I'm still on track! I was going to do my long run on Saturday and rest Sunday so I could be back at it with the morning runs today (Monday) but a broken furnace and a 2+ hour wait for the repair man altered my plans.
But good news - furnace is working again, and I was able to do a 9 miler on Sunday. I will say, I notice a definite difference after this long run, when I HAVEN'T been great about the daily runs, versus the long runs when I am doing my daily runs. My knees are killing me today. I have to be better about getting my shorter runs in this week.
And another positive - I think - the time limit for the Chicago marathon in October is 6 hours and 30 minutes. For some reason I had it in my head that it was 6 hours flat. Not that that :30 makes a big difference in reality, since (if I do it) I would *hope* that I would be well under both. A 12 min/mile average time = roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes. But that extra :30 just seems to provide the extra mental cushion necessary to say - okay, maybe I can do this. The thought of a limit just scares me in general. I can't think of anything worse than training for months and months and finishing over the limit, and not getting the finishers medal. And really, that 6:30 limit might be from the start of the first wave...in which case there are people still crossing in the final waves a good amount of time after that.
And on a final note...I would like to formally extend the invitation for you to come up to Chicago for a second half marathon - 8/24, the Chicago Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
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