Author: arunningmess

3.14 miles It was a Pi run with no Pie. Thank you for reading my daily post on my Chicago Marathon training.

4.02 miles These miles felt sluggish and I can’t pinpoint the reason why. The energy was there, but I just felt blah as if I couldn’t inhale all the oxygen I needed. Maybe it was the heat and humidity or perhaps it was just one of those days. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better. Thank you…

6.20 miles I completed more miles today than were necessary but I had some steam to blow off. Not angry steam. More like, annoyance steam.  But it’s times like these that I have to keep reminding myself things happen for my benefit and for my greatest good. Even if it’s really truly deep down annoying….

0 miles After not successfully completing a proper cutback week, I am taking a full rest zero miles day! And with that, I welcome in Week 7! Thank you for reading my daily post on my Chicago Marathon training.

6.65 miles From what I’ve heard, cutback weeks during marathon training should be around a 20% to 30% reduction in mileage. For me, this would be between 27 to 31 miles for the week.  However, I completed 35.07 miles so I didn’t quite cut back as much as I should have. But with that, Week…

9.33 miles Today was a day for a couple of firsts: my first caffeinated cup of coffee after 6 days of decaf (it was glorious) and the first time I tried a Spring Energy gel. Gels have never been my thing but it’s never prevented me from seeking out one that might help improve my…

5.18 miles Being mindful of the long run tomorrow I kept these miles easy and slow even if tomorrow’s long run is shorter due to the cutback in mileage this week.  Also tomorrow I’ll be dipping myself back into the caffeinated coffee pool again after six days of decaf. Not sure if I’m more excited…

5.22 miles Cutting yesterday’s run short may have worked wonders because I felt pretty good today, even incorporating some speedier surges throughout. This is definitely a lovely change from feeling like I’m dragging along a few cinder blocks the past few days.  Today also marks Day 5 of no caffeine and if there is anything…