The Plan for the Half

Today was expo day. I went to the Rock n Roll Chicago expo, and got my bib, shirt, and finally, goodies in the goody bag. My best moment was meeting marathoner Ryan Hall. Mark tells me the look on my face was one of pure happiness. I will eventually get the pictures that was taken and share.

Hall and I talked briefly about his Boston Marathon and his Olympic Trials experiences. He is a genuinely nice guy. He seemed a bit awkward, but I bet public outings for sponsors are not his thing. Still he was very nice.

So I have looked over all the info for tomorrow's race. The forecast is for 61 degrees at 6 a.m. The race starts at 6:30. So it will be "cool" at the start. I believe it will warm up quickly. I have been planning on that. I have purposely run my runs later in the morning when there is more heat, so I would be ready for it. Hope that plan works.

Yes...I would like to PR tomorrow. My best is 2:45:04. I would like to knock a little off that. I believe I can as long as I stick to my pace. If I am faster than 11:30 at the first mile, I have gone out too fast, and there could be trouble later. Must be mindful to slow that down.

I feel my running has gone well, and while this is not my final goal, that will be in Indianapolis in November, this will go far to show where I am at this point.

Charlie