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Week of 2026-09-28

Miles: 38.87

Days run: 6

  • Mon — 2.39 — easy with the high school varsity boys
  • Tue — 2.41 — easy with the high school varsity boys
  • Wed — 2.40 — easy with the high school varsity boys
  • Thu — 2.90 — easy with the high school varsity boys
  • Fri — 2.53 — shakeout
  • Sat — 26.23 — St. George Marathon, official chip 3:09:54
  • Sun — 0

Long: the marathon.

Quality: the race. No separate strides show in Strava on Tuesday or Thursday.

What died: about 5 miles of the planned 18 before the race (12.64 actual). Sub-3.

Next week: Recovery, short and easy.

The goal was sub-3, and the clock said 3:09:54. That's a PR by about 36 minutes over last year's St. George, but it's not sub-3. Early miles ran faster than the 6:52 on the sheet. My hamstrings cramped late, and miles 25 and 26 were 9:47 and 9:27. The full race is in St. George Marathon: 3:09.

Race week came in light, and that's fine. The fitness was already built.

The block I took to St. George is free if you want it.