That is how long it took me to run 3 miles today. How did I feel at the end? Fabulous! It felt so GOOD to run. The two week break sure helped a lot too. I felt energized and wanted to run more but the therapist told me to run for about 30 minutes. I plan to go tomorrow and Thursday.
So I decided not to do a marathon in May. Why? Well, I guess the real question is “Why do I feel like I have to do one?” I guess I was trying to convince myself that since I have been doing one a year for the past 4 years then it was time to start doing two a year. Why push it? One a year is enough for me. However, I LOVE, LOVE half marathons and plan to run as many as I can this year. Below are the half marathons this year.Chi Town Half Marathon, March 27
- First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon, May 1
- Magellan Development Chicago Spring Half Marathon, May 15
- 13.1 Marathon Chicago, June 4
- North Shore Half Marathon, June 12
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon, August 14
- Oak Brook Half Marathon, September 5
- Chicago Half Marathon, September 11 (maybe)
Happy Running!
You can never have too many races!! 😉 I wish we had more half's around where I live. So far I only have 1 in April and 1 in June. I am trying to find more but no luck 🙁 Happy racing!!
I love the half! Once you get in shape, doing them all summer long will be no problem. Check out halffanatics.com, you can join the club!