Nine Races down! Next stop, Marathonville!!!

Well, I'm in! I've run my nine races and I'm in!! I have guaranteed my entry into the 2008 ING NYC Marathon! As you might be able to tell, I'm pretty pumped. I ran well today and it felt great knowing that this race would secure my spot in the Marathon a little less than year from now!

I ran pretty well today, but my legs were a little sore. Like yesterday, my breathing was totally fine and my lungs felt great the whole race, but my legs were the limiting factor. Nevertheless, I ran a good 7:59 pace which was within the bounds of my goal (breaking 8) for a total time of 31:56. Not too shabby. Not fantastic, but I'm happy with it. I also found that I ran a more consistent race than I normally do. Often I'll run the first mile in 7:30, the second in 7:45, the third in 8:23, and the fourth in 7:45. In other words, I'm all over the place. But this time, I kept my pace more consistent. I think it was 1 - 8:00, 2 - 7:57, 3 - 8:10, 4 - 7:49. Or something like that. In any case, I was pleased with it.

I think that I'll take off until I get to Indy for Thanksgiving, but I should get some decent mileage in over vacation.

I'm in!!