welcome to life post-2006-chicago-marathon.the 2006 chicago marathon sucked. that's about all i have to say about that. i licked my wounds for awhile, moped around, then hit my stride (literally!). i swore off treadmills in december, trained in massive snowdrifts and on city viaducts all winter, and arrived at the 2007 madison marathon a happy woman. most surprisingly, i finished up the 2007 madison marathon still a happy woman.
it was an amazing race in an amazing town. i didn't look at my watch once the whole day, got cheered on by d., mom, and dad, and generally had a blast.
moral of the story:
40,000 people not so good. 1,000 people oh so good.
since then, i've been recovering: walking, swimming, biking, and (finally!) running. i'm back up to about 40 miles per week and plan to run chicago (likely for the last time) in october. i'm hoping to run the lakefront 50k in late october and then (da, da, da, da!!!!) the ice age 50 in may.
running for me, these days, is simply about running. i'm not feeling particularly competitive and i'm also not much up for company. these days, i enjoy getting outside, enjoying myself, and finding meaning in another absurd past time... life.
1 comment:
It's about damn time you started blogging again! I cannot wait to read about all of your running adventures!
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