Who thought running two marathons in two weeks, both requiring travel, was a good idea? Me apparently. So this week was race week… again. Here’s how it went:
MONDAY
I didn’t want to run but I did want to shake my legs after spending all of Sunday in planes so I took a Flywheels spin class.
TUESDAY
The second Tuesday of the month is always Pacers’ Shake Shack Track and Shack. I ran 5.50km with the 14th street group, mostly with Gloria who is currently training for her first marathon (Marine Corps). I tried the Pumpkin Pie shake at the Shack and kinda loved it. I also love that Shake Shack now offers a smaller shake size. I can’t drink a full 16oz one!
WEDNESDAY
I tried Hot Power yoga at Illumin8. The studio is beautiful but I don’t think I loved the instructor and I enjoyed Corepower more (the classes were pretty similar). But I’ll try it again with a different instructor.
THURSDAY
Track! It wasn’t the most interesting track, we just ran around the track for 35-40 minutes. Everyone else did 4-6 1 minute sprints after that, but this was my shake out run so I took it easy, skipping the sprints and sticking with 5.90 km in 40 minutes (6:47 / km).
FRIDAY
Back to Corepower. I felt very tight and none of the moves came in easy which worried me a bit pre-Chicago…. I had a big work event that night, our annual Space Oktoberfest party so I also didn’t quite have the relaxing night I wish I could have had before my 7AM flight!
SATURDAY
Made it to Chicago by 8:30AM and met up with my friend Nicki. We dropped off our bags at Aloft Mag Mile and headed to the expo. Bib pick-up was a smooth process, though we didn’t love any of the official marathon gear from Nike, which is a bummer.
For dinner, we met up with Dan and Maria who I know from DC running for a fabulous carb fest at Coco Pazzo. We went to bed on the early side!
SUNDAY
Race day! I’ll dedicate a separate post to recap the race but I will just say that the crowds were AMAZING and truly made the race a spectacular experience. Also, I understand why they call Chicago the Windy City 😉
Bilan de la semaine: Ran 53.6 km, including 42.1km at the Chicago Marathon. Took 1 spin class, and 2 yoga class. It was a good week!
What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Still making my way through Americanah (I’ve got maybe a third left) and I also started listening to Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution. Doing that one on audio like I have all the other candidates’ book and it’s over 18 hours long! It’s gonna take me a while 😉
What I’m eating/drinking: I wish I had more time in Chicago to have more fun food, but that wasn’t in a cards for this race (neither was a PR apparently.) I did love the special Goose Island we got at the finish line. It tasted sooooo good after 26.2 miles!!
What I’m looking forward to next week: NO RUNNING! lol
Linking up one last time with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down. Now that I won’t be training for anything, I’m not sure I’m going to keep up with those weekly post and I don’t know what direction my posts are going to take in the next few weeks…
Yay, glad to hear it was a good race experience in spite of the wind!
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You are an inspiration! And you always look so good in your race photos and after!
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Well done getting to Chicago and crossing that finish line…two weeks after Berlin! Yes, keep linking with us, if nothing else for a support group as you maintain your fitness 😉 We have a lot of linkers/bloggers who aren’t in training for anything specific, but we all gotta stay fit 😉 None the less, huge congrats to you!!
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Congrats on another marathon finish!
It was definitely a bit windy out there on the course yesterday, lol. The crowd support was absolutely amazing too!
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You have earned that rest this week! We’ve been stuck overnight at Chicago (have been there, too, but a long time ago) — desperately wanted deep dish but wasn’t in the cards, so I feel your pain.
Sorry about the PR, but anyone who finishes a marathon is definitely a rockstar in my book.
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Glad your time in our fair city was fun. It’s actually called The Windy City due to all the hot air our politicians spew, but it was VERY windy on race day! I haven’t been to Coco Pazzo in ages! Glad you enjoyed!
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Congrats on finishing the Chicago Marathon! For sure it was a windy day for a race.
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Congratulations on your 2 marathons!
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