Saturday, 10 miles. Sunday, 10 miles. That’s the first time I’ve ever done back-to-back long runs, and both runs came in slightly under my target marathon pace of 10:18. Saturday was around a 1:41 minutes, putting me at about a 10:08 pace. Sunday was about 1:42:35, which put me around a 10:16. Makes me curious what will happen when I try to string these two long runs together for my first-ever 20 mile run, which, by the way, is scheduled for 14. October, 2007.

This week also marks a 26 mile week (the lion’s share of which was done over the weekend). This is, as of this writing, the longest week I’ve logged (previous record was 25 miles). That record will be fast-replaced, however, given the fact I’m approaching the nerve center of my training.

Next up: Philadelphia Distance Run on 16. September, 2007. I have a feeling I’m going to PR. The time to beat? 2:09:20 on the Chip.

Retiring my Mizuno Wave Rider 10s as well. Ordered a new pair from Road Runner Sports today and will have plenty of time to break them in before the marathon. In fact, might need yet-another pair given all the mileage I’m logging. We’ll see.