3.34 miles These miles may be short but they were enough for me to reach the GVRAT finish line today! The GVRAT didn’t quite go as planned for me this year, but marathon training took precedence over trying to reach a certain number per day, or per week. I’ve accepted the outcome of completing it…
Category: Training
Chicago Marathon Training: M 09.12.22
2.57 miles Some residual fatigue is still hovering from Saturday’s long run and because I woke up with a headache that developed into a migraine, I wasn’t going to push these miles. I did what I could. But I did put in strength training and focused on mobility today so I feel it was a…
Chicago Marathon Training: Sun 09.11.22
2.01 miles Slow easy walking miles to shake out the fatigue in my legs from yesterday’s run. Week 14 is done and the cutback week was completed with 28 miles. The marathon is less than a month away, and there is a lot to think about and prepare for next weekend. There is more I could…
Chicago Marathon Training: Sat 09.10.22
14.40 miles As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the weather appears to want to check ALL the boxes in preparation for race day, and today it was Holy Humidity Batman!! 90% this morning and while the temperature wasn’t 98 degrees, I was sweating before I took one step which meant I needed to make sure I was…
Chicago Marathon Training: F 09.09.22
4.44 miles The Chicago Marathon is in one month from today!!! And today the weather was a hot steamy pile of humidity and rain. Chances are it’ll be gone by morning, but then again, there is a chance the weather might remain the same. You just never know. Either way, the weather appears to be…
Chicago Marathon Training: Th 09.08.22
4.07 miles What a day. I woke up later than yesterday and really wasn’t able to run this morning which left this afternoon when the thick of the heat is nestled comfortably. I keep reminding myself the heat only prepares me for race day even though I am trying to manifest a cool 60 degrees…
Chicago Marathon Training: W 09.07.22
0 miles This might be a first for this training block – zero miles on a Wednesday when I have 9 on the menu. It wasn’t my day. I woke up late because I didn’t sleep well and then the work day was so busy that at the end of it I didn’t have the…
Chicago Marathon Training: Tu 09.06.22
4.01 miles I know the plan said 5 but I cut this one short. In fact, I’m going off script and cutting all of this week’s miles short. It’s to protect my sanity really because this heat wave is getting to me. Next week, the temperatures should be back into the 80s. Besides, this week…