5 MONTHS TO RACE DAY!
Did you know October 12th is officially "Day of the Race" a holiday in Mexico?
(at least thats whats on my timeplanner)
The Chicago Marathon is officially sold out with 45,000 entries. So this means I will be relying on some good friends to travel and support me since none of my club members made the entry. I am still crossing my fingers to see if Joe pulls an entry last minute.
I have decided to enter in a few local races just to boost some confidence in my running since I have been struggling mentally with my distance. Although, yesterday I did a "fun run" from Del Mar Train Station (Pasadena) to Olvera Street in Los Angeles. For those interested in a map...
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1849375
I think my motivation was yummy mexican food and sangria at the end because I really did enjoy this ten mile run. It gave me a sense of what I might experience in Chicago since we ran through neighborhoods and places I would never go on my own. (even ran a few miles through the "not so nice" part of LA known as Highland Park and to some as the Ghetto) It made me sad to see some of the conditions and made me second guess running the LA Marathon next year.
I am going to try and boost my mileage to 12 this week since I have to get on a more regular schedule. Time for the goal assesment...
20 weeks til race + 16 more training miles = 1.25 mile increase per week
Did you know October 12th is officially "Day of the Race" a holiday in Mexico?
(at least thats whats on my timeplanner)
The Chicago Marathon is officially sold out with 45,000 entries. So this means I will be relying on some good friends to travel and support me since none of my club members made the entry. I am still crossing my fingers to see if Joe pulls an entry last minute.
I have decided to enter in a few local races just to boost some confidence in my running since I have been struggling mentally with my distance. Although, yesterday I did a "fun run" from Del Mar Train Station (Pasadena) to Olvera Street in Los Angeles. For those interested in a map...
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1849375
I think my motivation was yummy mexican food and sangria at the end because I really did enjoy this ten mile run. It gave me a sense of what I might experience in Chicago since we ran through neighborhoods and places I would never go on my own. (even ran a few miles through the "not so nice" part of LA known as Highland Park and to some as the Ghetto) It made me sad to see some of the conditions and made me second guess running the LA Marathon next year.
I am going to try and boost my mileage to 12 this week since I have to get on a more regular schedule. Time for the goal assesment...
20 weeks til race + 16 more training miles = 1.25 mile increase per week
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