Chicago Marathon - RunMarathon

Ran the best race I could. Didn't meet my goal of 4:59:59 but can't think of a place I could have shaved a minute from my time. Maybe run the tangents a bit better as garmi put me at 26.44 but I tried to do that as much as possible. Went through the 1/2 a few minutes ahead of pace but couldn't maintain. A 6 minute positive split is pretty awesome for me though considering last year it was something like +30 minutes on the back half. Ate and drank according to schedule. Temps were perfect. Crowds were awesome. Enjoyed myself immensely. Just couldn't pull it off. Two seconds a mile. Two stupid seconds. Oh well :)

Walked another 12 miles to the meeting spot. Ok, maybe not 12, but it felt like forever. Probably a full mile to the family meeting spot and I just wanted to sit down. By the time I got to the meeting spot, I was fine and ready to go longer. Both arches were hurting quite a bit. Had to walk on tip toes or I could hardly move.


Running form? That's what I'm going with today. Maybe one day I'll be able to run fast.


Love this race. Will be volunteering next year since IMMOO is only 1 month before allowing for too little recovery time. But I will be back. And I will finish with a 4 in the front of my time. One day....