I couldn’t help but have a few pace numbers memorized going into it.
12:08 - pace from the Shamrock half in March
11:27 - pace for a 2:30 overall time
11:18 - what McMillan’s running calculator estimated for today based on my 15K time. (Most of the course is the same and similar weather conditions.) While it was in theory, feasible, I still laughed at it.
Not in a million years did I expect this pace number to shake out in the end: 10:53 per mile, for 13.1 miles. 2:22:38
