Chicago marathon: week ten

Finally, a good week of running!

. The past two weeks of training have been less than desirable and we almost gave up. Walked away. Called it quits. Thankfully we have running partner that holds us accountable, and a fantastic husband who provides us with unconditional love and support. Chicago, we're still coming for ya! On with the recap! Chicago Marathon Training Recap: Week Ten Monday – Rest. Tuesday – 3 miles. We always look forward to our first run of the week because the slate has been wiped cleaned. After each training week, we reflect back and make mental notes on areas that we need to improve, and then we hit the reset button. Come Tuesday morning, it’s just us and the pavement.

– 7 6 miles. Over these past two months we've been bitching and complaining about how our Wednesday morning runs are always BAWLS. Well friends, we finally had a fantastic run! Even though we didn’t run the full seven miles (ran out of time), we spent 57 minutes running like we were about to win Olympic gold. We know these types of runs are few and far between, but when they happen, it definitely restores our faith in the training process. Amen. Thursday – Rest. Friday – Rest.
Saturday – 15 miles. A couple of weeks ago we ran 13 miles and it was brutal. We hit a major wall and seriously considered quitting this entire operation. Well, it’s a good thing we have Listy to keep us in check because after refocusing during our taper week, we were ready to tackle this 15 miler. We picked up Listy at the butt crack of dawn and we ventured down south to the High Line Canal. We wanted to set both of us up for success and this flat, dirt trail was just the ticket. The first seven and a half miles flew by! We did our usual chatting, people watching, and even encouraged a lady on the trail to keep on running. Around the ten mile mark, Listy started having trouble with tight a tookus. We felt horrible because she had been there for us during our meltdowns and we wanted to see her finish. So we decided to run half a mile and then walk half a mile. Best decision of the day! We managed to get to the 13.5 mile marker and then Listy decided to stop to keep herself from getting injured. She’s so smart! We ran the last mile by myself and felt great all the way to the finish. We're hoping that nasty 13 mile run was just getting over the double digit hump and the rest of our runs will be smooth sailing. Or is that just wishful thinking? Sunday – Cross train. The hubs and we took an early evening stroll around downtown. Even though we technically didn’t “cross train”, we felt it was more important to connect with him because he’s the biggest supporter of this crazy process. Remember, it takes a village to run marathon! Total miles: 24 Catching up: Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven Week Eight Week Nine