Flat course and perfect weather except some wind. This shows 16 mph pretty much along the long axis of the race. It didn't feel nearly that bad to me, but I think it had an effect. Miles 2 and 5 had the tailwind and 5 was 7:37 compared to 7:41 despite feeling like I was fading at the end.
Mile two was the fastest despite including a stop to tie my shoe :-) Mile 1 had the usual zig-zagging through traffic but was OK about half a mile in.
Super happy. Was planning to go out at 7:45 with the hope of maybe getting to 7:40 pace, which is equivalent to ~1:20 for 10 miles which is my goal for Cherry Blossom. So basically got there (and definitely would have without the shoe stop!).
1:20 is because I ran just under 1:20 before running my first (sort of) sub 4 marathon. (4:00:03 officially -- ouch -- but no chip time -- was 3:59:56 on my watch).
Weighed 181 this morning and used to race at under 165, so long way to go there and opportunity for improvement.
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