Today was the last long run of my 18-week marathon training program. With one week to go before the race, and a couple of 3 mile runs during the past week, today’s 10 mile distance seemed routine.
I’ve been watching the weather in San Diego for the last couple of weeks. If the trend stays the same, the weather today in Buffalo was about the same as it will be for next week’s race — perhaps a few degrees warmer here. On the Amherst Bike Path it was in the low 60s at the start and mid-70s at the end of my run. Perfect training for San Diego.
Knowing that I wasn’t running really long today, I pushed the pace a bit, averaging 8:15/mile for a total time of 1:24:34. That’s good for me!
Tomorrow I’ll be headed downtown in the morning to cheer on my Team in Training teammates who are running in the Buffalo Marathon. After watching the race start, I’ll go to the area behind HSBC Arena where I can watch runners going out just before mile 7 and just after mile 11. Go team!
