). I really tried to slow it down. The mile at 9:00 is the water stop at mile 5. Note: The Garmin only said we did only 9.8 miles.
Split Time Dist AvgPace
05 00:08:37 1.00 08:37
06 00:08:53 1.00 08:54
07 00:08:42 1.00 08:42
08 00:08:40 1.00 08:40
09 00:09:00 1.00 09:00
10 00:08:49 1.00 08:50
11 00:08:34 1.00 08:34
12 00:08:58 1.00 08:58
13 00:08:53 1.00 08:53
14 00:07:39 0.86 08:51
Here is the second set. Again the 9:50 mile was the water stop at mile 5.
Split Time Dist AvgPace
17 00:08:43 1.00 08:44
18 00:09:09 1.00 09:09
19 00:09:20 1.00 09:20
20 00:09:00 1.00 09:00
21 00:09:50 1.00 09:50
22 00:08:53 1.00 08:53
23 00:08:43 1.00 08:43
24 00:08:48 1.00 08:48
25 00:08:32 1.00 08:32
26 00:07:10 0.85 08:27
There were a couple of miles on the second loop where I was over 9:06, but overall I felt satisfied with the results. I walked the last mile (mile 11) after completing the set and was very stiff and cramping in my lower legs so I’ll need to work on that.
