Practice start...

I did this run today in the morning. I ran it as a kind of rehearsal for the marathon's first 10 miles. It gave me a chance to try out the new racing shoes I purchased last weekend and it gave me a chance to try and set a reasonable pace--fast enough that I get a little ahead of my 8 min/mile plan, but not so fast that I burn myself out.

Today I did the 10.3 miles in 78 1/2 minutes, for a pace of 7:37/mile. That is more or less perfect and I hope to do exactly that on the 19th.