3.61 birthday miles Easy walking today because the morning after a long run I assess what feels sore and extra tired and this morning it was my lower calves. The walking helped. Today I’m also another year older and every day is assessing what feels sore and extra tired. I told a friend, birthdays are…
Category: Training
Chicago Marathon Training: Sat 8.27.22
13.33 miles It’s beautiful when a long run doesn’t mentally feel so long once you’ve surpassed that number in training. That is, I kept telling myself today was “only” 12 miles but that didn’t stop me from feeling like I was running through quicksand with 20-pound cinder blocks attached to my legs at the beginning…
Chicago Marathon Training: F 8.26.22
0 miles – Rest Day I was very tempted and I mean, verrryyy tempted to do some miles today, but I held back and I’m proud of myself for that. In fact, I’ve been quite productive today and for that, I am extremely proud of myself! Today was a good day and I will celebrate…
Chicago Marathon Training: Th 8.25.22
5.21 miles Thank goodness tomorrow is a rest day and I am looking forward to it! Here’s something kind of funny: I have a bruised toenail and it’s not from running. How I know it’s not from running is recently I slammed my left foot into the vacuum cleaner and my index toe took the…
Chicago Marathon Training: W 8.24.22
8.23 miles I got my 8 done in one swoop! But I may need to re-think how I’ll tackle the midweek long run next week. I’m not sure how yet, but I need to tweak it a little so that is more manageable for me. The good news is I only have 4 more long…
Chicago Marathon Training: Tu 8.23.22
5.16 miles One thought I had during today’s miles is that the race will be over in about 47 days and hence, so will these daily training blog posts. If you’ve read a post here and there over the past 11 weeks, I just want to say Thank You! Most of the time I think I’m…
Chicago Marathon Training: M 8.22.22
3.35 miles Easy walking miles to begin Week 12 and to shake off any sluggishness that can set in after I take a rest day. I can’t believe it’s Week 12!!! Thank you for reading my daily post on my Chicago Marathon training.
Chicago Marathon Training: Sun 8.21.22
0 miles – Rest Day After my long run yesterday, I didn’t take the time to nap before heading to my first concert in two and half years to see The Head and The Heart, along with Dawes. I was too excited. This concert was my early birthday present since I turn a year older…