The Rock 'N' Roll Marathon! I'll follow this up with an entry more about my experiences doing the run. As you can see, the GPS lost signal, so it lost a little distance. And you can see that I kicked it in at the end, running under an 8'30" mile pace! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 95 ft Location: San Diego, CA Elev. Gain: -265 ft Date: 06/01/08 Up/Downhill: [+748/-1013] Time: 06:25 AM Difficulty: 3.6 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 25.76 miles Goal: 26.2 miles Time: 3:53:43 Speed: 6.6 mph Attained: 98% Pace: 9' 04 /mi Calories: 3517 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 08 +0' 04 6.6 -0.1 +10 ft 2 8' 45 -0' 19 6.8 +0.2 +13 ft 3 8' 33 -0' 31 7.0 +0.4 -13 ft 4 8' 11 -0' 53 7.3 +0.7 -183 ft 5 8' 44 -0' 20 6.9 +0.2 -88 ft 6 16' 31 +7' 27 3.6 -3.0 +16 ft 7 6' 29 -2' 35 9.2 +2.6 +62 ft 8 12' 57 +3' 53 4.6 -2.0 +75 ft 9 5' 27 -3' 37 11.0 +4.4 +109 ft 10 6' 46 -2' 18 8.9 +2.2 -229 ft 11 8' 23 -0' 41 7.2 +0.5 -13 ft 12 8' 17 -0' 47 7.2 +0.6 +16 ft 13 8' 31 -0' 33 7.0 +0.4 -29 ft 14 11' 15 +2' 11 5.3 -1.3 -10 ft 15 8' 18 -0' 46 7.2 +0.6 +40 ft 16 8' 16 -0' 48 7.2 +0.6 -39 ft 17 8' 41 -0' 23 6.9 +0.3 -3 ft 18 8' 57 -0' 07 6.7 +0.1 +10 ft 19 8' 56 -0' 08 6.7 +0.1 0 ft 20 9' 18 +0' 14 6.5 -0.2 -17 ft 21 8' 49 -0' 15 6.8 +0.2 0 ft 22 8' 30 -0' 34 7.0 +0.4 0 ft 23 8' 48 -0' 16 6.8 +0.2 0 ft 24 9' 23 +0' 19 6.4 -0.2 0 ft 25 9' 24 +0' 20 6.4 -0.2 0 ft end 8' 27 -0' 37 7.1 +0.5 +3 ft Versus average of 9' 04 min/mile

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My Last solo run before the marathon. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 159 ft Location: Del Mar, CA Elev. Gain: +26 ft Date: 05/29/08 Up/Downhill: [+390/-364] Time: 09:11 AM Difficulty: 2.3 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   63 F temp; 64% humidity   63 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 3.90 miles Goal: 4 miles Time: 0:36:47 Speed: 6.4 mph Attained: 97% Pace: 9' 25 /mi Calories: 574 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 18 -0' 07 6.5 +0.1 -59 ft 2 8' 47 -0' 38 6.8 +0.4 -88 ft 3 9' 25 +0' 00 6.4 -0.0 +82 ft end 10' 17 +0' 52 5.8 -0.5 +92 ft Versus average of 9' 25 min/mile

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Time to catch up on missed posts. This run was probably my favorite. When we were getting ready to run, somehow I ended up standing around farthest from the start. Which meant when we started running, I was out in front. Suddenly, I decided to keep it that way. I was up and running with Wayne, and Ashley, and the other fastest runners. Ashley started jumping onto stairs, and the next thing I knew, Wayne and I were jumping the little "No Parking" signs like hurdles. Probably not smart, but definitely fun. When I got to the end, I taunted Wayne a little, and he sprinted in front of me, but I stuck with it, and finished first back at the signin sheet. First, and only time, I won a training run. I was not supposed to run that hard, but I loved it! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 278 ft Location: San Diego, CA Elev. Gain: -10 ft Date: 05/27/08 Up/Downhill: [+308/-318] Time: 06:10 PM Difficulty: 2.4 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   63 F temp; 62% humidity   63 F heat index; winds NW 12 Performance Distance: 4.31 miles Goal: 5.5 miles Time: 0:32:23 Speed: 8.0 mph Attained: 78% Pace: 7' 30 /mi Calories: 630 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 7' 57 +0' 27 7.5 -0.5 +30 ft 2 7' 51 +0' 21 7.6 -0.4 +16 ft 3 7' 07 -0' 23 8.4 +0.4 -17 ft 4 7' 31 +0' 01 8.0 -0.0 -49 ft end 6' 06 -1' 24 9.8 +1.8 +10 ft Versus average of 7' 30 min/mile

