Well, leave it to me to wait until the last minute to (try to) kick my training into gear! I was so good in the beginning but dropped off quite a bit in the middle of my plan, so here I am in the past couple of weeks trying to play catch-up in the end! Nothing too crazy as I don’t want to overwhelm myself in the last two weeks before the Chicago Marathon. My stats for the week:
Sunday, 9/24: 15.1 mile run
Monday, 9/25: 12 hour work day
Tuesday, 9/26: 12 hour work day
Wednesday, 9/27: 27.5 mile bike/5.1 mile run
Thursday, 9/28: 45 minutes strength training
Friday, 9/29: 5.1 mile run
Saturday, 9/30: 35 minutes cardio/15 minutes strength training
It was another hot and humid week in Chicago, and we all are hoping the weather will behave this weekend. We are expecting rain for the latter part of the week. Fingers crossed Sunday will be dry!
I’m still debating over and over in my head what time goal to set for Chicago. I honestly only ever want to finish, but I do want to challenge myself without overwhelming myself in the process. I have a pretty good idea of what I’m capable of, as long as no one (including Mother Nature) throws a wrench at me on Sunday!
And ooh….spoiler alert! The finisher medal for Chicago was unveiled today…isn’t she a beaut??? I can’t wait to add it to my collection!!!
Do you establish your race goals and train with those goals in mind, or do you establish them closer to race day? Who all is running Chicago? Good luck to all of you!!!
Good luck to you this Sunday!! Can’t wait to see the pictures and hear about the race!! The excitement builds, you are an inspiration!!
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to hear about your November Turkey Trot! See you on the 14th!
I love the medal and can’t wait to earn it on Sunday! Fingers crossed that the rain and humidity do NOT make an appearance on race day 🙂
I love it too! They pulled rain out of the Sunday forecast this morning (yay!!!) bit it will be warm. Good luck! Can’t wait to read your recap and see your take on it!
Seeing that finisher medal is giving me FOMO! Excited for you!
Thanks! I’m getting really excited!
Woot!!!! I’m excited for you! Best of luck!!!!
Thanks! I can’t believe it’s already here!!!
Excited for all of you running this weekend-have a fabulous time
Thanks so much! It looks like the rain might hold off, but it’s going to be warm!
Definitely a beautiful medal! You’re going to have such a fun weekend!!!
And the weather is looking better by the day!
I LOVE the Chicago medal. They did a really good job designing it, and I cannot wait to earn it on Sunday!
I think it’s gorgeous! Good luck on Sunday!
Good luck! The medal looks gorgeous! I hope the weather is great for you!
Thanks! Fingers are crossed! It looks like the rain will miss us.
Sound like a great week of training! I ran the MCM a few years ago and LOVED it!! Looking forward to your recap of it 🙂
MCM seems like such an exciting race. I can’t wait!