Well, I did my first double-digit run.
I ran 10 miles on Sat., Aug. 11, finishing in 2:02.
Only 16.2 miles on top of that and I’ll have a full marathon completed … ugh.
I would have finished in under two hours had my running group not stopped for a couple bathroom breaks and taken a little longer at the Gatorade stops than we probably should have.
Oh, well—I finished and felt great. There were no foot or stamina problems.
I’ll be running 12 miles on Sat., Aug. 18, along the lakefront, starting at Foster Avenue and heading south.
In addition to the Saturday group runs, I also run two or three times during the week, each time for 45 or 55 minutes, give or take.
After this week’s 12-mile journey, I’ll run 14 miles next week, then drop down to an 8-mile recovery run on Sept. 1, which actually could be quite a challenge since I’ll be running in the high altitude of Denver, Colo. I’ll be running in Denver with my friend Chuck, if he doesn’t mind my slower pace than his norm.
My marathon training is part of the National AIDS Marathon Training Program (NAMTP), raising funds for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. To help, please go to my Web site (www.firstgiving.com/rossruns) while I run to Florence, Italy. Thanks.