Sometimes it just doesn't go as planned

Today I ran Nike Marathon Test 2 in Copenhagen - the plan was to run at 4:00 pace per K through the entire 15K. I had a really good preparation in January and February where I felt I actually should have run a new PR at Nike Marathon Test .1, but only due to weather conditions has to settle with a slower time.

But end of February and March have been horrible. The weather has been bad, but my work has required a lot of me, and I have had to (normally something I never do) cancel training passes to be manage work.

So when I was at the start line for 15K, I felt uncertain if I had set a too ambitious goal.  The first 5K went well - I followed the 4:00min/K pacers for the first 5K - but hereafter I started to get in trouble. I had to slow down to "recover" a little bit, and the next 5K was very tough.

In the last 5K I managed to get to 4:15min/K, but I had lost too much and ended at 1:04:00 for 15K. (Goal: 1:00:00). 4 mins might sound very little, but it is actually a lot, so I am disappointed with my performance.'

I hope I will manage to increase my training effort over the next couple of month so I can still go for 3hrs at Copenhagen Marathon.