This race was the first at which I wore my Garmin (or any timepiece, for that matter), so it was the first time I could go back and see how my pace held up over the course of the race. Splits were as follows: - Mile 1: 5:55
- Mile 2: 6:02
- Mile 3: 6:11
- Mile 4: 6:14
- Mile 5: 6:13
- Mile 6: 6:11
- Mile 7: 6:14
- Mile 8: 6:22
- Mile 9: 6:27
I was on pace for a 6:17 mile for the final 0.3 miles, although there's no way I would have been able to hold that for an entire mile by that point. Looking at my splits, it seems like I was actually quite consistent. But unfortunately, I went out too hard at the start, which clearly cost me at the end, when I faced the wall and didn't exactly break through it. Lame. Anyways, so ends the Winter Training Series. |