After a long XC season and an unprepared attempt a the Chicago Marathon...in back and itching to get back into good shape. Since I started this blog last January it's been a busy year. Baby Josie is now 7 months and while we are still adjusting to baby #3 things are finally starting to settle it seems. This was a tough XC season, busy as usual, and even busier when I arrived home each night. Thank God for my wife...without her I'd never do all I get to do.
I made an unsuccessful attempt in running the Chicago Marathon. I joked with everyone that I'd been tapering since the summer. True...just that it was not planned. My duties as teach & coach and my OCD tendencies to do too much simply got in the way. However if not for a foot flare up the Monday before I may had popped a great race for minimal training. Went in not knowing I'd even be able to run on the Friday before, to planning attempt a sub 2:30 running with my brother, to a change a plan a couple miles in that had me on pace up to the 20+ mile mark to run 2:25 and change. Unfortunately the foot didn't cooperate and I was forced to pull up with a lame with a sore foot and a tight calve.
After some time recuperating I'm feeling good and hoping for a good winter of running.
Here goes!
Mon 12/3 - Steady long run around CL. Went through Veteran Acres, Covered Bridges, and up around Prairie Ridge. Awesome weather 70ish degrees. Shorts and no shirt in December. Nice! 1:20 total - 12 miles
Tues 12/4 - Steady run with Quick, Sheehan, and Gates to Dundee and back via DG trail. 5.5 miles
Wed 12/5 - 61 min run around CL. Through Veteran Acres to Covered Bridges where I did 25 or so of random Hill Fartlek. Picking up pace on every uphill. Reality of 30's and cold returned - 8.5 miles
Thur 12/6 - Steady run to Fremd and back with pick-up on return. 28:00 for 4.5 miles out/25:00 min for 4.5 miles on return. Really got going on the way back. Total time was under 6:00 pace. Last few miles were 5:40 or faster with the last mile being 5:12. Easy mile cool-down afterward. - 10 miles
Fri 12/7 -
Sat 12/8 -
Sun 12/9 -
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