So after running five days the week before last the weather once again took a turn for the worse last week and I didn’t run at all. I could have gutted out one or two runs if I was really motivated, but with highs most days below 40 degrees and no certainty of whether or not the Chicago Marathon will even happen this fall I just didn’t see the point. Yesterday and today the highs were in the 50s and so I started running again. After doing five miles at 7:35 pace yesterday I ran my five mile “PR” today, clocking 7:29 pace, including the last three miles in 7:23, 7:22, and 7:23. Not fast I know, but given how up and down my training has been I’ll certainly take it. It looks like Spring is finally here to stay in Chicago, so I am planning to really try to stick to five runs a week and gradually ramp up the long run a mile a week, including six tomorrow.
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