18 miles, take two

Today's splits:

1. First loop: 49:00 minutes
2. Second loop: 1:41:00 (52:00 minutes)
3. Third loop: 2:35:45 (54:45 minutes)

Not too bad. I was pretty cramped up and tired on the third loop. I just ached and obviously, sucked. Next week I have to do 20 miles, which I'm kind of dreading. My overall goal for the marathon is to finish it in 4 hours or less. It might be doable; it depends how much I slow down in the last six miles.

I'm going to run a killer 15k over the summer though. I feel like I have a lot more strength over moderate distances (6-10 miles) than I've ever had before.