I ran 12 km at a 5:29/km (8:50/mile) pace after work yesterday. I've been wondering about whether doing the half marathon in under 2 hours was realistic, I figured that the best way to get a handle on it would be to run about half the distance at the pace I'd need to run and then see how I felt at the end.
I did my Mansfield route. I ran the 1st 2 km a bit slower (5:40) as I want to do in the race, then settled into my pace for the rest of it. The last 10 km was actually at a 5:25/km pace, so I could see my average pace coming down as I ran. It felt good, it was a hard workout but I wasn't destroyed at the end. I think I should be able to hold that pace through the race, but I guess I won't be feeling great at the end.
In hindsight, I should have put that run in on Tuesday, to have a bit more rest time before Sunday's long run.
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