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EMBRACE THE PACE!!

LONG RUN - WEEK 5!!

9.5 miles with some intervals thrown in!!
It’s summer & it’s toasty out, YOU MUST ADJUST YOUR PACES ACCORDINGLY!!

I opened my door to start this run & it was a heat index of 96°F & let me tell you, I felt every single one of those degrees. It was a stupid warm morning & I knew going into this workout there was zero chance I’d hit these paces.

I knew the workout was to play with paces so I did.
During the .5 mile intervals, I tried to just increase my pace & for the the faster 3.75 I tried to just sit a little faster than my easy pace. I did hit the last interval & l solely think that was because I was so over it & I needed to be inside.

In addition, I nailed fueling!! 2 gels supplemented with some sour candy. Unfortunately I don’t think any amount of water & salt would have kept me hydrated this run.

Overall, really happy with my effort on this run & ready to tackle next weeks 11!

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A very festive long run! ❤️🤍💙

& that’s a wrap on week 4 of Chicago Marathon training!

Very happy for a deload week this week. Wrapped up this week with 11 miles, took an extra rest day to rest my wonky knee LOL (I fear I actually cannot run down hills anymore)

On to week 5 & feeling so mentally strong this block!

Lastly, I’m running Chicago for The American Cancer Society - an organization that is so close to my heart. If you would like to donate, the link is in my bio & if you can’t donate (I totally understand) just interact with my posts because I’m using all money from socials towards my goal!