directions_run Run • June 21, 2025, 6:14 p.m.

MARATHON DAY. The bet with my dad was to beat 3:15 so I just stayed with the pacer until mile 17. Got up to 85 degrees so made sure to stay hydrated. Came through the half in 1:38 which felt like I was walking. At mile 17 I started to pick it up and hit 6:30’s or faster the last 9 miles. Ran a 1:29 low the second half so negative split the marathon by 9 minutes. Only regret was going out so slow because I know I can go faster. Definitely going to do more marathons though and with a long run farther than 9.5 miles I know I can go a lot faster. Might be ambitious but I think a 2:50 is in the cards with proper training. Ended up going 3:07.21 which isn’t very fast but it felt relatively easy and still accomplished the goal by 8 minutes. Going to take a break and see what marathon I’ll run next.