day 13.

half marathon!

it was the 13.1 chicago half marathon - an inaugural race here in the city with the starting line at the south shore cultural center. you'll have to read my other blog to get the full details of the event.

my time:

2:49:40

at the half: 1:26:06
pace 12:58

needless to say, i was NOT happy with those results. i felt crappy the whole race and just knew from the beginning it was not going to be my best. grrrr.

day 12

too busy sleeping, brunching, resting for tomorrow

day 11

kelley was here, so no gym and no run, but it was a gorgeous day so we put on workout clothes and running shoes to go for a long walk around the neighborhood/lake/downtown. we ended up walking from my house to the lake down to michigan ave for some shopping and lunch and then walking all the way home from mich ave back to my house. i'm guessing we probably walked 9/10ish miles?! maybe more... not really sure.

day 10

went to the 9am pilates with chris. she's great. i normally go to her friday class, but i knew kelley would be here and i wouldn't make it. i also usually go to mark's class on thurs nights, but again, i was picking kelley up today at mdw so i knew i wouldn't make his class. chris worked us hard and i felt great leaving her class. i would have done some cardio or running, but i had to hurry home to finish last minute cleaning, showering, and running to the doctor, followed by a drive out to the airport.

day 9

i did body pump. love body pump. i leave there feeling stronger. and it isn't boring. the hour goes by pretty quickly. i was planning on running after class, however after class my stomach was hurting really really badly and so i went home where i was doubled over in pain the rest of the night. it was so bad i had to force myself to eat something b/c i was hoping food might help things. it didn't. not to be gross, but i think i just had some really big bad mean gas bubbles going on. not fun!

day 8.

pilates class is on tuesday at 11 with linda. linda is VERY happy and perky. ALL the time. She's super sweet and sometimes funny, but i can't believe how perky she is! she always mixes up the class which keeps it interesting. today we used the 2 pound ball and the ring. it was a pretty tough class today! sometimes her work outs aren't that hard.

day 7.

i think i just have to label by days as i keep forgetting what number is what. no running today, but i went to the gym for 30 mins of abs followed by an hour of body pump.