14 miles on Easter - 11.5 minutes/mile
Today I did my last long run before the race in two weeks. The race will be in Raleigh, and today I ran the same track as the race will be, plus an additional 1.1 miles to meet my training goal.
The track is beautiful. It starts in downtown Raleigh through the government area, and along beautiful old house. The bulk of the run is along Hillsborough road (out and back).
I was even a bit nervous last night -- would I be able to complete it? It was tiring but not overly so, and I actually ran a pretty good time, 2:43 minutes. This makes for 11.5 minutes a mile which is faster than the previous long runs I did, in Durham.
A big difference is that the track in Raleigh is fairly flat, and in Durham I usually include the track around the golf course which is hilly.
The weather was beautiful, very sunny. I even got some sun burn which is pretty amazing for March.
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