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Here's a second try at Torrey Pines. BiM reset and missed the first part of the climb, but overall, it looks like an improved time. And Eric had us running at a tempo run pace for the flat part of the run. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 323 ft Location: Del Mar, CA Elev. Gain: -95 ft Date: 04/21/08 Up/Downhill: [+472/-567] Time: 06:05 PM Difficulty: 2.5 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   60 F temp; 59% humidity   60 F heat index; winds W 5 Performance Distance: 4.42 miles Goal: 5 miles Time: 0:37:24 Speed: 7.1 mph Attained: 88% Pace: 8' 27 /mi Calories: 651 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 59 +0' 32 6.7 -0.4 +256 ft 2 8' 43 +0' 16 6.9 -0.2 +49 ft 3 8' 08 -0' 19 7.4 +0.3 -72 ft 4 8' 22 -0' 05 7.2 +0.1 -259 ft end 7' 36 -0' 51 7.9 +0.8 -68 ft Versus average of 8' 27 min/mile

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19 miles! I was only expecting to run 16, but my running buddies on Saturday were both more experienced, so they were scheduled for 19. The best part is that I finished noticeably stronger than I started. I love out running 20 somethings at the end of a long run. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 34 ft Location: Coronado, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 04/19/08 Up/Downhill: [+459/-459] Time: 07:42 AM Difficulty: 3.3 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   62 F temp; 53% humidity   62 F heat index; winds SW 7 Performance Distance: 19.76 miles Goal: 16 miles Time: 3:13:29 Speed: 6.1 mph Attained: 123% Pace: 9' 47 /mi Calories: 2935 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 55 -0' 52 6.7 +0.6 0 ft 2 8' 52 -0' 55 6.8 +0.6 0 ft 3 8' 58 -0' 49 6.7 +0.5 0 ft 4 9' 26 -0' 21 6.4 +0.2 0 ft 5 8' 58 -0' 49 6.7 +0.5 -7 ft 6 9' 48 +0' 01 6.1 -0.0 +131 ft 7 10' 37 +0' 50 5.7 -0.5 +121 ft 8 9' 31 -0' 16 6.3 +0.2 -187 ft 9 9' 26 -0' 21 6.3 +0.2 -59 ft 10 13' 20 +3' 33 4.5 -1.6 -13 ft 11 8' 52 -0' 55 6.8 +0.6 +13 ft 12 9' 22 -0' 25 6.4 +0.3 0 ft 13 9' 34 -0' 13 6.3 +0.1 +3 ft 14 11' 37 +1' 50 5.2 -1.0 -3 ft 15 9' 16 -0' 31 6.5 +0.3 0 ft 16 9' 30 -0' 17 6.3 +0.2 0 ft 17 12' 04 +2' 17 5.0 -1.2 0 ft 18 9' 21 -0' 26 6.4 +0.3 0 ft 19 9' 19 -0' 28 6.4 +0.3 0 ft end 8' 37 -1' 10 7.0 +0.8 0 ft Versus average of 9' 47 min/mile

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Here's my first run ever up Torrey Pines. If you go back to the beginning of this blog, you can see me talking about how it was hard to cycle up this path at first. Now I can run it at a pace that is compatible with being an easy run. I hope this helps with the La Jolla Half next week! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 266 ft Location: Del Mar, CA Elev. Gain: +10 ft Date: 04/17/08 Up/Downhill: [+482/-472] Time: 06:23 PM Difficulty: 2.5 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   74 F temp; 19% humidity   74 F heat index; winds NW 15 Performance Distance: 3.76 miles Goal: 3 miles Time: 0:34:12 Speed: 6.6 mph Attained: 125% Pace: 9' 05 /mi Calories: 555 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 38 +0' 33 6.2 -0.4 +302 ft 2 9' 30 +0' 25 6.3 -0.3 +108 ft 3 8' 42 -0' 23 6.9 +0.3 -128 ft end 8' 20 -0' 45 7.2 +0.6 -272 ft Versus average of 9' 05 min/mile

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