Day 1: Chicago marathon training

Started officially training for the Chicago marathon today.  I chose the novice 1 program over the novice 2 from Hal Higden because honestly, although some days I love running, others I very much do not.  This way I only have one run that is 20 miles before race day in October, which already sounds insane to me.

The run went really really well.  I was supposed to go 3 miles and ended up going 5.  I couldn't help it!  The lake was glittering, the weather was absolute perfection, and the skyline and beach were enticing me!  This is my first mid-week run and the first long run is 6 miles on Friday, so not too bad during week one.  I have got to start remembering sunscreen though.  I keep getting burned.  Eeek!

I'm trying to figure out how the heck to eat for marathon training.  If anyone has any tips on how calorie intake should change during marathon training, I would really appreciate it.  Food and eating properly has always confused me.

In other news, my roommate is moving out soon and I am in the process of finding a new roommate as well as outfitting and replacing all of the things that were hers.  It's going to cost a lot of money sadly because a lot of the bathroom, kitchen, and living room things were hers.  I've gotten a few things so far but it's going to take time.

Anyway, beautiful day outside.  Loving this June weather!