I wasn’t ready to make my announcement yet, as I’m still surprised, but here it goes:
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I made it to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon! The whole registration process was a mess! Don’t know if you heard, but when registration opened up, I hadn’t yet decided if I wanted to run this race again. Well, due to the registration fiasco, I had more time to think about it & decided to give it a shot! I did & I got in! I’m excited & nervous! Oh Boy, here I go ……
Last year when I ran, I thought that would be my last marathon because of the time committment. However, I still have the bug & there’s nothing like a marathon high. Looking forward to that again! I ran the Chicago Marathon last year in 3:52. That was my PR & I was thrilled. I was hoping for 4:00, which would have been my best! Something happened last summer & I was really able to pick up my speed, injury free & felt great. Well, I was 7 minutes shy of qualifying for Boston last year. This year I’m in a different age bracket (sometimes it’s good to be old) & I need 3:55 to qualify. All the cards were in my favor last year, so I’m not banking on anything, but it sure would be amazing to qualify for the most amaing & sought after race! At least it is in my book! We’ll see. Truthfully, my goal is to love the sport this season, be a good role model, feel good, and listen to lots of books on my IPod!
I first need to get through this 1/2 marathon next month, as I don’t feel prepared for that race yet. I do have a few more weeks & will kick it into gear soon. I really need to get outside to run, but haven’t had the right weather just yet. I need my temperature to be just “so” to run outside. I don’t mind the heat, as so many runners do! I don’t like the cold, snow, ice or rain!
Come on Chicago, I need a little weather help here!
What’s your favorite running weather?
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