Looks as though I’m back in the saddle!  I was planning to try and do my first post-marathon run on Thursday, but at around 8am, I looked at the temperature outside and it was only 60F!!  I couldn’t resist.  My legs have been gradually recovering and I had very little stiffness this morning so I went out and ran 3 miles.

I did the 3 miles at a 9:26 pace.  While I was running, it felt so easy, but that’s a pace I haven’t run in quite some time.  What a HUGE difference the cooler weather makes.  The last time I ran in 60F or cooler weather was back in April.

I am so psyched now!  I’ll probably run 3-5 miles each day for the rest of the week and then ramp up some more next week.

I’m excited and I’m looking forward to cranking out the miles in preparation for my next marathon.  I’m going to love training through the fall and winter!

Posted by derek as Training at 11:02 AM PDT

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I now know what my placement was within the marathon.

Of the 35,000 starters, I placed 20,158.

Among the males, I placed 12,490

In my age group (35-39), I placed 2,379

Posted by derek as Races, Chicago, Marathon at 6:33 AM PDT

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