11.55mi, 1:45:00, 25 AUG 13, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Mark Isham, "Army Strong"
Above and Beyond feat. Oceanlab, "On A Good Day"

WX at 09:58 Vrbl 3 10.00 Fair CLR 74 63 70% NA NA 30.43 1030.8

Odometer 13B: 26.5mi

Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 155/170

Today was not any faster. It felt better, and I was thinking about why the worst part of the run is around the 8-mile mark, just after an hour. I think the reason is continuing to go faster at the second-wind mark that I hit around the 6-mile mark. By 8 miles, I'm gassed and in the hurt box, but by mile 10 I feel better.  The feeling better part is probably due to glycogen regenesis at that point in the run.

Also, more prosaically, when there's more people on the trail, I tend to run faster because of a desire to pass people. Maybe not right, but it certainly is correct.

Splits

SGMT AGGRGTE SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 0:08:54 08:54 08:54 08:54 1.00
1.00 0:18:01 09:07 09:07 09:00 2.00
1.00 0:26:57 08:56 08:56 08:59 3.00
1.00 0:36:16 09:19 09:19 09:04 4.00
1.00 0:45:23 09:07 09:07 09:05 5.00
1.00 0:54:20 08:57 08:57 09:03 6.00
1.00 1:03:17 08:57 08:57 09:02 7.00
1.00 1:12:26 09:09 09:09 09:03 8.00
1.00 1:21:16 08:50 08:50 09:02 9.00
1.00 1:31:04 09:48 09:48 09:06 10.00
1.00 1:40:00 08:56 08:56 09:05 11.00
0.55 1:45:00 05:00 09:05 09:05 11.55