June 1, 2014
It's been a good week of running. I was able to get a 6 miler in on Thursday morning while traveling on business. It was an early rise, getting up at 4:45 am but a beautiful day to run. I ran around an outdoor mall and it was me and the parking lot striping guys. So I was jumping over fresh paint once in awhile. The run was great and I found myself picking up the pace. Overall I came in under 8/ mile. Friday was an off day. Saturday I met a couple of fellow runners in Franfort and ran on Plank Trail. Plank is full of runners on a Saturday morning. Many of them are also training for Chicago. We ran 8 miles and the pace was quick for the first few as it tends to be as we run and chat. Of course we all acuse the other of pushing the pace. We clocked in at 8/ mile for the run and it felt good. The calf muscle is still a little sore and I'm not sure why this thing hangs on but it still feels better than a week ago. Well my brothers the start of marathon training is just 3 weeks away! Then the rubber has to be on the road.
Dudes, well I am back from Rwanda for a couple weeks now. The half there was very, very challenging - hills, altitude, heat!! But I got through it. You guys are rocking your training and will clean my clock at the Chicago Marathon. I will likely run it in 4:30 to 5 hours. Finally getting back to normal after jet lag.
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