Woo hoo...I'm kicking my Virtual Partner's ass! I never used this feature on my Garmin Forerunner 305, but, on my new 405CX, it's easily accessed by a couple taps on the bezel. I set my VP to maintain 8:15/mile...so, what this really means, is I went out too fast (keep in mind that this does NOT reflect the 7:23/mile pace I averaged over the first four miles since I reset the watch at Miramar Park)

Because I reset my watch after running four miles, I have to add time from that initial downhill segment to get my split. The total should read 1:43:26, a personal best...and definitely faster than I should be running this early into the run

If I can hit two of these, I will finish Surf City with a new PR. Unfortunately, I can totally feel that I am behind my training schedule distance targets. I am already having a hard time keeping my pace within the 8's per mile.

My virtual partner has almost caught up. I will definitely not be able to stay ahead of him once I start climbing towards home

I had not planned on setting a new personal record today, but started to suspect I would around mile 10. My previous best half marathon split was in the 1:43's

Halfway into my Cheesecake Orbit...off pace, but best since snowbaording in March (and, if I complete this, my longest run since then as well)

Three miles to go...uphill

Just 4 uphill miles to go

Pace is off, but improving

3 uphill miles to go...pace slowing

Continuing to work on pace with intervals (started with a one miler, will follow with an 800m and two 400m)

Barely managed to keep my pace the 8's...but I'm not home yet

Better, but I still should be able to do that downhill bit faster

I may have started this morning's 18+ miler a tad too fast. I'm a little freaked out because this is less than a minute from being another personal record. Of course, this split favors gravity assistance...and I did stop briefly earlier in the run

Back to Burma...ahead of Tuesday's pace (actually did the first mile in 5:55)

That said, I might be setting myself up for failure...this could be an 18+ miler?

Nearly four uphill miles from home and running out of steam

Glad I didn't sign up for Long Beach. I am considerably off my race pace...and concerned I'm not even up for the distance of THIS run

Has my actually pace started to improve? Or have I just run downhill?

Still need to work on my pace

9:00/mi is not a bad recovery pace

All things considered, this is not a horrible time...but this doesn't include many stops along the way.

Respectable, but I have work to do...and I'm still two miles from home

The girls would rather I stay in bed than spend this much time away from home on a weekday morning