Two weeks ago I completed my first longer distance race – the Soldier Field 10 Mile. This was an awesome race, and a great experience. I’ve participated in quite a few 5Ks, I’ve only run one – and my pace was slower than my current recovery runs 
Anyhow, the racing season is kicking into high gear and I’m pretty excited about it! This weekend I have the North Shore Half Marathon, then next weekend I’ll be doing a 5K and the Warrior Dash. Whether or not I run the 5K depends on logistics with my wife and family; so it may be a warm-up for a longer run in the afternoon. The Warrior Dash looks like it is going to be a blast!
After those races, I cool off for a while, and then hit the Rock and Roll Half in August and the big one, the Chicago Marathon in October! I’m really looking forward to building up the big milage on my way to the Marathon. I have no idea if I’ll be able to pull off my super-stretch goal of a sub 4 hour marathon as I’m still quite a way away from that pace.
My training has been going really well, and I’m quite a bit ahead of schedule. I’m using that to my advantage by simply rotating in some longer long runs and leaving flexibility in the training if it is needed.
Anyhow, that’s all for now. I’m hoping to keep pressing through my weight loss plateau as I think that will be the biggest key in a faster Marathon time. The reality is that slow and steady wins the (weight loss) race. So I’m not going to push it or try any crazy crash diet garbage. My body is adapting and will continue to do so. I’m just going to let it adapt, and get stronger.
