I finally made it to the last week of training! And, let me just say taper about put me over the edge! It was a week of trying to stay relaxed, light workouts and a trip to Chicago!
Chicago Marathon Training Week 18
Monday — Rest day, plus planks to keep the streak going.
Tuesday — 5 miles. A quick and easy run before endless rain descended on the area.
Wednesday — After a crazy workday I drove out to watch my son’s cross country meet. 3 hours in the car round trip, plus scaling hills in the pouring rain = not happy legs. But on the plus side, my son knocked a couple of minutes off his course time!
Thursday — After Wednesday’s adventure, I opted to pass on the 3-mile run on my plan, and instead spent some much needed time on my yoga mat, followed by a trip to the massage therapist.
Friday — Travel day! My husband J and I had an easy, uneventful flight to Chicago and we hit the expo after checking into our hotel. The expo was sensory-overload for sure, but fun!
Can you tell I’m a little excited to be there?!
Saturday — International Chicago 5K. We woke up to a serious drop in temps (try a real-feel of 28!) so instead of walking over to the race start, we shared a car with Kim and her mom. Staying warm while waiting in the corrals was a bit of a challenge, but the race itself was fun. We made sure to keep the pace nice and easy.
Later Kim and I met up with blogger/IG friends for brunch at Beatrix. So much fun! It was really nice to meet Jen, to see Erica again, and to finally meet Lacey.
Lacey, Erica, me, Kim & Jen
Sunday — Chicago Marathon! Race recap to come, but I am happy to say that I crossed that finish line!
Total miles for the week – 34.3
Total miles on the road to Chicago – 474.5
That’s my quick run down – now I’m off to rest and eat all the things 🙂
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
You DID IT! Hooray!! A good taper week and love the photos of the meetup. I love our running community and running and blogging community!
Liz Dexter recently posted…Sedate lady running 07-13 Oct 2019 #amrunning #running
I love the run/blog community too – it’s always fun to get to catch up IRL!
Congrats again to finishing the marathon!!! Welcome to the club! Looking forward to your recap.
Wendy recently posted…I Haven’t Got Time for the Pain
Thanks Wendy! I finally got my recap posted.
Oh, Michelle, I am SO proud of you! And I’m dying to hear the details. You took your final week of taper easy, and it looks like it paid off 😉 I’m so jealous of all the fun (and blogging peeps) in Chicago. We need a reunion!
Kimberly Hatting recently posted…No Breaking My Stride
Thanks for all the support Kim! And, yes – we definitely need a reunion!
Congrats on the marathon and crossing that finish line! It sounds like you had a fun time in Chicago 🙂
Chaitali recently posted…Weekly Review
Thanks! Chicago was so much fun!!
Congrats on finishing Chicago! It was a beautiful day for a race (I was worried too given how COLD it was saturday… glad it warmed up on Sunday!)
Laetitia recently posted…2019 Chicago Marathon Training: Race Week
We got lucky – The weather was perfect for running!
Woo hoo! Looks like a fantastic weekend. I cannot wait to hear all about it!
Deborah Brooks recently posted…Tex Mex Mac n’ Cheese Meatless Monday
The weekend was really so much fun! Always great to catch up with runner/blogger friends!
I had so much fun hanging out with you this weekend! Congrats again on completing your first marathon 🙂
Kim G recently posted…Weekly Run Down: Chicago Marathon Training – Week 14
It was great hanging out with you too! Looking forward to our next meet up 😉
Congrats on crossing that first marathon finish line! Awesome job!
So much fun to meet up with other bloggers.
Can’t wait to read about your race.
Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy recently posted…Great Pumpkin 10k Race Recap 10/12/19
Thank you Judy!
Congrats again MARATHONER! I’m bummed I missed seeing you but I’m glad that overall it was a fun weekend for you. Can’t wait for the recap!
Marcia recently posted…Planes, Trains, Automobiles and a Marathon
Thanks Marcia! I’m so bummed I missed seeing you too – we’ll just have to plan another meet-up 🙂