It isn't my permanent home, but it was last weekend for the Chicago Marathon. I'll keep this post short: It's done. Results have been posted to our training blog. Soreness has mostly subsided and the knees were not a problem. At least I didn't fall and crack my head open like the winner did at the finish line.
Congrats to everyone who made the attempt and a pat on the back for all finishers. Just stepping up to the starting line is a tremendous task that has my respect. Finishers even more so for managing the ordeal successfully.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Time to Taper
It's a little surreal. While I've been training for the Chicago marathon with the lofty goal of completing the run -- no illusions of grandeur, I'm a 1/2 miler not a distance runner by nature -- I have put many other things aside as my Saturdays have been consisting of running ever increasing distances and then doing my best not to nap the rest of the day away. My wife and daughter are tiring of the routine and I must admit I am too.
That, however, is going to change. We just completed our longest run, and after mapping it, the route was 21 miles, not just the 20 we were targeting. I could still walk and my knees didn't quit. By Sunday evening I was actually believing I could do this thing without serious long-term injury -- although stock in an ibuprofein company might be a good call.
So, with that, our next couple of weeks taper back seriously, giving the body a good chance to heal before the main event. Of our training group, 2 have sustained injuries that they can not heal from in time for the race and a 3rd is still wanting to try. That leaves 2 of us (myself included) who are complete newbies to the event to get lost wit 40K of our closest friends in downtown Chicago.
That was the easy part, now we have to find a hotel room.
That, however, is going to change. We just completed our longest run, and after mapping it, the route was 21 miles, not just the 20 we were targeting. I could still walk and my knees didn't quit. By Sunday evening I was actually believing I could do this thing without serious long-term injury -- although stock in an ibuprofein company might be a good call.
So, with that, our next couple of weeks taper back seriously, giving the body a good chance to heal before the main event. Of our training group, 2 have sustained injuries that they can not heal from in time for the race and a 3rd is still wanting to try. That leaves 2 of us (myself included) who are complete newbies to the event to get lost wit 40K of our closest friends in downtown Chicago.
That was the easy part, now we have to find a hotel room.
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