Twelve miles seems like nothing now. Just a middle distance run that doesn’t take up half of the morning. It was an emotional roller coaster kind of run though. My mile splits aren’t marked out all that accurately so they vary as far as times go. I am pretty confident in the total distance.
The first mile I clock 8:01 and thought, “a marathon in less than four hours will be a breeze.”
Then the second mile I ran a 9:41 and thought, “dang it I’ll never finish close to four hours. I’m doomed to 4:13.”
Total time – 1:42:24 (8:32 pace)
Overall I’m happy with it and feel confident again. Just don’t ask me tomorrow.