Running For Trevor

2 mile jog to the start at Grant Park from my hotel.

I signed up for this race on a whim when I heard about my conference in Chicago.  I thought I would maybe train for it but thinking was as far as I got.  To be completely honest I just haven't had the desire to train for anything this Summer...which has been completely fine with me.  I told my parents the night before that I wasn't racing and was planning to finish in around 45 minutes.  I'd be lying if I didn't admit that even running that 7:30 pace in the humid air sounded daunting.

Anywho I got to the start of the race and scoped out my surroundings.  There were a bazzilion people with pace group/waves starting at 7:00 and going up to 15:00.  They announced before the gun went off that there would be prizes for the top 3 men/women and after only 2 women were in front of me the first mile I decided to make a major surge and go for the win!  I'm being completely sarcastic...basically this was my worst 10k time ever but lucky for me it was a race not a time trial. :-)

At the turn around point on the Lake Front path the closest female was a good 30 seconds behind me so I knew if I could just hang on to my 6:30 pace I would get the win.  I hung on by the string of a thread and soaked in all of the cheering of the runners going out.  Out and back courses are great!  Everyone made me feel completely awesome and they even had a tape for me to break at the finish line.  Apparently I just need to move to Chicago.  It was a lot of fun!  I'm still taking autograph/photo op appointments so just PM me for an appointment.

Weights working some muscles for 45 minutes.

8 miles with AmberD on the SS course, 7:38 pace.

9 miles with my sister and Dawn on the River trail, 8:38 pace.  My sister did not run once the entire week I was gone and was kind of dying during this run.  I am so jealous that my sister can just go an entire week without running and not even care or think about it.  I would have a melt down.  I so seriously need help. ha!  

Weights at the gym

8.5 miles on the river trail with AmberD and Jen, 7:30 pace.  I always know when Jen comes it's going to be fast and yes it felt fast.

7 miles on the SF river trail with Amber & Amber, 8:40 pace.

7.25 miles in the orchards solo, 7:29 pace.  I needed to take a break from the blog because I got swamped at work and with life.  I felt like running was just a motion and a very very slow and discouraging motion at best.  I'm finally starting to pick up the pieces and feel more like myself.  I still don't know that I'm wanting to train and race the rest of the year but at least I'm getting my mojo back.

16 in Payson canyon with Mack, Aubs, and Matty, 7:12 pace.  Such a gorgeous morning and this canyon is really so pretty.  

I truly cannot comprehend how people recover from actually all out racing this canyon.  I am so ridiculously sore and we took it easy.  That canyon has got to be an average of  ~10% decline the entire way?  It was fun but man I am getting old and my body just cannot handle the downhill like it used to.