Been a While Part 1

So it's been a while since I posted on here.  To be honest I really hadn't felt the need or desire to post about my running in the past few months after the DNF at Frozen Otter.  That's not to say that nothing interesting has happened.  So here we go, a list of all of my racing news since February.

Shamrock Shuffle 8K

I set a PR at the Shamrock Shuffle 8K in March with a time of 42:29.  I was super excited about PRing at this race.  It was exactly what I needed after my DNF in January.  I finished 4,559 out of 22,870 runners and it was the first time in a race that I finished with a sub 9 min/mile.

Lakefront 10 Miler

This was a down race for me and I was unprepared.  I managed a respectable finish of 1:37:32 at a 9:46 min/mile pace.  I was disappointed but not surprised since I really didn't train for it.

Chicago Spring Half Marathon

Unfortunately, another down race.  This was a last minute add to my schedule and I had not planned on running it until a friend had to drop out a week prior to the race.  I filled in for her and suffered through a very humid run along the lakefront.  This was my slowest half marathon in a long time at 2:12:25 but I wasn't expecting much with only a weeks notice.

Chase Corporate Challenge

This is the first year that I ran this race and I was not disappointed.  It was a lot of fun to party with my co-workers at Sargent & Lundy.  Since this was my first time completing a 3.5 mile race it was a guaranteed PR but I set a goal for my self of a sub 8:30 pace.  Even with a cramping calf I managed to sprint across the finish with a 29:41 finish and an 8:29 pace.  You can tell by my finish line photo that I was just a little excited.

Soldier Field 10 Mile

So this was my second 10 miler on the year and I had higher expectations so I set a goal for myself of a sub 1:30:00 time.  I dealt with some knee and calf issues throughout the race and finished with a 1:30:44 time.  Missed my goal by 45 seconds.  However, I did set a PR so I was happy with my performance.

to be continued in part 2 with Ragnar Relay and HIL00PY 100 mile relay.