So, after all the brouhaha, what’s become of my grand plan to race the Chicago Marathon?
Mostly, it’s dead. And I’m bummed about that. Seriously bummed.
In the end, good sense had to prevail: after 5-6 weeks of limited running and then 3 weeks of absolutely no running, I couldn’t just start up training where I left off (never mind starting my training at the point of the program that I should have progressed to by now) without risking re-injuring the ankle or developing some new-and-improved injury to some other body part. It just wouldn’t have been prudent.
And lord knows, I’m nothing if not prudent.
Or something like that.
What’s the new plan, y’all ask? Well, let me tell ya:
I’ll still run part of the Chicago Marathon. I mean, I paid for that race and I’ll be damned if I don’t at least eat some of the post-race food (how many bagels do I have to eat to match the $125 entry fee?). The plan right now is to keep a triathlete friend of mine company for whatever my long training run is for that weekend.
Wait. Training run? Long training run?? Oh yea -so, out with Chicago and in with VEGAS, baby! I’m targeting the Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on December 6th. There’s a full and half marathon option – something for everyone! Who’s with me?
How many bagels = $125 race fee? LOTS.
Oh, and “who’s with me?” for Vegas???
DON’T TEMPT ME 🙂
You could run a half marathon in your sleep. Which you might have to do after we stay up late gambling and drinking. 🙂 Not that I’m trying to tempt you at all.
I could sleep, eat, or drink my way through a marathon…run, not so much. 🙂
Why can’t they put races on my breaks from school????? It would just work out so much better…