Recap on this past week

This past week was a great one for training!

 

We had a simple 6 miles on Saturday followed by the Nike+ Human Race on Sunday (overall, a fun time!).  The rest of the week was covered in a previous post up to Wednesday.

 

Thursday was a fun Niketown run--running through the pouring Hurricane Gustav remnants plus the waves splashing and soaking our feet!  We just did 5 that day. 

 

Saturday (aka yesterday) was a great 20 miler.  The weather could not have been more perfect!!!!  I should have kept to my planned schedule of taking my e-gels every 45 minutes instead of sporadically when I remembered.  I think a reminder on my handy watch is due for this so I don't forget and remember too late.  Don't forget that they say it's TOO LATE if you take your gels when you're hungry!  And, that's hard to learn during a 20 miler when you get light headed here and there!  NEVERTHELESS, we had a solid group complete the course that I accidently elongated (sorry!) but I stopped everyone who wanted to at 20 miles and we did a forced cooldown of less than a mile to our jamba juice, water, bananas, etc....generously provided by Club RunCHI!

 

The 15 person brunch at FlatTop was the perfect refueling.  We even had the opportunity to taste the lunch menu which doesn't happen often because we're not there that late!

 

Upon my return home, of course, I forced myself to take a 3-bag ice bath and I am REALLY beginning to think that it actually works!  I'm not sore today!  I may be a little tight here or there...but that can be easily resolved with a little time in the XSport hot tub and some stretching before tomorrow night's Nike Training Run out of Fleet Feet!  FUN TIMES!

 

I should conclude with a plug of the Illinois Chapter of the American Liver Foundation...  Yes, running has become a bit of an addiction, but it has been a healthy one!  And, I wanted to further my purpose and help where I could.  That's why I am also running this year's Chicago Marathon to help raise awareness of Liver Disease.  I'm asking for $1 from you and your friends to help fund research.  If you want it to be more symbolic, consider $2.62, $26.20, or $262.00.  Those numbers represent the 26.2 miles that I will run--each step toward a greater good!  To contribute and help me reach my $5000 goal (I'm FAAAAAAAAR away from meeting it yet!), use this link:  https://www.active.com/donate/run2008/KenChinUSA.  Thanks in advance!

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Ken Chin
Ken@KenChinUSA.com
https://www.active.com/donate/run2008/KenChinUSA