Chicago marathon: week eleven
Vacation last week could haven’t come at a better time. Things have been bananas! We're keeping our fingers crossed that everything is going to work out, but until then, this vacation was a much needed distraction.
We knew we wouldn’t be racking up the miles during this training week, but we took it as an opportunity to rest and relax. Our mind needed to process other things besides apartment ads on Craigslist, and our feet needed a good week of solid rest.
Okay, on with the recap! Chicago Marathon Training: Week Eleven Monday – Rest. Tuesday – 3 miles. Dude, it’s dark at 6am now! Don’t get us wrong, we love that fall is quickly approaching, but it’s a little freaky running in the dark. We may have to change up our running schedule a bit, or make Mr. B ride his bike beside us so the boogie man doesn’t get us. Wednesday – 8 10 miles. Nothing like running double digits before you leave for vacation! We knew this week would not be a high mileage week, so in order to keep myself from freaking out about not running the full 16 miles on Saturday, we made sure to haul BAWLS on this run. Yes, it was painful. But! In the end, we're glad we pushed myself. Thursday – 4 miles Cross Train (water skied).If water skiing was a legit option in Denver, we would totally do it all the time for our cross training. Hey, it’s a total body workout, right?
Friday – Cross Train (swam). Okay, back in the ol’ Wichita Swim Club days, we used to be a rockstar in the swimming pool. We went from Aqua Bears to the Swim Team in little over a month. In the back of our mind we thought we were still that epic ten year-old swimmer…folks, we're not even close. Mr. B and we purchased goggles before we left town anticipating we would swim around the dock. Well, lets just say that Olympic swimming isn’t in our near future. We completely forgot how to breathe with our head in the water. Needless to say, we made it 25 yards and about died. We have serious work to do, people.
Saturday – 16 miles 3 miles. Not even close. Eh, what can you do? Our plan the entire time was to not run down here because its hilly and there’s hardly any trails to run on. But we did have a nice walk/jog up a few hills with our Mom and Mr. B. The weather down at the lake was darn near reliable for afternoon running. This never happens in the middle of August! Maybe this drought thing is coming to an end? Sunday – Rest. Traveled back to Denver. Total miles: 3316 Catching up:
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