On Sunday, I am attempting my fifth half marathon. Out of all of the races I have done, I went into this one with the best of intentions and trained the worst. For some reason I was just sluggish, but at the end of the day, I did go out and run occasionally, just not often enough. At least it got me moving.

I did my first half marathon in Savannah in 2015, and I can’t believe I’m still going. I’m glad I had friends who encouraged me to pick up this sport. I’m not a good runner, and that is okay with me. I like getting outside and pushing myself. Training runs can be challenging and a bit boring, but race day brings an enormous amount of energy. That’s what I hope is going to pull me through on Sunday. Chicago is a great city, and the race finishes up Lake Shore Drive. I’m sure I’ll have to stop and take pictures!

The training plan I tried to use for this race was a modified version Hal Higdon Novice 1. I liked this one because it was condensed (only up to 10 miles), but I didn’t get to all of my long runs, which is why I feel unprepared. I usually slack on my weekday runs, but this time I didn’t do all of my long runs.  Long runs are what they say is the key to long-distance training, which makes sense. At the end of the day, I’ll at least walk and finish the race. I think I may be lucky to have the temperature be in the high 60s/low 70s…in July!  More to come on Sunday!