mile 8 was 7:25.
as i crossed the 8 mile marker, i started to get mad, because i knew that i had more in me than i was giving out to that point. i also knew there were some downhill sections coming up, so i decided i was going to pick up the pace and attempt to run a sub 7:00 minute mile. i finished mile 9 in 6:53, and felt really good.
other than 2 runners about 100 yards ahead of me, i was essentially running by myself. as i crossed the 12 mile marker, i tried to kick it up another notch and catch the 2 runners ahead of me. 