I think I have decided on some goals for the Surf City Marathon...
1. Finish under 3:45:00 (8:34 pace- I've run faster than this throughout training, should be able to do this no problem as long as nothing crazy happens and it would be right about 20 minutes faster than last year in Miami so no matter what I will be happy with this finish!) 2. Finish under 3:40:00 (8:23 pace- I have consistently run this pace in my long runs, including my 24 miler yesterday, and still felt good. I have a really good feeling I can make this happen and would be psyched!) 3. Finish under 3:35:00 and BQ!!!! (about 8:11 pace to be safe. Faster than my usual average pace when running alone, with no outside stimulation, competition, motivation, or extra adrenaline. I am not going to kill myself for this goal, but it would be totally amazing! I can't believe how much time I have taken off since training last year (even with taking the whole summer and a good chunk of the fall off from running to play volleyball) and had no idea that this would ever realistically be a goal for me! You never know what is going to happen when you get me into a race situation!! I would be super psyched to BQ but I am not at all going to be disappointed if I don't....there's always MHRM in October!)
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