I know Y’all have been on the edge of your seats with this concussion thing and the Chicago Marathon drama. \u00a0HA! I am sure Y’all have figured out by now that I AM running Chicago. \u00a0My Dr. would have an absolute fit if she knew about this but as far as I am concerned, “Ignorance is bliss.”<\/p>\n
The Chicago Marathon is exactly 24 days away.<\/p>\n
Normally, when you are training for a long distance race such as this, you want to leave yourself a good two weeks to taper. \u00a0Most runners are the walking dead by this place in their training and the taper, at first, is a very welcome thing.<\/p>\n
This taper period soon turns into taper madness. \u00a0You get grumpy. \u00a0Fidgety. \u00a0You just want a good, solid, long run! \u00a0But, you can’t. \u00a0You need to go to race day with fresh legs and eager feet. \u00a0Theoretically.<\/p>\n
This training period for Chicago has been plain out weird. \u00a0I came into my training period with only 6 weeks to train. \u00a0This 6 weeks included the two week taper. \u00a0In reality, I had 4 weeks to actively train for Chicago. \u00a0Not a lot of time.<\/p>\n
Seeing as I was just coming off of running that 50K, I was doing pretty well as far as my distance training was concerned. \u00a0I was just plain out exhausted. \u00a0There really was no time to lose in getting ready for Chicago, so I jumped straight in to the tail end of Marathon training.<\/p>\n
I took exactly two days of recovery between the 50K and beginning Marathon training.<\/p>\n
Things were going great! \u00a0I felt strong. \u00a0No injuries. \u00a0Tired, yes, but that was to be expected.<\/p>\n
Then two and a half weeks ago, things came to a screeching halt when I got that silly concussion. \u00a0What timing! \u00a0This was terrible!!! \u00a0I felt defeated. \u00a0Discouraged. \u00a0Depressed.<\/p>\n
Chicago is next to impossible to get into. \u00a0What were the odds of me ever getting in that race again? \u00a0A lot of people didn’t understand my distress. \u00a0A lot of people did, though! \u00a0They motivated me. \u00a0Pulled me out of my funk. \u00a0My self indulged pity party.<\/p>\n
I ended up sitting on my rumpatootis for exactly two weeks and just this past Sunday, I got up and ran an 11 miler. \u00a0Just like that. \u00a0I had to know if Chicago was a possibility. \u00a0This guessing stuff wasn’t cutting it. \u00a0I HAD to know. \u00a0I found out on Sunday, that yes, it was!<\/p>\n
So, I am going to run it! \u00a0Bells and Whistles! \u00a0I will not be breaking an records or anything like that. I just want to finish before they shut off the clock. I can do that.<\/p>\n
This concussion is not gone. \u00a0Not by any stretch of the imagination. \u00a0When I am not running, I am sitting. \u00a0I am still babying this thing…and will be for quite some time.<\/p>\n
Today was my last long run for Chicago. 19 miles. \u00a0I should have gone further but you know what? \u00a0It’ll just have to do. \u00a0I will be starting my taper at the end of this week. \u00a0My FB friends will not be happy to hear this. \u00a0I start posting some pretty awful puns when I cannot run or am in taper mode. \u00a0If you are on my FB FL, I apologize ahead of time. \u00a0Kinda. \u00a0HA!<\/p>\n
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