This one goes up to 11

Two of my 3 miles today were under 11 minutes per mile (10:41 and 10:17!). Whoo hoo! Then I looked at the person on the treadmill next to me and she was going at about 8 and 1/2 minutes per mile. Ugh.

My husband shared a number of marathon statistics with me. The one I liked the best was this one:

In 2007, the average finishing time for men slowed to 4:29:52 from 4:26:39, while women slowed from 4:59:19 to 4:59:28.

These average times are around the time I would get if I doubled my half marathon time...and I were to sustain that pace for 26.2 miles, which is asking a lot. But still - I'm just thinking there's a chance.....