It's been such a long time since I've last written something here, and the only reason I can give is that I've been so busy with work. And, if it's not with work then it's either with marathon training, or watching all the Olympics/Paralympics coverage available, or just those other things in life that got in the way or needed to be done. But I've managed to find a small bit of time for this, so hopefully I can get the blogging back on track too.
There's only three weeks left to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and while I'm certainly in good shape, I'm not sure whether I am really ready to meet my goal time of 3:05. If I do get that time it will be an improvement by over 3 minutes, but more importantly it will consider me entry into the Boston Marathon, which is the oldest and most prestigious marathon in the world. Compared to my preparation for Paris, I felt this one wasn't so stellar. Work commitments got in the way, the Olympics were in town, and, for me, training in the summer was a lot more demanding than winter (although getting outside in the cold and darkness was also a challenge in itself!).
