It’s the last Friday of the month, so it’s time to join Marcia for “Runfessions!” Runfessions are running truths or “where runners bare their souls and soles.” September is coming to an end, so I’m here at the runfessional again. It’s only 1 week to the Chicago Marathon – stuff is getting real!
I runfess… I love running when the weather cools off. A bunch of us ran The Hidden Gem Half Marathon on one of the first cool weekend days in September. I ran the first 9 miles with Wendy and I could not shut up about how great it was – weather, course, crowd, etc. Wendy, Carolyn and I all did better than expected and Maria Fernanda got a PR!
I runfess… I’m still on my run streak. Today was day 1,317. I just did a couple miles per day this week because of a cranky hamstring (see below) and travel. I’m going to go to my chiropractor on Monday and get a massage today so hopefully I can get it sorted out by next week for the Chicago Marathon. Fingers crossed that I’ll be able to run if not, I’ll be cheering for my friends at miles 6, 9 and 25.
I runfess… I had so much fun running the Chicago Half Marathon with FP Movement and Hoka. We did a really fun shake out and Amanda came down to run the race (see my reel). The race day weather was great and I ran the first few miles with my friend from my CARA group and her friend (see my post). The only bummer was that I tweaked my hamstring with about a mile to go. I think it was from the camber of the road, lots of turns and stiffer shoes. I’ve been babying it and hoping for the best.
I runfess… I’m leading a shake out run for the Chicago Marathon on October 7 at 10 AM at Arc’teryx Chicago Rush St, We’re partnering with Gold Coast Run Club and will have Garmin demos and refreshments from BonkBreaker, Cheribundi, Luna Bay Kombucha, Path Water and more! Join us! You can rsvp here. We also have a post race recovery run on Wednesday, 10/11 at the Bucktown store. RSVP here.
I runfess… I’m not impressed with the official Chicago Marathon gear or race T-shirt this year. It’s just “meh.” I’m excited about the Chicago Goodrs! I snagged some. What do you think?
Do you have any Runfessions? Please leave them in the comments.
I’m linking up with Darlene, Michelle, Renee, Jenn and Zenaida for Fit Five Friday. Join us!
Have a great weekend!