Here are some photos from my last really long run before the marathon. They were taken in the Village of Pemberton, which happens to be at an altitude of about 2300 feet.
This one's for the Bad Girls of Running (a Runner+ Challenge). I was extra bad: I only ran 19 miles when I was scheduled to do 20.
The running tights are new, and I like them. No chafing and I think I might even wear them for the marathon.
Speaking of which, the marathon is in 3 weeks and here are my finish time predictions based on recent performances.
-Based on a 2:04:38 Half-Marathon (Landsend Half, Sept.14/08), Runner's World predicts a: -4:19:51 Marathon
-Based on a 56:38 10K (Human Race, Aug.31/08): 4:20:30 Marathon
-Based on a 27:15 5K (Delta 5K, ) : 4:20:53 Marathon
-Based on my last Yasso 800's session: 4:04:00 Marathon
-If I take the average of all these predictors, the most realistic marathon time I come up with is: 4:16:19
Working plan is to follow the 4:15 pace team. We'll see how that goes!
