Pre Race Jitters

It is funny how I react in the pre-race period each time I get ready to run. Invariably, I find myself filled with self doubt. Is the pace I am planning on running right? Do I feel a twinge in my leg? Is that a cold I feel coming on? I feel tired, I hope I feel better on race day. And so on. Perhaps this will change once I run a few more races, or is a more permanent condition. No matter.... it is what it is. I had a really iffy week from a training point of view - I felt really tired - as implied in my myriad of complaints above, however, my long run was pretty good - I have included the splits. Anyway, race day will be what race day will be. Not much longer to wait until I find out if my plans were on target or not. Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 7' 22 -0' 13 8.1 +0.2 134 -43 ft 2 7' 39 +0' 04 7.8 -0.1 136 -53 ft 3 7' 17 -0' 18 8.2 +0.3 141 -49 ft 4 7' 21 -0' 14 8.2 +0.2 146 -10 ft 5 7' 24 -0' 11 8.1 +0.2 154 +112 ft 6 7' 26 -0' 09 8.1 +0.2 151 +39 ft 7 7' 43 +0' 08 7.8 -0.1 151 +43 ft 8 10' 16 +2' 41 5.8 -2.1 143 -79 ft 9 7' 14 -0' 21 8.3 +0.4 149 -23 ft 10 7' 06 -0' 29 8.4 +0.5 149 -69 ft 11 7' 36 +0' 01 7.9 -0.0 148 -16 ft 12 8' 11 +0' 36 7.3 -0.6 149 +115 ft 13 8' 27 +0' 52 7.1 -0.8 145 +49 ft 14 7' 58 +0' 23 7.5 -0.4 142 0 ft end 7' 55 +0' 20 7.6 -0.3 144 +6 ft Versus average of 7' 35 min/mile

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