Week 1, Run 1: The Journey to Chicago Begins!

After taking a week off following Manchester 10km, today marked the first official training run on my road to the Chicago Marathon 2025. After successfully completing the London Marathon last year, I'm excited (and maybe a little nervous!) to tackle the Windy City. My goal is to cross that finish line in 4:45, a time I'm determined to achieve with consistent training and the right mental attitude..

My training plan officially kicked off today, and you can see the details of my first run on Strava. 

It was a short interval session, with 6 x 1 minute intervals at a hard pace. It felt like a good way to get started, the weather was overcast but not bad for running.

I'm following a Coopah training plan, which I'm confident will help me stay on track. The plan has a mixture of long runs, easy runs, tempo and intervals sessions. The journey to a marathon is never easy, but I'm ready to embrace the challenge and share my progress along the way. Stay tuned for more updates!

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