Change in Running Plans

Like so many other things in life... it doesn't always go as planned.

A few weeks ago i found out that i did not make it into the Nike Women's Half Marathon in San Francisco so that sent me on a search for a new half marathon to compete in that was closer to home. My friend Anna at Red Runs is someone that runs a lot in Illinois and so i sought her out as my source for a new race. And there it was... the Chicago Rock n Rock Half Marathon!! It looks like a blast, at every mile there is a band playing so there is no need for an ipod for this race.

Then yesterday hit. I had yet to sign up for the Rock and Roll half marathon and i had been talking to another friend about doing the Color Run in Indianapolis when my boss forwarded me a email about the Chicago Marathon and running it as a part of the American Cancer Society team. It felt like it was meant to be. So I signed up and and am now training for a full marathon as well as raising $1000 for the cause. Next week i will post a link to my fundraising page as well as DIY projects that i am doing in an effort to raise this money before the end of September.

This post is so that i can share with all of you my training schedule with all of you for the marathon.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
2	Rest	3	Rest	2	Rest	4
Rest	3	Rest	2	2	Rest	5
Rest	3	Rest	2	3	Rest	6
Rest	3	Rest	2	3	Rest	3
Rest	3	Rest	2	2	Rest	5
Rest	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	5
Rest	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	6
Rest	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	7
Rest	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8
Rest	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	10
Rest	4	Rest	5	4	Rest	11
Rest	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	12
Rest	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	14
Rest	4	Rest	7	4	Rest	16
Rest	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	16
Rest	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	17
Rest	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	18
Rest	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	20
Rest	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	9
Rest	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8
Rest	3	Rest	3	Walk 2	Rest	Walk 2
Marathon

I will keep you all posted on my progress.