Eight days before the marathon I wanted one last solid workout. Goal for today was to lock into marathon pace. My wife and I decided to jog the mile and quarter to the park near our place and then do a tempo workout on the 1.6 mile lap. I ended up doing four laps and she did over 3. Both of us were right at marathon pace. My left leg tightened up right before the last lap so I decided to go a little slower and not risk anything. Below are the splits 10:39 - 6:39 10:56 - 6:50 11:05 - 6:55 11:19 - 7:04 Total 44:00 for 6.4 miles or 6:52 average mile pace.
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