Chicago Marathon

10 days to the Chicago Marathon!  And I got another late run in, pushing the distance up to 7.9 miles.  It felt good.  I didn't feel like I would be able to go another 18.3 miles, but I'm sure on race day in Chicago it will not be nearly as windy or as humid.  At [...]

11 days to the Chicago Marathon!  And today I was too busy to think much about it.  I did get a run in early this morning, which was a bonus, but then didn't have a chance to think about it the rest of the day. I'm attending a conference here in NYC, which means long [...]

12 days to the Chicago Marathon!  And I'm nursing myself back to health, hopefully.  My back is still a bit tight at times, but running is manageable.  Last night I had a very strong 6.2 mile workout along the East River.  While my time was a little on the slow side (9:50 pace), the effort [...]

13 days to the Chicago Marathon!  This morning I rested and slept in, until 6am.  My back is still a bit tight and stiff in places, and I think a little worse after my 4 mile run yesterday, so decided to take it easy this morning.  My intention is to exercise tonight, late in the [...]

14 days to the Chicago Marathon!  3 days into my back injury, and, it is feeling much better!  Enough so that I was able to run today, which is awesome!  On the one hand, I had about 20 miles planned for this weekend and only ended with 4, but on the other hand, at least [...]

15 days to the Chicago Marathon! And I am still a bit down for the count (back spasm yesterday), but it is not nearly as bad as I feared, or as bad as I've had it in prior back episodes. Really counting my blessings. I stayed home from work yesterday, but was not relegated to [...]

16 days to the Chicago Marathon!  And in the wee hours of this morning, the other shoe dropped.  Severe back spasm in the night, and I'm down for the count.  I predicted this in my post just yesterday: "Third, my back is very tight for some reason, which makes me nervous.  I’m concerned that I [...]

17 days to the Chicago Marathon!  Decided to rest this morning.  First, my right pinkie toe is still a big fat mess.  I snipped out almost the entire old nail, drained the blister again, and am hoping for the best.  Yesterday, it was very painful to walk in shoes, and today it is thankfully much [...]

18 days to the Chicago Marathon!  Wheee - this daily blogging thing is fun... So since Sunday, my right pinkie toe has been bothering me.  Generally speaking, my toes are a mess and hideous, but that one in particular is bad, and was uncomfortable since the run Sunday.  Last night I decided to try to [...]