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Old 04-08-2008, 07:33 PM   #2
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So, my plan is to start at 8 min/mile and build slightly with each mile. For those of you who have raced this distance and longer is this a sound plan?
Sounds good, but it's awfully hard to run just a bit faster with each mile, due to variances in terrain, wind, etc. If I were you, I'd run 8 min miles for the first half, and then punch the gas. Even if you start to crash, you've only got a couple of miles to go.
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