No Rest for the Wounded

Despite the lingering soreness from yesterday's fall in the Ramble Trail 8K, I had to get out the door this morning for my weekly long run. With the Chicago Marathon seven weeks away, I'm entering the peak portion of my training program in which the distances of my weekly long runs build to the 20-mile mark. This morning, I went 16.1 miles in 2 hours, 45 minutes for an average pace of 10:14 per mile. In two weeks, I'll go 18 miles. In four I'll go 20. Then it's a three-week taper before heading to the Windy City.