Chicago Marathon - Week 2

06/10/07 - Easy 10 miler, 7:40 pace (probably too fast)
06/12/07 - Easy 5K 23 mins
06/13/07 - Easy 8K 35 mins
06/14/07 - Easy 5K 21 mins (last mile was 5:28, just to get the cobwebs out)
06/16/07 - 5 Miler, 6:30 pace (pushed it a bit too much I think, but felt fine.)

Total Weekly Mileage: 27.2 miles
Increase from last week: 10 miles
Long Run: 10 miler
Total Marathon Training Mileage (MTM): 44.4 miles

Chicago Marathon - Week 1

6/04/07 - Easy 5K, roughly 25 mins, ran with daughter in jogging stroller(JS).
6/06/07 - 8K with son in the JS, 7:30 pace
6/07/07 - Eask 5K, 21:30 roughly
6/09/07 - 5 mile pace, sub 6:30 pace...too fast for marathon race pace

Total Weekly Mileage: 17.2 miles
Increase from last week: -9.8 miles
Long Run: 5 miler
Total Marathon Training Mileage (MTM): 17.2 miles

Dodge Park 5K (June 1st)

This was an interesting race. The sun was beating down on everyone, and the humidity made it feel like someone was squeezing your lungs. I guess when a fun run has an ambulance stationed at the finish line, you kind of know what to expect for that day.

Cutting to the chase:

Mile 1: 5:49, felt great, but knew I wouldn't hold that pace for the entire time, immediately backed off.

Mile 2: 6:22 I guess I backed off a lot. Felt great, but realized this pace wasn't going to get me a gold medal (not that they were giving those out)

Mile 3: 6:08 Felt nice, the heat and humidity bore down on everyone, so all times were slow.

Overall time: 19:08 (no sprint to the finish, just kept last mile pace going)

Not a bad time considering all the heavy lifting performed the day before helping Jim move his stuff. Actually I don't think any of that had an effect on me. It was a great race overall, a nice way to end my short distance season....marathon training starts Monday.