This was my second time running the 10 Nautical Mile (11.5 miles) Fort2Base race that goes from Fort Sheridan Army Base to the Great Lakes Naval Base. I was lucky enough to win a free entry from Valerie over at The Style Files. Here in the Chicago area we’ve been sweltering in a “ring of [Read More]
Race Report: Soldier Field 10 Mile
Unlike last week, this time I was not up ahead of my 3:40 alarm, but rather in the midst of a dream when I was awakened. One where I was calculating training paces for one of my run coaching clients. I’ve heard that deep sleep is when the brain orders its thoughts and apparently that’s [Read More]
Soldier Field 10-Mile Race Report
Sometimes training doesn’t go as planned. As a result racing doesn’t either. In this case it went better than I ever imagined. Background: I’m healing a torn rotator cuff and recovering from an upper respiratory infection. I haven’t run more than a couple of miles (with walk breaks) since the Wisconsin Half on 5/4. I [Read More]
Injured Week in Review: Rotator Cuff Healing
Last week was tough. After the freakshow that was the Wisconsin Half Marathon, thanks to my salsa funk shoulder, I knew running and I would need a hiatus. So I swapped my running shoes for my neglected bike. I focused on what I could do, rather than whine about what I couldn’t. For the week, [Read More]
Racing Revenge
When I got an email from the Soldier Field 10 Miler the other day, I was tempted. I ran this one back in 2006. Thing 2 was just 9 months old. Much of it was run on an overcrowded lakefront path. The turnaround point at mile 5 was wet from the water station with loose [Read More]
