Hello Taper Town!
Week 15 of training is done. Now it’s time to reduce the mileage and put an emphasis on rest and self-care.
Chicago Marathon Training Week 15
Monday — 6 miles. With my husband traveling this week I was on school drop off duty, which makes it not possible to swing a morning run. I ended up heading out soon after work, and despite being under-fueled and hydrated, had my best run of the week!
Tuesday — Rest day!
Wednesday — 7 miles. Stomach issues just made this run a struggle from beginning to end. I was happy to just get through this one and spent the rest of the day feeling less than fabulous.
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Friday — Rest day and acupuncture. My right TFL and hip had been squawking a bit all week so I wanted to get some extra attention before my long run.
Saturday — 16 miles. My husband J joined me for the first 8 which really helped to make the miles click by. Temps climbed quickly and by mile 12 I was feeling totally overdressed and overheated. Mile 12 was not pretty. J drove out to meet me, bringing salt tabs and water. I re-grouped and finished the last 4 miles with some of my fastest splits of the day!
Sunday — I opted for a nice walk with J and my pup this morning and will spend the rest of the day watching football and getting a few small house projects done.
Total miles for the week – 37
Total miles on the road to Chicago – 391.2
That’s my rundown for the week! How was your week?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
That is so weird how it got so cold. Well, I don’t think 37 degrees is that cold but it is for September. 🙂 Now it is taper time. Time to rest and to get ready to run 26.2 miles in Chicago. I am so excited for you!!!
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i am kind of jealous that it was cool enough to wear gloves! Enjoy your taper and your rest this week. You have earned it
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Nice job this week Michelle! Sorry to hear about the stomach issues earlier in the week but it looks like you’re feeling better now. Nice job on your Saturday long run, especially those last miles!
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Again, another awesome week, Michelle! I am so excited for you 😉 Tummy troubles are such a buzzkill….ugh. It’s great the hubby can join you for some of those miles. Enjoy your Taper!!!
37 degrees! WOW! And Minneapolis/the North was super hot and humid.
Great job on that 16 miler. Stomach issues on runs are no fun, and it sucks when it affects the rest of the day 🙁
Good luck in just a few short weeks at the marathon!
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That’s crazy you got to wear gloves this week! It definitely didn’t hit us in Ohio. I’m just waiting to bust out my capris any day now! Hooray for taper time. Take good care of yourself!
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Yay on finishing strong. Isn’t it crazy how the worst runs on paper are the best?
NFL Sundays <3
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You’ve done an amazing job powering through this training cycle and your ticket to taper town is well earned! Great week and 37 degrees sounds perfecto for running! Aaaaah!
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Wow, it’s crazy that it suddenly got cold enough to break out the gloves! Way to go getting all those runs done this week in spite of the tummy troubles and random cold.
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What a great week you had, despite battling the weather! Has to feel nice to start going into that taper.
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Gloves already? Wow. It’s chilly in the mornings here but not quite glove weather yet …. Congrats on a good week!! Enjoy winding down!!! You’ve earned it!!
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Ugh to the tummy troubles. That was my number one issue when I was training for marathons and even halfs. I tried everything but sometimes it just was out of my control. I hope on race day your nerves take care of business before the race and the rest of the race goes well!
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Ugh to the tummy troubles. That was my number one issue when I was training for marathons and even halfs. I tried everything but sometimes it just was out of my control. I hope on race day your nerves take care of business before the race and the rest of the race goes well!
I can’t believe you got to break out gloves! Super jealous! It’s 8:30 pm and still 74 out. We’ve had a slight break of humidity but that’s about it.
Great job this week!
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Great resilience, well done! I didn’t have the best week last week but I’m enjoying catching up with everyone else’s amazingness.
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Great week. I’m in awe that you get so many miles done mid-week.
Taper time – Hooray!!
I almost wore gloves Sat am… luckily it warmed up quickly.
Your 16 miler sounded awesome! So nice to have company in the beginning and way to rock the fast splits at the end!