I ran, in order, the Gimblett, Park Hill and Gimblett Loops, plus the first mile of the Park Hill Loop. That's 16 miles in 2:51:33, w/ splits of 10:48, 11:05, 10:19, 10:47, 10:37, 10:39, 11:03, 10:23, 10:57, 10:22, 10:48, 11:17, 10:12, 10:45, 10:38 and 10:53. I walked the first two minutes of each mile and the first minute of each half mile (three minutes a mile, or 48 total minutes). It encourages me that I was bit dead-legged throughout, far from sharp. I didn't feel nearly as good as I felt last Monday-Wednesday. Yet, I went through a half-marathon, 150 to 200 feet higher at its finish than its start, in 2:20:42, averaged 10:43.3 a mile — a 4:41:07 marathon pace — and am confident I could have run another 10.21875 miles at a 12:34.1 pace to finish a marathon in 4:59:59. This was an effort, and I may be off my game for a while as a result.
My blood sugar was at 134 thirty minutes before I started. I ate a package of Gu maybe five minutes before I started, and then packages at 4, 7, 11, and 14 miles, and my blood sugar was at 125 a few minutes after I finished.
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