Jen's 2008 Chicago Marathon
Training Page
Countdown to 2008 Chicago Marathon
This year's Chicago Marathon will be our first family full marathon. Mom, Tom, and I are
all going to run! My commentary on the training is available on my
running blog.
Training Races
Long Run Schedule
| Date | Distance | Weekly Mileage and Comments |
|---|
| 12-May-08 to 18-May-08 | 10 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
2.1
|
5.25
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
2.2
|
10
|
|
34.55 miles total for the week.
|
|
| 19-May-08 to 25-May-08 | 6 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
4.1
|
|
24.1 miles total
|
|
| 26-May-08 to 1-Jun-08 | 11 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5
|
5
|
5.4
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
11
|
|
35.4 miles total. All is well.
|
|
| 2-Jun-08 to 8-Jun-08 | 6.5 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
3
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
6.5
|
-
|
|
19.5 miles - short week, but with well needed rest. Weekend runs were very hot.
|
|
| 9-Jun-08 to 15-Jun-08 | 8 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
8.35
|
|
31.35 miles, a good week overall
|
|
| 16-Jun-08 to 22-Jun-08 | 13 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
14
|
5
|
|
Total 34 for the week
|
|
| 23-Jun-08 to 29-Jun-08 | 14 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5.2
|
-
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
15.15
|
-
|
|
Accidentally ran 15.15 instead of 14. 33.35 total.
|
|
| 30-Jun-08 to 6-Jul-08 | 9 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
5
|
9
|
|
23 miles total - Feeling a bit sick this week, but the short-long run went great.
|
|
| 7-Jul-08 to 13-Jul-08 | 10 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Very sick + family + travel
|
|
| 14-Jul-08 to 20-Jul-08 | 16 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
2.5
|
2.85
|
4.6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Still sick
|
|
| 21-Jul-08 to 27-Jul-08 | 17 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
12
|
-
|
|
Traveling
|
|
| 28-Jul-08 to 3-Aug-08 | 11 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
3.6
|
-
|
3.6
|
4
|
-
|
10.3
|
-
|
|
In Seattle then Crystal Lake
|
|
| 4-Aug-08 to 10-Aug-08 | 13.1 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
14
|
4
|
|
Early week migraine. 22 miles total
|
|
| 11-Aug-08 to 17-Aug-08 | 17 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
17
|
-
|
|
Finally back on track. 37 miles total for the week.
|
|
| 18-Aug-08 to 24-Aug-08 | 18 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
18.2
|
-
|
|
37.2 miles for the week. Very frustrating that I mis-measured the long run.
|
|
| 25-Aug-08 to 31-Aug-08 | 12 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
3
|
-
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
12.2
|
1.5
|
|
24.7 miles total
|
|
| 1-Sep-08 to 7-Sep-08 | 20 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
20 mile run was easy with no problems. A little tired early in the week, but 2 rest days helped. 36 miles total.
|
|
| 8-Sep-08 to 14-Sep-08 | 10 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
2.2
|
-
|
3
|
11
|
|
19.2 total
|
|
| 15-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08 | 13.1 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
1.6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13.1
|
|
Philadelphia Distance Run. Some odd knee pain during the early week run, so I cut it short
and took the rest of the week off. Everything was fine by Sunday.
|
|
| 22-Sep-08 to 28-Sep-08 | 8 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
|
Still tired and resting. 14 miles total
|
|
| 29-Sep-08 to 5-Oct-08 | 5 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
1.7
|
3.2
|
-
|
1.1
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
|
Major injury to leg at the end of 5 mile run - big hole from fall onto rebar, stitches. Up until then, run was fine.
11 miles total
|
|
| 6-Oct-08 to 12-Oct-08 | 26.2 |
| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
26.2
|
|
| Chicago Marathon - woo!
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